Lesser Goldfinch

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2010187 views18 comments

Just checking to see if my camera still works after a week in New York.

D300s
500mm
1/400
f9
iso 400

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 10, 2010 at 4:49 PM

Nice work,good comp.
István

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 10, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Charlie,

You crack me up... where's that Great Blue Heron photo?! And I'm glad to see the "cold" didn't break your camera...

Excellent photo, but the BG is a bit dark for my tastes

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 10, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Love this one Charlie. IMO the BG is perfect for this shot. I love the rich, dark tone. Great perch too. This would have been nice without the bird.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 10, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Charlie: Love the shot. The larger image really shows this off. I like the entire image. BG looks great to me. That perch is awesome.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Good things come in small packages! The holly is a superb perch.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM

Great perch and sweet little bird. Nice light

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 10, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Yea, I would say it works wonderful! Very nicely done!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 10, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Nice one, Charlie. I like the lighting and the colors in this one.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM

I like the yellow/green here - camera works fine!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 11, 2010 at 3:04 AM

Great shot Charlie, I like it.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on March 11, 2010 at 4:01 AM

Seems to work.

I like the leaves on the perch and the colors.

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 11, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Smaller image doesn't do it justice Charlie - the light and detail around the face really stand out in the larger image. Great perch

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 11, 2010 at 7:34 AM

wow--beautiful shot--great pose, perch, bg, detail.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 11, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Ohhhh, it's working, camera's working just fine Charlie. Very artistic presentation, beautiful bird and wonder ful leafy perch!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 11, 2010 at 1:51 PM

Lovely shot Charlie, I quite like the bg here.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 12, 2010 at 9:33 AM

I would wait, Rich. It's pretty much the same camera IMO.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Saunders on March 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM

I'm loving the holly perch again Charlie. Can you mail me some ?

Wish we got the Lesser GF's here

Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 12, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Charlie,

I love the holly branch, the deep green background and the pose of the lesser goldfinch. Beautiful light in the eye too.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments