Goldfinch

[Jon]

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Shooting data: Canon 50D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 500 -1/3 1/320 f4.5

I have re-sited my hide to a local field near to a hedgerow, hopefully the birds will soon come in numbers feeling secure in the knowledge they cane dart in to cover.
All comments welcome.

[kutyafej]

Beautiful bird...one of my favorites. Lovely colors , pose and BG. I find it a little too centered as it is. I'd prefer to give more room on the left. Nice work, Jon.

[bennez]

Wow nice! Great sharpness and colours!

[manos]

one of your best...congrats Jon!!!

[the_cheetah]

Perfect goldfinch!

[F.A.E.]

Excellent shot! Very beautiful bird.

[francesco sestili]

Superb portrait Jon for colors, composition and fine colors.

[kliton77]

beautifull photo nice subject detail & bg cong

[Vertigo]

I love it.
All these carduelis afterall are not that easy to approach (I should probably start hiding too).

The centering of the bird is ok for me, there is space in front of the bird, together with a significant part of the perching branch.
Do you use any PP "trick" to get such clarity ?

[Peterm]

nice perch, very smooth background. great clarity and colours.

[andrea_gail]

fantastic shot!

[Juza]

Congratulations Jon! This photo has been chosen as "Birds and Wildlife" Photo of the week !

[John001]

Well done on POTW

[AlessandroCarboni]

Superb, this is great photography.
Congrats on the POTW
ALe

[Jiri Slama]

I love these birds - parrots of our nature - congrats to POTW, very well deserved!!