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Goldfinch


Goldfinch
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3815 W: 505 N: 8090] (27700)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 200, Hoya UV 77mm
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-28 3:28
Viewed: 994
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Identification: Goldfinches are easily identified by their striking colours; red, black and white on the head and black and gold in the wings. Juvenile birds have a streaked brown head but the broad gold stripe through the black wings is already obvious. The wing pattern is so vivid that many birdwatchers don't realise that the Goldfinch has a white rump.

Habit: Breeds and winters wherever there are weeds, especially thistles, on wasteground, hedgerows and areas of scrub.

Distribution: A common breeding bird throughout Britain, although less common in northern Scotland. Many British birds move south during the winter to Belgium, western France and the western Mediterranean, returning in March-April.

A common bird of open ground in most of central and southern Europe.

Population: 220 000 territories have been estimated for Britain, found throughout the country except the Scottish Highlands. Also widespread in Ireland with 55 000 territories estimated. Many of these migrate southwards, leaving possibly less than 100 000 birds in winter.

7-10 million breeding pairs ubiquitous across Europe and southern Scandinavia.

The above obtained from http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Carduelis_carduelis.htm

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 6:12 p.m.
Date: 28th April 2006
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/320
F-Stop: F/8
Focal Length: 400mm
ISO: 200
Original file type: Digital Raw
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To pilonm: where it was, the time of the day, your mood, etcoasties 1 04-28 13:44
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Excellent detail and brilliant colours. Very well composed.

TFS

Very beautidul ! Wonderful details and colors, great composition, and a fantastic blue sky. You have captured a very cute bird.
Valérie.

Awesome capture of this beautiful finch, the lighting is very nice showing excellent detail and colors. :)

Hi Pam,
Excellent capture of this goldfinch. Very well seen and congratulations.
JC

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-04-28 5:33]

Bonjour Pam!


Félicitation pour cette superbe composition. La pose de l'oiseau est parfaite sur cette branche et la netteté est très bonne.

Merci pour l'envoie.


joseph

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-04-28 5:52]

Hello Pam!
Excellent goldfinch capture.Colors,BG,details,sharpness,framing and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

Beautiful bird!Great shot with excellent composition,colors and sharpness.
TFS!
Isabel

Hi Pam,
Excellent capture..I like the late natural lighting here, it makes the shot..
Very nice color and sharp detail, looks great against the blue sky also.
Well done!

Excelent pic, an educational picture of an introduced bird on a local plant. Thanks, Ori

Hi Pam, excellent work, Perfct colors, BG, with the blue sky, great POV, perfct sharpness, Excellent work, TFS Kyle

Hello Pam,

Wonderful capture!!! Everything is excellent: the POV, the branch following the diagonal, the colors. But personally I had put more room to the left. It can be intersting also within your note to say about the way you capture it (where it was, the time of the day, your mood, etc...).

Bye bye,

Michel

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-04-28 10:27]

Hi pam
Great capture.Good colours, sky, sharpnes, details and composition.
Well done Pam

osse

Hi Pam,
Very nice and colorful shot, lovely. POV, framing, lighting and details are excellent. Congratulations...
Ali Rıza

Hi Pam,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and framing.

Thanks for posting, have a great weekend my friend.

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  • halki Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 249 W: 8 N: 105] (469)
  • [2006-04-28 18:48]

Hello Pam.
Excellent capture.
Thanks for posting

Hi,

The details, sharpness, exposure in the picture are very good,I would have have left more space in the direction that the bird is looking into and reduced the space behind the bird
TFS
Goutham R

Salut Pam
Belle prise de vue , la composition est très jolie les couleurs sont belles et le BG est bon ainsi que les détails.
Bravo ...JP

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