Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Slight re-crop for composition. I also removed a small food fragment from the bill of the bird on the left. I took the image from my hide in the back garden.

Model Name : OM-1
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 601.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 8000
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter : 1/3200 sec
Aperture : F4.5

ACR/PSCC

[Andreas Liedmann]

Yiihhaaa Jon to you as well , you are racing with Will to get the spectacular flight fighting shots !!!
Same high level as Will , very well done Jon

Stunning image with lovely colors and pleasing BG

TFS Andreas

[Ian McLachlan]

Wonderful. Agree with everything Andreas said.

[Jack Backs]

Nicely done. I'm good with the blur on the wings, imparts a sense of motion.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks everyone, glad you liked it. I feel I have to repeat: the skill required is not great, the camera does the work.

[William Dickson]

The Battle of the Finches Looking good Jon. Lovely detail on both birds. Great looking flight poses. The BG shows the birds well. Very nice.

Will