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Juan Aragonés
03-31-2008, 06:15 AM
More images from the same sesion in the Spanish (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=45 (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=45)) and in the wild and free forums (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2 (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2))

I rarely use blinds and most part of my photographs are taken from the car or just walking around while I am birding. This weekend I was invited to access a permanet blind that two friends, José Luis Ojeda and Javier Milla (please visit his personal website and have fun with his amazing bird images http://www.javiermilla.es/foto/ (http://www.javiermilla.es/foto/)), has built in the field. A great blind, by the way, with room for three persons so, I shared the saturday evening photographing hawfinches with José Reigada y Rafa Tarín. Many opportunities to photograph this beautiful finches and to use to pieces of my equipment that I do not use frequently: the SB-600 and the Wimberly Head. A lot of fun, nice pictures and great frienship. Thanks guys for such a great experience and for allowing me to have the best place on the blind!
C&C are highly appreciated.

Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 300VR, tripod and WH, 1/320s F8 ISO400 fill flash (SB-600), slight cropping for composition

Manos Papadomanolakis
03-31-2008, 07:04 AM
No words to describe your picture!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing!

Jonathan Michael Ashton
04-08-2008, 02:26 AM
Stunning, amazing, superb! Can't see how you could improve it. Love it!
Jon

Gyorgy Szimuly
04-08-2008, 05:18 AM
Just correcting the name. The correct name is: Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Otherwise nice image as commented earlier. :)

Szimi

Rosl Roessner
04-09-2008, 12:46 AM
Hi Juan,
this is a fantastic picture of the beautiful bird!
Big Congrats!

Juan Aragonés
04-09-2008, 01:23 AM
Just correcting the name. The correct name is: Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Otherwise nice image as commented earlier. :)

Szimi

oh my god!! :o:o:o:o:o
Szimi, thanks for the correction :)

Gyorgy Szimuly
04-09-2008, 04:33 PM
Don't worry I just have some 30 years of birding experience :D
Oh my God am I that old? :eek: :D

Szimi

Steve Wheeler
04-09-2008, 07:06 PM
Very handsome bird... Wonderful image!

Steve

Sven Bernert
04-20-2008, 06:45 AM
Juan, this is one heck of an image! I love the almost painterly quality, this is extremely well done (flash etc.). Thanks for sharing.

Best,
Sven

Milan V
04-23-2008, 04:17 AM
Agree, great photo!

Jan Bleil
04-30-2008, 03:39 PM
Wow, great work!