Chaffinch

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 50D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 250 -0.67 1/800 sec f 7.1
Image taken from garden hide, mixed seeds used as bait.
All comments welcome.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice BG and cool bird...I would like to see a touch more space left and less on the bottom...Very nice colors

[Ofer Levy]

Sharp with good detail. Light looks a bit harsh but you've handled the exposure well.

[Gerald Kelberg]

Chaffinches have now appeared on my garden feeders, so able to enjoy them again!

Lovely sharp image; those white patches are tricky aren't they, but you seem to have held them well.

Presume this was from the Spring?

[dankearl]

Very sharp and a very attractive bird.
A bit looser crop would look nice also.

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose Jon, and this fellow certainly has an array of colours to look at. You have brought out good detail and the sharpness is spot on. I like the darker BG, and agree with a little more space on the left.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the comments everyone. The perch was very messy on the left and I already did some cloning, I did originally try with a little more space on the left but it was proving troublesome to correct. The shot was taken April 22 2010.

[Bryan Hix]

Nice and sharp and nice BG. Very cool species.