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Finch I


Finch I
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Copyright: Luis Esteves (astroturtle) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 19 N: 78] (847)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-29
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 70-210 4-5.6D, SanDisk ExtrIII 1Gb
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Key West, FL
Date Submitted: 2006-04-09 10:41
Viewed: 938
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Meanwhile, back at the Butterfly Museum... I was going nuts photographing the wildlife! ;) Finches are some of the smallest, most fragile little birds I think I've ever seen. Unfortunatelly, they're also figety and hyperactive as heck! I quickly found that for best results manual focusing was the way to go. I tend to focus on an area (an area with food! ha-ha!) and, for the most part, let the birds come and go from that focus area. It takes a little patience but when you get a correctly positioned little guy, everything is ready to go and it's just a matter of letting the shutter fly...

PP: color balance, sharpness and saturation adjusted and converted to jpeg in Nikon Image Capture.
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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2006-04-09 10:52]

Great capture. It's really hard to shot of this little Finches. Great colors & backround.Well done.
Mitra

I know how difficult it is to shoot birds and at many places you have to do manual focusing as that is the only way you can get the desired results. Keep it up. Lovely work.
Yasir Nisar

This is a great shot, The colors, the contracts everything is perfect. I like it very much.

I just loved these finches! My husband and I were there in 2005 for our 1st wedding anniversary and came across the same finches. As a matter of fact, I posted a few shots of them. The details and colors on this are just great. Well done.

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