Male Chaffinch

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• PeterZ (17564)
• [2008-12-21 8:45]

Hello Nick,
Neighbours again.
Maybe a dull day, but a splendid photo of this Chaffinch. What a beauty! Everything in this photo looks great. The light is beautiful, the colours, sharpness, details in whole bird, BG, POV, DOF and composition are all excellent.
Regards,
Peter

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2008-12-21 9:06]

Hello Nicholas,
You should have a f/2,8 in England:-)
I would be easier for you in terms of camera settings.
Secondly I'm always happy when I see the word 'tripod'.
Finally it's a good close image. For instance I like the posture, perching and the subject distance. Through 'subject distance' I mean there's a lot of space around the bird and that's good as the Chaffinch is a relatively mall bird.
Thanks and greetings
Annick

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• siggi (16222)
• [2008-12-21 9:12]

Hello Nicholas,
Fantastic capture of the Chaffinch.Excellent POV and DOF. Remarkable sharpness and details in the plumage.Nice blurred background.
Good colours and contrasts.
Best regards Siggi.

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• nagraj (4870)
• [2008-12-21 9:13]

Hi Nick,
Yes, well fed this cute little bird, fine colors and details. Looks like sometimes dull days do give opportunity for beautiful images. The soft light is sometimes a boon, like here. tfs.
nagraj.v

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• septimiu_nemes (2159)
• [2008-12-21 10:00]

perfect capture with good details and nice colours!
septimiu

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• joey (24727)
• [2008-12-21 10:44]

Hi Nick,
a great shot!
Sharp details and great clarity.
Excellent composition.
Well exposed.

Great work!

Cheers,
Joe

p.s I sent you an email!

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-12-21 11:04]

Hello my dear friend Nick,
Good image of the Chaffinch always in the best sharpness, good colour and superb details! you are a true master in this field on birds!
my compliment!
wishing you a happy festive season in UK!
my warmest regards
tony

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• eng55 (3542)
• [2008-12-21 11:14]

Hi Nicholas,
Very nice capture.I liked POV,colors,BG and pose of bird a lot.
Thanks for posting.

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• micica (404)
• [2008-12-21 11:38]

hi nicolas,nice shot. this bird looks very fat..hihihii
the colors are great! tfs.

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2008-12-21 11:46]

Hi Nick,

Sounds like every day is dull and looks like another beautiful bird who is not dull at all. He doesn't look very happy though. He is so colorful and the colors are marvelous. Excellent details from the tip of the beak to the tip of the tail. I love the pose, background and horizontal composition.

Jane

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• manyee (21048)
• [2008-12-21 11:46]

Hi Nicholas,
This little guy looks cold, and yes, he looks well padded, which is good.
What beautiful subtle colors in the plumage.
You managed some very crisp details despite the overcast conditions.
Great POV.
Did you mean to put the bird right in the center of the image?
TFS. : )

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• bahadir (642)
• [2008-12-21 12:06]

Hi Nicholas, excellent shot of a male chaffinch. He is very beautiful.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

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• Silvio2006 (41320)
• [2008-12-21 12:29]

Ciao Nick, an other splendid little bird from you, fascinating composition with fantastic blurry BG, great light, wonderful colors, fine details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• xTauruSx (604)
• [2008-12-21 13:03]

Hello Nicholas, splendid shot of this handsome-cute male with nice DOF/POV and composition.
TFS and greetings,
Deniz

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• boreocypriensis (33819)
• [2008-12-21 14:33]

Hi My dear friend Nick,
This is a fine capture...The POV from the back-side shows superbly wing details. and i think he seems to say: look my pretty chunky body:)
Another impressive chaffinch to add to your gallery My friend.
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

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• valy67 (8733)
• [2008-12-21 15:07]

Hello Nicholas !
This one looks really like a round ball of feathers ! :-) He is gorgeous, I love the colors of this species. Excellent details, nica natural colors, beautiful composition and POV, great blurred BG. Very well done !
Valerie.

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• angela926 (3069)
• [2008-12-21 15:08]

Hello Nicholas,
Great capture, beautiful colors and lovely
catchlight, excellent sharpness and depth of feild,
wonderful details in the plummage and nice blurred background.
TFS
Angela

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• eqshannon (27911)
• [2008-12-21 19:59]

I would call this "A puffy small bird with a small amount of green stuff on it"...but then I am a very avid Monty Python fan Nick...sorry if I diminish myself:-)

Great pic of a fine little twitter...it looks like it will make it eh? Who knows..may hit a car windshield in a few days...life goes on...I cannot believe I am this old..and I cannot believe i walked so far this summer..and I cannot believe it is STILL snowing...God help us....
Bob

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• Gert-Paassen (13780)
• [2008-12-21 22:25]

Hi nicholas,

thank you for your very kindly words on my fungi photo's and glad you like them and have interesting for the fungi world.

This one of you is a picture with good dof, pov and sharpness.
The bird have it cold so to see an his plumage.

Gert

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• Miss_Piggy (7279)
• [2008-12-21 23:20]

Hallo Nicholas
A text book quality shot. Magnificent capture of this charming Chaffinch. This photo is stunning, and I like the sharpness and details you got on the plumage. A moments pose resulting in a splendid photo. I am stunned at the beauty of this bird. A well focused, well framed and well presented image. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.
My best regards.
Anna

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• Juyona (15565)
• [2008-12-22 0:58]

Hola amigo,
bella captura,
interesante pose y pov...
buen encuadre,
saludos

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• jignasi (14687)
• [2008-12-22 2:01]

Hola Nicholas, se me están acabando los calificativos para tus fotografías. Como siempre una excelente captura; cierres o no el ángulo siempre consigues efectividad y plasmar las aves con mucha vida.
Un saludo y buenas fiestas: Josep Ignasi.

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• cako (3213)
• [2008-12-22 3:31]

Hi Nicholas
very nice composition and color
very good sharp and detail
very well done.

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• gannu (14691)
• [2008-12-22 5:49]

Nicholas, So sweet and so beautiful. Small and yet beautiful. Excellently presented. Ganesh

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• bobcat08 (1431)
• [2008-12-22 7:46]

Hi Nick,

Pfffffffffff... what a colors. And that in wintertime. A splendid photo of this Chaffinch. Good POV, DOF and BG. Was it cold that day??? She is resting on one leg. You have taken this photo at the right time Nick. An excellent composition.

Regards and TFS BOB

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• pekkavalo1 (6749)
• [2008-12-22 12:04]

Hi Nick,
This male Chaffinch looks like he does not need anything or in not affraid of anything. Good pose and nice impression, composition, sharp fine details, natural colours.
TFS
Pekka

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• maurydv (16502)
• [2008-12-22 13:13]

Ciao Nicholas,
splendida immagine di Fringuello maschio, catturato in una bellissima e classica postura di riposo con il piumaggio rigonfio, ottima definizione, bellissimi i colori e BG con i rametti sfocati.
TFS.
Maurizio

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• pilonm (2919)
• [2008-12-22 14:00]

Hello Nicholas,

Wow! What a really colorful bird!!! Thank you for presenting it to us as it is the first time I see it! Colors looks natural and you got a great POV. The branches in the bg bring a 3D effect to the picture. The only thing maybe is that the bird looks to me a little bit too centered within the frame. I would have place it more at the left...

Thank you for sharing this nice pic with us :-)

Michel

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• trekks (36)
• [2008-12-22 16:59]

hi Nicholas

I think all birds fluff to its round sharp when the weather is cold and this makes a good indication of its resting position and keeping still.

You captured this bird very well here with bokeh and comfortable light condition.

tfs, bill

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2008-12-22 22:22]

This Chaffinch is so beautiful, Nick.
A superb capture from a point of view that shows the entire bird and especially its plumage in its glorious beauty.
The DOF is amazing in this well controlled shot on a dull day.
Thanks and regards.
Ram

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• lorendubois (5567)
• [2008-12-26 2:11]

Hello Nick
Thank you for this gift, colours d' autumns, exceptional clearness, posture of the bird.
Extra, thank you
Merry Christmas
Laurent

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• jconceicao (2489)
• [2008-12-26 2:22]

Hello Nicholas,

Fantastic capture.
Wonderful colours with great details.
Light,focus and shrpness are splendid.
Good notes.

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• hester (11638)
• [2008-12-26 10:30]

Hi Nick

What a lovely fat Chaffinch. It must be cold for him to be puffed up like this. Lovely sharp details and perfect DOF. He looks adoreable

TFS

Karan

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2008-12-28 17:11]

Hello Nick,
Boy am I behind, this is an excellent image of one of my favorite species we don't have here in Canada. You have captured tremendous details and colors in this little ones plumage. Great work Nick and seasons greetings to you and yours.
Rick