Bullfinch at pool

[John Robinson]

Bukllfinch
Another from my little woodland puddle !You'll soon be bored- its about all I can manage these days !
These usually turn up in pairs.
D200 Nikon
Sigma 100-300mm
800ISO
80th second @f8
About 80% of frame
PP Paint Shop Pro 7
Neat image.
Image Guru. Dead bracken used as backdrop.
Thanks for woody comments

[Roy Priest]

Lovely bird with nice light and details.

[Ian McHenry]

Beautiful bird, light , pose and background. One of my favourite British birds.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Tiago Caravana]

I like it - nice colors, light, details and BG.
The head angle is not a direct to the camera one, but I like it because I feel it like a contemplative one.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I've been enjoying your puddle images, and this one is my favorite for the lower angle, neat submerged perch, and overall setting. Low SS but the image looks sharp as posted. Careful with the masking of the bird before working on the BG...there is a masking halo along the top contour of the subject.

[Nick Palmieri]

Really cool looking little bird. Nice detail and nice environment. I think I would prefer the BG to be toned down a bit. Either way beautiful image!

[John Robinson]

Thanks guys
Funnily enough I did tone the back ground down a bit so that's probably where the halo came from.
I assumed the blurry halo bit on the top edge was a bit of a rear wing flick.
Cheers
JR

[Marina Scarr]

This is a lovely frame, and what a great looking bird. Super perch and your BG complements your subject quite nicely.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image of finch. Beautiful colors,superb details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.