American Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted October 26, 2010147 views9 comments

Yet another juvenile from 2008-I need to get out soon. While this looks like fall, it was late August. I debated trying to remove the oof leaf from behind the head, but decided against it. It's certainly obtrusive in the thumbnail, but I don't think it is so bad in the larger image.

430D, 500mm f4 + 1.4TC, Black Widow on Gitzo legs, f13 (I had just been trying to get multiple birds), 1/200, iso 320, Av mode with +2/3 compensation (highly unusual for me to use that for this species, and I can't recall why. Cropped from horizontal to vertical, normal processing in CS4. Taken at 8:16 am on August 23rd.

I always appreciate your comments and criticisms.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on October 26, 2010 at 7:46 PM

Beautiful capture of a goldfinch.

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

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 26, 2010 at 10:57 PM

I like the your position of the bird here Dennis, and the perch works well across the frame. I'm not bothered by the oof leaves and the bird is quite sharp. I do notice a tad of noise in the BG of the larger image.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 27, 2010 at 6:32 AM

Nice one Dennis - it has real soft (not oof soft) and cuddly feel to it.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 27, 2010 at 8:39 AM

I like him Dennis, nice comp with the vert. crop I also enjoyed the detail seen in the larger version. Great sky and foliage as well.

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Comment posted by Christopher Dodds on October 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM

Nice and sharp with tons of details. The vertical composition works well here.

Registered on October 14, 2010, 9 Posts, 46 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 27, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Dennis, the bird is sharp but I like the soft feel to the image and the directional light. Some of the OOF leaves aren't ideal IMO but they're certainly not image killers.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on October 27, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Great pose on the bird. Excellent feather detail. I like the perch. I agree with Ron's comment on the oof leaves. Nice image, Dennis.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on October 28, 2010 at 12:20 AM

Nice to get any good shot of these nervous little critters and you did well here.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 30, 2010 at 3:45 PM

This is a very cheery image Dennis, I think the sunny yellows and the blues look great together.

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