Acrobatic Bullfinch
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Lovely set there, well done.
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Beautiful shots, lovely colour and detail 
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ThanksBeautiful shots, lovely colour and detail
These were taken hand held from a permanent hide at Belvide, bit of a reaction shot really, the bird did not hang around for too long.
Agree I blew the whites a bit, probably through spot metering the darker area of the bird, these shots are brighter than it looked in real time, it was quite gloomy, when the Sun came out they had gone.
In hindsight matrix would have controlled the whites better, but at high ISO I would have been under exposed on the rest of the bird, which would have meant a noisier image, I may have another look at the raw images, see if I can do anything to reign the brightness of the whites in.
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Great capture, Lovely species
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Great capture, Lovely species
Thank you, and kaz there were a few around the Gazebo hide, Steve tells me they are regular visitors to the area.
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Thank you, and kaz there were a few around the Gazebo hide, Steve tells me they are regular visitors to the area.
Thanks Martyn will remember that would love to get some shots of these
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A good set Martyn and agree about the highlights, sometimes though you have to go one way or the other when metering :shrug: A fairly light plumage in bright conditions are not ideal either. #3 for me
I was more interested in capturing the behaviour / antics of the bird, watching her stretching to get to the furthest seeds, I wondered if the harder to reach ones tasted better
I remember last year watching a male Bullfinch deep in the brambles, hovering not unlike a Hummingbird, just so he could get at some of the dried berries / seeds.
About 15 minutes after I took these, the Sun broke through and the light improved, however the Bullfinches did not return, thats how it is sometimes.
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I was more interested in capturing the behaviour / antics of the bird, watching her stretching to get to the furthest seeds, I wondered if the harder to reach ones tasted better
I remember last year watching a male Bullfinch deep in the brambles, hovering not unlike a Hummingbird, just so he could get at some of the dried berries / seeds.
About 15 minutes after I took these, the Sun broke through and the light improved, however the Bullfinches did not return, thats how it is sometimes.
They got their reasons I suppose :shrug: I remember watching my finches in the aviary, they would always stretch ro the Millet that was furthest away from the perch
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They got their reasons I suppose :shrug: I remember watching my finches in the aviary, they would always stretch ro the Millet that was furthest away from the perch
The grass is always greener on the other side ....
I trust you will be entering the challenge
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The grass is always greener on the other side ....
I trust you will be entering the challenge
:shrug:
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