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Staring Contest | Saturday Jun 28, 2008

Another finch photo in my latest project. Every day I photographed these birds, hoping one would look at me in the eye. It was not easy in a nest of 6 babies, but finally one day a curious bird stared at me for a long time. Maybe he was wondering why the front of my long beak was made of round glass. Or maybe he could see his reflection in my lens and was admiring his new self.

Tags: bird feathers finch nest

Galleries: Welcome to the Wild Life

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Aperture: F18
Exposure Time: 0.1 sec
Focal Length: 80.0 mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0
Shooting Mode: Aperture priority
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

Comments:

Great up close and personal shot. Love the detail of the feathers. Also, the expression on her face is great.

Posted by Jamie on June 28, 2008 at 09:03 PM CDT #

Another terrific capture! He looks like he's saying "where's the food"?

Posted by Susan on June 29, 2008 at 12:38 PM CDT #

Fun photo :)
I really loved that close and personal feeling that you get due to a fact that he seems to be starting right back at you . Superb :)

Posted by Ilan on June 30, 2008 at 08:58 AM CDT #

What a cute little guy. Superb.

Posted by Cerstin on June 30, 2008 at 04:13 PM CDT #

Uncombed...
nevertheless beautiful as the sun !!

Posted by paolo on July 08, 2008 at 12:53 PM CDT #

How precious is that!!! I've been catching up and looking through all I've missed here. Been swamped with work, but these are just breathless photos. This one is adorable and so comical with those two tuffs on the top of his head. Oooooh, it's so cute I can hardly stand it. GREAT SHOT!!!!

Posted by RainforestRobin on July 11, 2008 at 01:31 PM CDT #