House Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 201066 views11 comments

Took some time this afternoon to hang out with the birds. This little House finch was really going after the seed on the feeders.

Nikon D300 w/500mm f/4
1/500sec. f/8.0 ISO 400
sb-600 TTL -1.7
Tripod, Kirk King Cobra Action Head.

Cloned out a small oof stick in the ULHC. And removed the 2nd Catch light caused by the flash. Full frame, not cropped.

Thanks for Looking.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Joel: This is a very nice capture of a common bird. I like the diagonal formed by the perch, the soft variable background. It all works together very well. I'd crop just a bit off the top. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 16, 2010 at 11:06 PM

This is really nice, Joel. I love the complementary tones throughout the image. very sharp, nice perch, and your flash looks good. I think I'd play with cropping to move the bird a little off center.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on March 16, 2010 at 11:44 PM

Totally agree with Keith's assessment. Not the most flamboyant bird, but a solid, clear photo of the species. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 17, 2010 at 5:12 AM

Beautiful clarity and image quality Joel, like the diagonal perch

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 17, 2010 at 5:35 AM

A delightful image Joel - very sharp, good pose, clean background.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM

A stellar shot of this lady. I like the color palette and the nice perch and pose.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Joel:
The wide range of browns blend so well in this shot! Well done.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 17, 2010 at 2:07 PM

Very nice!

D&L

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 17, 2010 at 5:49 PM

Very nice pose and perch. The bg colors are a great blend with the bird

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 18, 2010 at 9:08 AM

I love the simplicity of this image Joel, very well done.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on March 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Nicely done Joel. I'd crop in a bit closer if this were mine, but the BG , perch and bird work great

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