Male Hawfinch

[Carl Day]

Hi All,

Here's one from a few weeks ago. Male Hawfinch. Over the winter months I've had the pleasure photographing this species most weekends
but the majority of the time the light was pants.

There were odd occasions when the light was good this was one of those times. Hope you like it.

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p373/Grimfangdango/Male-Hawfinch-0277_zpsf2de0359.jpg

Canon 7D and Canon 500mm F4 IS - Tripod Mounted and shot from a hide - 1/160s ISO 400 F5.6

Cheers,

Carl.

www.carldayphotography.co.uk

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird with a nice look back pose. The BG is awesome and a great backdrop for this bird. Exposure looks good. I would sharpen the bird's head a little more.

[Karl Egressy]

Great looking bird, excellent light and pose. The background seem to compliment the colours of the bird.

[jack williamson]

A very handsome bird and the BG is perfect for this image. I agree with Marina about a little more sharpening.

[Jim Thomas]

Really very nice color palette overall. Are these birds heads dispropotionately large or is that a perspective thing? Nice work.

Jim

[Ashley Cohen]

Fantastic image. Love everything about it, I long for a shot of a Hawfinch like this..oh yea and just to see one :S3:

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Really like this one, love the details, the color, the post, perch and background. The wing pattern look very interesting, wish I could see one in real life. I would consider sharpening just the eye a little bit more.

[Dan Brown]

A work of art! Love the eye contact/HA!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Love this shot, gorgeous colours - congratulations! - boy you are lucky to have one near you, I have been looking all round Wirral and North Wales - no luck!
It is a very eye catching image and as such tends to draw a great deal of attention (a bit circular but you get my drift). This makes me re-examine the bill and the head, I would apply another round of sharpening.

PS - like your web site.

[Carl Day]

Thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated. Glad you like it. I thought more sharpening may have been needed when I uploaded it and now see it defiantly does, thanks.

Cheers,

Carl.