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Goldfinch


Goldfinch
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Copyright: Alexei Alyokhin (Alex99) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2014-06-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D7100, AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, Nikon TC20EIII, Hoya PRO1 DMC UV(0) 77 mm
Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2014-07-02 9:47
Viewed: 3269
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There are many birds of the species in our region and around our countryside gardens. However, it is not so easy to take pictorial pictures of the birds due their high mobility.

Last time I had an opportunity to visit our garden and stood there for days. I have noticed that in the evening many birds like to rest under rays of setting sun. After that, I went for a walk with my granddaughter, camera and powerful flash (SB-900) almost every evening.

Once she saw a nice goldfinch against dark bushes and called me. I could not see the bird immediately among the branches, but she emphatically pointed me it’s. At last I also saw it and took few shots. One of them I am pleased to introduce to you.
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European Goldfinch:

The European Goldfinch or Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

The species is divided into two major groups, each comprising several races. The two groups intergrade at their boundary, so the caniceps group is not recognised as a distinct species despite its readily distinguishable plumage.
Carduelis carduelis carduelis group.
– Carduelis carduelis balcanica. Southeastern European
– Carduelis carduelis brevirostris. Crimea, north Caucasus.
– Carduelis carduelis britannica. British Isles.
– Carduelis carduelis carduelis. Most of European mainland, Scandinavia.
– Carduelis carduelis loudoni. South Caucasus, Iran.
– Carduelis carduelis major. Western Siberia.
– Carduelis carduelis niediecki. Southwest Asia, northeast Africa.
– Carduelis carduelis parva. Atlantic Macaronesic Islands (Canary I., Madeira), Iberia, northwest Africa.
– Carduelis carduelis tschusii. Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily.
Carduelis carduelis caniceps group.
– Carduelis carduelis caniceps. Southern central Asia.
– Carduelis carduelis paropanisi. Afghanistan to western Himalaya and Tien Shan.
– Carduelis carduelis subulata. South-central Siberia.

The average Goldfinch is 12–13 cm long with a wingspan of 21–25 cm and a weight of 14 to 19 grams. The sexes are broadly similar, with a red face, black and white head, warm brown upperparts, white underparts with buff flanks and breast patches, and black and yellow wings.

On closer inspection male Goldfinches can often be distinguished by a larger, darker red mask that extends just behind the eye. In females, the red face does not reach the eye. The ivory-coloured bill is long and pointed, and the tail is forked. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year. Juveniles have a plain head and a greyer back but are unmistakable due to the yellow wing stripe. Birds in central Asia (caniceps group) have a plain grey head behind the red face, lacking the black and white head pattern of European and western Asian birds…
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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5137 W: 166 N: 13121] (49139)
  • [2014-07-02 10:05]

Hello Alexei,
Great photo of this Goldfinch in splendid light and colours. Nice to see it against the dark background. Great sharpness, details and composition.
Regards,
Peter

hallo Alex
great shot with good details and lovely composition
my favorite bird
thanks greeting lou

Ciao Alexei, great capture of lovely bird with fantastic colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Bonsoir Alexei,
Superbe valorisation du sujet dans une belle attitude sous une bonne profondeur de champ permettant d'apprécier la finesse des détails et sous une agréable lumičre faisant resplendir de délicates couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Hello Alexei,
照的很漂亮 很美麗的鳥 也很清晰
光線打的很清晰
構圖也很美麗 真是好看
謝謝分享
STONE

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2791 W: 0 N: 6696] (25839)
  • [2014-07-02 20:34]

Hi Alex
what a beautiful shot of this bird.Very sharp details and pleasant colors.You compose the green background so well.
Well presented image.

Regards
Foozi

Hello Alexie-Precise and useful NOTE.Beautiful bird and nice presentation.I like light on birds and details on plumage.Well managed BG too.Catching-light on eye made it attractive.Very good work.Thanks for sharing your work with us.Regards and also thanks for your inspiration on my last post which will help me to do better in future-Srikumar

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  • KOMSIS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 820 W: 0 N: 2419] (10674)
  • [2014-07-03 9:10]

Hi Alexie,
My favourite bird ..
Lovely capture of this European Goldfinch with a very good focus, sharpness, colors, details, POV and composition.
Best wishes,
Seyfi

Ciao Alexei. DOF and details perfect MF. Brigh colours in the lovely compo.

Roberto

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  • iti Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 0 N: 650] (7939)
  • [2014-07-05 2:34]

Hi Alexei,
Perfect portrait of a beautiful bird. Amazing colors,good composition and very nice details.
Regards Jiri.

Good Work...

Hallo Alexei
A really prefect shot. Extremely sharp, and the colours of the bird and background complement each other extremely well. Very pleasant point of view, composition and framing. I just love the very bright colours. Best regards and thanks for sharing.
Anna

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 6595 W: 89 N: 15659] (65489)
  • [2014-07-08 7:38]

Hi Alex,the flash make the difference! Magnificent capture of this beautiful goldfinch,what a sharpness,colors and detail and what a perfect pose too,impossible to make better,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Hello Alexei,
[Sorry for not keeping in touch. We have been travelling, by car, all along the western coast. We are both very tired ... nay ... exhausted.]
We have this bird in Portugal. A lot of folk cage them, specially the males, for their lovely song.
Loved your highly educative notes.
PERFECT presentation.
Most kind regards from,
Mario.

Hello Alexei

Beautiful photo of this Goldfinch with the fine lateral POV obtaining its eye-contact,
beautiful light, great focus, sharpness, details, and contrast, TFS

Asbed

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2754 W: 282 N: 4931] (19883)
  • [2014-08-11 16:55]

Hello Alexei,
The moral to your story is you need to take your granddaughter with you more often. What a gorgeous bird and shown in a nice side pose. I love the array of colors in it's plumage and it's ivory pink beak. Great capture!!
Ron

Another beautiful photo Alex! Very good composition, nice BG and wonderful colours. The sharpness is impressive!
Regards,
Christodoulos

Privet Alexei,
It's a little strange to see this species with washed out colors. But they're standing out so well against the darker background, so don't worry. ;-) Perfect pose, sharpness, and a very spectacular image overall. Bravo! At the same time I wish you & your loved ones a prosperous new year and I hope you return to TN soon.
Best wishes, László from Ireland

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