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Winter Dress


	Winter Dress A goldfinch in winter in its less striking but still beautiful colors. This was taken last winter. Some of them are still fairly golden this fall. Mitch Spence

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Beautiful the subject and the blur. This goldfinch is extraordinarly true...i think able to touch it **B**

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October 17, 2007

Steve M. Harrington

Outstanding image, Mitch. Excellent sharpness and composition.
Steve

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October 17, 2007

Sandra R. Alvey

Mitch...SPECTACULAR capture hon! Oh my gosh the details and clarity, color, background is amazing....WOW!!!

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October 17, 2007

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna

This is sooooo cute, Mitch!!!! The goldfinch is so pretty and you sure did a super job of captureing this one!!!! The details and colors are just stunning!!!! Super DOF!!!!! ♫ k

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October 17, 2007

Bill Houghton

This is an excellent shot Mitch. Beautiful work. I hope you have a great day. Bill

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October 18, 2007

JO ANN CLEVELAND

Ohhh Mitch! This is awesome, love it especially the bg is so pretty with this gorgeous bird!

jo ann c.

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October 18, 2007

David Phalen

The light, color and clarity here are outstanding!

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October 18, 2007

- Shelly A. Van Camp

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Beautiful image and bird!

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October 18, 2007

- Nikki McDonald

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Beautifully clear--love the dof that suspends him in space with such clarity. Pretty pretty soft color palette here, Mitch.

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October 19, 2007

Marta J. Baldwin

Awesome capture of this little finch Mitch! Gorgeous color and composition!

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October 19, 2007

Dianna Hauf

He is just BEAUTIFUL Mitch! Wonderful clarity, color and your POV here! I can almost reach out and touch him! Great capture!!

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October 19, 2007

- Kay E. Mahoney

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Cute capture. Adorable little bird.

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October 20, 2007

Colleen Farrell

OUTSTANDING capture, Mitch! Excellent detail--I love how we can see his little feet so clearly. The side/backlight is simply gorgeous!

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October 20, 2007

- Mitch Spence

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Thank you, thank you all for your lovely comments. Sorry to be so late in saying thanks, but I've been away for a few days and will be off again in a couple more. I actually was pretty close to this bird. I got very bored with not much to shoot last winter. I have a tall window in my workroom with a feeder on it attached by suction cups. I didn't want to photograph birds at the feeder though, and so I put a pipe in the ground below and set up a dead branch in the pipe hoping birds would use it to sit waiting their turns so I could shoot them from inside without getting the feeder in the picture. And this guy did. The only problem with the setup is that the birds get "stuff" all over the window, so it involves much leaning out into the frigid air to clean it off. :)

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October 22, 2007

Phil Stith

The results of your labor made it all worthwhile. Simply beautiful!!!

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October 22, 2007

Crystal L. Craig

Wonderful capture Mitch! Kudos for pre-setting up this ideal perch, awesome idea! Great job on the clarity, beautiful colour and wonderful composition. Lovely work :)

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October 22, 2007

- Nikki McDonald

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Nice to come home to EPs on your latest entries, right? Congrats.

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October 22, 2007

Colette M. Metcalf

Wonderful capture!!!

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October 23, 2007

Marijana Fajgl

amazing capture, Mitch, just beautiful!

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October 23, 2007

Daniella Puente

Hi Mitch! Love how close you capture this little one :) good light and details!
Take care, Daniella

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October 23, 2007

- Mitch Spence

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Hi Phil, Crystal, Nikki, Colette, Marijana, and Daniella. I'm so pleased that you like my little visitor. Thank you!

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October 24, 2007

Lynn Haack

Mitch....BEAUTIFUL! Lynn

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October 27, 2007

Patricia A. Stalter

This left me gob smacked! Looking forward to your return!!!

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October 30, 2007

Ellen Powell

I'm a little slow on the uptake, Mitch. This is such a beautiful capture! My mother was an enthusiastic birder- and I only wish she was here today to see this! I was going to ask you how you got so close. What a great idea you had to get the birds NOT at the bird feeder!

Steve says you're on a shoot in Mexico. Can't wait to see what images you bring back, and missed you at this month's Halloween SSS!!! (We slew the boys, by the way!! :)

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November 06, 2007

Roxanne M. Bubar

Gorgeous capture and image.

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November 09, 2007

- Mitch Spence

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Lynn, Pat, Ellen, and Roxanne--thank you. Yep, just back from Mexico (where some of the images would have been great for the spooky stuff). Had a truly marvelous time but missed you all and the shootout. Glad, but not surprised, to hear the stronger sex prevailed in it. :) Gonna go look at it all pretty quick!

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November 13, 2007

Patricia A. Stalter

Mitch, I am sure you will giggle a time or two! We did have a lot of fun. Showed the guys no mercy! Like they deserved it. Ha....

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November 13, 2007

Amber Kennedy

what great detail! Great capture!

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November 14, 2007

- Mitch Spence

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Thanks Amber. Glad you like him. :) Oh, yes, Pat. Just begun to look--and most definitely giggle.

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November 14, 2007

Dianna Hauf

I am THRILLED to pieces fro you Mitch!!!! I just loved this!!! Congratulations on your finalist!!!!! woopee!