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Hawfinch

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Posted by John Robinson on March 9, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Hawfinch
Hawfinch (female)
Thanks DK :toast:
Nice to get one out of the water above the pool for a change. Bit of a scruffy female all the same. Even had one in front of the kitchen window the other day. Maybe the same bird.
D200
Sigma 100-300 mm
Stray rear blue tit cloned out(with great difficulty too !!)
JR
Posted by Mike Smith on March 9, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Detail in the larger image is stunning
:toast:

Every time you post one of these Hawfinch it hurts!
:biggrin:
Posted by Mark Harding on March 9, 2013 at 3:09 PM

i love your colour management john. whatever you do, you do it well.
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 9, 2013 at 3:18 PM
The light in this shot is just epic John :toast:
Posted by Neil Burton on March 9, 2013 at 3:36 PM
Now, if you could get that BG on every shot JR.... :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 9, 2013 at 4:01 PM
Cracking image and nice to see one perched JR. A little gardening of the twigs at the rear of the bird perhaps?

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 9, 2013 at 5:11 PM
Hugely jealous, would love these in my garden! Not holding out much hope for them appearing in south west London though! :biggrin: Cracking shot John, great detail as ever. :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on March 9, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Thanks peeps
Pondered about the twigs and the backdrop and thought they gave a sense of depth but interesting to see other thoughts. I Thought taking them down would make the bg a bit bland.
Thanks..
JR
Posted by David Sewell on March 10, 2013 at 7:10 AM
I think the bird stands out well from them, so I would leave the twigs as they are.

David
Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 11, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Love the detail and sweet light in this one but i am not too fond of the setting with the OOF twigs.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Barry Southon on March 12, 2013 at 1:57 PM
John

A quality image throughout.

:wink: