Zebra Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted May 27, 2013190 views13 comments

A common species, usually in the drier areas of Australia.
This is a male (right) and female.
D800, 300 2.8, 1.7TC, f4.8, 1/1500, ISO1000.
Thanks, Greg

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 27, 2013 at 4:42 AM

Outstanding Greg. Composition, exposure, colours, everything is spot on. Beautiful looking finches too.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 27, 2013 at 5:18 AM

Greg,

I can only totally agree with Martin's comment, but I will add fabulous poses

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Comment posted by Tim Butler on May 27, 2013 at 10:32 AM

Doesn't get better than this IMHO.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 27, 2013 at 12:14 PM

Nice poses, Greg and a really cool perch.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 27, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Very pleasing image Greg with nice colors and tones. Comp is great and DOF perfect. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 27, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Sweet . . .

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 27, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Greg,
Love the shot. The color is spectacular.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 27, 2013 at 8:38 PM

Excellent. The poses of the birds are terrific, in addition to everything else.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 28, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Exotic and lovely are the first words coming to my mind - and then I read that it's a common species.. Aaaarghhh. You have so much great birds there ! Very nice shot as well ! Cheers, hans

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 28, 2013 at 5:47 PM

Absolutely beautiful ! WOW !

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on May 28, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Cool birds Greg, nice job capturing the pair - I love that perch, what great texture. Excellent image all around

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 29, 2013 at 7:56 AM

Lovely study Greg - nice to get eye contact from both birds

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 29, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Greg, this is wonderful.
Colors, BG, pose, everything.

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