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Hawkman
Jul-01-2006, 08:55 AM
Here are a few I had the opportunity to shoot in a rthistle patch by a lake before an overzealous groundskeeper cut them down.

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Osprey Whisperer
Jul-01-2006, 08:58 AM
Nice series Gene. Like that first one :thumb Sweet buttery bokeh too. :D
GraphyFotoz
Jul-01-2006, 09:39 AM
I wish I had a better longer zoom....the baby wrens are about to leave the house.
Can't get close enough for a good shot without mama bitch'in! :uhoh
75-300mm F5.6 doesn't cut the mustard.

I walk softly with a cheap lens. :cry
Ric Grupe
Jul-01-2006, 10:28 AM
Excellent! :thumb (seems like an inadequate adjective)

Finches love thistles.....now if I can only figure out how to have the finches without the thistles in my yard! :D
Brooks P
Jul-01-2006, 11:04 AM
Wow! Those are awesome. Even considering the 500mm lens, how close did you have to get?
bfjr
Jul-01-2006, 04:50 PM
There's some serious "Bookah Baby" going on here :thumb

As always great to see your work !!
gluwater
Jul-01-2006, 05:28 PM
Gorgeous Gene. You've really showed us how it should be done.
Dick on Aruba
Jul-01-2006, 05:51 PM
Five superb pics, well done.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.
tmlphoto
Jul-01-2006, 08:11 PM
Excellent series.
Hawkman
Jul-02-2006, 09:05 AM
As for the bokeh, these thistles were at the edge of a lake inlet so the background was the hilly shore on the other side - 40 or 50 or so feet away.

These a bit cropped, but I was somewhere below 20 feet away - pretty close.

Cheers
Gene
kdog
Jul-02-2006, 09:05 AM
Gene,

These are fantastic. The compositions are just incredible -- I love those thistles. I imagine you spend a lot of time out in the field looking for shots like this. I'd say your diligence paid off. I don't think I've ever seen better goldfinch shots anywhere.

Regards,
-joel
Brooks P
Jul-02-2006, 09:15 AM
These 5 photos would make a wonderful set of framed pictures to display on a wall.
traunerk
Jul-03-2006, 05:23 PM
First and Last are two of the best goldfinches i've ever seen!:clap:clap:clap

what lens were you using?

Regards...Keith
jwear
Jul-03-2006, 06:36 PM
very nice :thumbyou do great work on the big and the small :clap