Male Greenfinch

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  1. whis4ey

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    Apparently the deeper green comes about in winter
    [​IMG]
     
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    Stunning picture Whis4ey, one of our most beautifuly coloured birds especially when the sunshine catches them.
     
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    Excellent photograph W!

    The detail is incredible. The more I look at photographs of our birds, the more I marvel at their beauty and intricacy of design, and yet how delicate they are.

    Nature is amazing!
     
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    Fabulous photo [​IMG] :D
     
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    awsome pic whis4ey [​IMG] ;)
     
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    Fantastic photo! Aren't birds amazing - so delicate, and yet so tough.
     
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    AND ... taken through a dirty window [​IMG]
    :D :D :D

    [ 22. April 2008, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: whis4ey ]
     
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    Excellent picture, and all credit to you, but what sort of kit is needed to take a picture like that?
     
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    Absolutely a marvelous Photo Magazine Material.:thumb:
     
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    Great shot Whis4ey well done.
     
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    wow fantastic shot whiskey
     
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    Beechleaf
    Taken with a Canon 350 digital SLR and a 70-300 zoom lens through the kitchen window
    I was lucky here because this time he sat quite still (usually I only get a split second to take a pic) and thus the detail is all there
    It was then touched up a little with Photoshop
     
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    Thanks for the info. Now I have to decide whether to invest in such kit.
     
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