{"id":1886,"date":"2011-06-01T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2011-05-31T20:44:13","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T00:44:13","slug":"gold-finch-so-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/gold-finch-so-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Finch&#8230;.So Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked not too long ago by a photo buyer for a major publication if I had any good images of Gold Finches in a garden.  Unfortunately I did not.  The result of not having the image has sent me on a mission to make such an image.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1889\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/gold-finch-so-close\/_vnm6198-as-smart-object-1-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6198-as-Smart-Object-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"_VNM6198 as Smart Object-1 copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6198-as-Smart-Object-1-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6198-as-Smart-Object-1-copy-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Goldfinch on Perch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1887\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 500px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/gold-finch-so-close\/_vnm6169-as-smart-object-1-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6169-as-Smart-Object-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"_VNM6169 as Smart Object-1 copy\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6169-as-Smart-Object-1-copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.vincentmistretta.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/VNM6169-as-Smart-Object-1-copy-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Goldfinch on Branch Looking Down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While I think these images are getting me closer, I still don&#8217;t have the image I want.  I have been a little surprised at just how timid this species is.  They really don&#8217;t like my presence, even when I am very quiet and don&#8217;t move hardly at all.<\/p>\n<p>I guess I will have to keep trying!<\/p>\n<p>Images captured on Nikon D3x w\/600mm f\/4 and TCe II 1.4 on Lexar digital film<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked not too long ago by a photo buyer for a major publication if I had any good images of Gold Finches in a garden. Unfortunately I did not. The result of not having the image has sent me on a mission to make such an image. 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