Quote Originally Posted by conropl View Post
Bill - I have never seen one straight on like that.

This a Gold Finch taken earlier in the spring when they were just starting to pick up some color.

1D X
100-400mm w/ 1.4x (560mm)
f/8
1/1000 sec
ISO 800
Flash with Better Beamer

Gold Finch CS5O2667 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Using the better beamer....my favorite cheap gadget. Nice picture with great details. I would be tempted to crop some off the top and get rid of the out of focus branch.