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The Golden Squadron


The Golden Squadron
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Copyright: Anghel Eliz (eliz) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 167 W: 22 N: 269] (1535)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, RAW ISO 400
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My B.I.F.`s [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-01-28 13:03
Viewed: 897
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Golden Squadron (en.) / Escadronul Auriu (ro.)


GOLDFINCH: Goldfinch Alpha to the base. Do you hear me ?
THE BASE: Yes Goldfinch Alpha, we hear you.
GOLDFINCH: We just past the snowy hills.
THE BASE: Position confirmed.
GOLDFINCH: The target is under us. Requesting permission to attack. I repeat, the target is under us, requesting permission to attack.
THE BASE: Permission granted.

:)
Of coarse the Golden Squadron is the Goldfinches flock and the target is the field with seeds under they.

If someone will ask me to show him my best bird image ... this is it my friends. I shoot this 1 day before Christmas 2008. I returned to that place almost every day from my vacation but I never saw the flock again.

This image is somehow closer in conception by my favorite bird picture made by a romanian photographer. I refer to the Migration by Mircea Costina. The bird images in flight having snowy mountains or hills as background are "my type" of images. However this kind of images are very rare.
Sadly on my image I had to make a compromise and cut a part of the beautiful snowed hills, that the birds to be bigger. I'm aware that not even on the 800 pixels size image you can't see much details of the birds, thats why I also made a 1280 pixels version (WALLPAPER)
click on the image to see it in fullsize

I have more pictures of this flock with sky background and a lateral angle of birds, or landing on the seeds field (very similar to this capture of Raptorman). I will probably present those in the future.

P.S.
- Of course this was captured using manual focus.
- I was wet on my feet when capture this, after 6 hours of walking on the snow.
- This was shoot from like 3.5 meters above the field level. The way I got there will always remain a secret :D
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SPECIES: Carduelis Carduelis (lat.) // European Goldfinch (en.) // Sticlete (ro.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carduelis_carduelis
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  • Great 
  • GaryT Gold Star Critiquer [C: 102 W: 9 N: 236] (1354)
  • [2009-01-28 13:51]

Very interesting. Quite a sight! Gary

foarte faina poza! ai reusit sa "capturezi" aproape 50 de indivizi! cu toate ca detaliile nu se observa foarte bine (nici nu ar avea cum de altfel, tinand cont de departarea apreciabila si de faptul ca subiectii se aflau in miscare), totusi numarul si secventele de zbor fac din aceasta poza una remarcabila! TFS!

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 422 W: 0 N: 1041] (5646)
  • [2009-01-28 20:05]

Felicitari pentru aceasta fotografie reusita, culori interesante, captivante, miscare, compozitie buna.

  • Great 
  • Heaven Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 818 W: 108 N: 1751] (6108)
  • [2009-01-28 21:59]

Hi Anghel!

I can understand that this is your favourite bird image. It's absolutely superb and surprising. I have never seen that bird before and the fact to see a large group flying together is magnificent. The effect of those coloured spots in the air is superb and so well seen. Congratulations!

Kind regards

Markus

Hi Anghel,
beautiful picture of this Golden squadron, i like the large group flying lighted from the warm colour tones, wonderful OOF BG.
TFS. Best regards.
Maurizio

Very good shot with nice colours. Fancy idea. Well done
Pierre

Salut,
Aha, asteptam de mult sticletiiii! Culorile sunt splendide!
Pacat ca nu putem vedea imaginea la dimensiunile orginale...
Oricum una din imaginile mele favorita.
Felicitari!

Mircea

  • Great 
  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1735 W: 0 N: 3954] (15862)
  • [2009-01-29 5:42]

hello Anghel,
This is indeeed a special shot! Great picture of this flock of beautiful Goldfinches taken in the most beautiful light. Like golden angels! I like the background too with all the impressionistic patches of colors.
A great shot!
Thanks alot
Best regards
Anne

salut Eliz ,
ai reusit sa faci o poza foarte interesanta acestui stol , o idee foarte originala ,
imi pac culorile si contrastul , diferitele pozitii in care se afla pasarile in in timpul zborului,
felicitari !
septimiu

  • Great 
  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2175 W: 221 N: 4385] (14914)
  • [2009-01-30 2:18]

Anghel, asta chiar "rupe tot"! :)

Foarte bine prins stolul si din cate imi pot amiti acum, cred ca si specia pe care ai "nimerit-o" in postura asta e cea mai binevenita, avad acele culori stralucitoare si contrastante cu fundalul.
Perfect de acord cu tine, un fundal cu munti si dealuri e de cele mai multe ori mai interesant decat un cer albastru iar aici cu atat mai mult cu cat scoate in evidenta mult mai bine "Escadronul Auriu".
Foarte bine focalizat si expus si de asemenea foarte misto compus.

Bravo si TFS
Horia

Amazing nature phaenomena photo, it blows me off.

Salut!
O imagine foarte buna, nu cred ca am mai vazut o adunare atat de mare de Carduelis carduelis. Fundalul cu dealul acoperit cu zapada este ceva special! Am uitat si la versiunea mai mare, totul este la loc, culori, sharpness, respect pentru MF!
Toate cele bune, Zoltan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-30 10:40]

Hi Anghel,

What a fantastic and unusual picture! I can't believe you managed to capture so many Goldfinches at one time. They stand out so well against the sky with their wonderful colors. A rare sight and you captured it perfectly. I love the dialogue in your notes!

Jane

I havent seen it, fantastic moment!

I like your note very much, Anghel. It is useful and hilarious :).
I saw your larger version of this image and liked it very much.
Of course, the image of Mircea is slightly better than yours, mainly because of the larger size of birds and his point of view.
The flock of birds looks really beautiful in your picture.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

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