Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 2014188 views17 comments
American Goldfinch from this last week.
F/7.1, 1/400th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext @ 11:32am & overcast.
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17 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 28, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Nice colors all around and composition is good. This is a solid winter image
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 28, 2014 at 6:23 PM
delightful! fluffy little finchy, eye contact, great detail and BG.
Really nice!
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 28, 2014 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful Howard, love the colors of the background. The detail of the Goldfinch is just excellent, very nice Howard!
Ray
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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 28, 2014 at 7:36 PM
Nice one, Howard. It's funny that I never have seen one of these birds here, but I can drive ten miles to the coast and they are all over the place. I like the puffed up pose.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 28, 2014 at 9:11 PM
Sweet image as posted. Lovely colors, pose and background.
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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 28, 2014 at 9:21 PM
Perfect focus, perfect perch, perfect BG. What's not to like, well done.
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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 28, 2014 at 9:33 PM
Lovely clean image.
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Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 29, 2014 at 12:22 AM
Gorgeous
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 29, 2014 at 3:32 AM
Howard smashing looking bird on a nice clean uncluttered Bg ,really nice shot.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 29, 2014 at 8:24 AM
Very nice shot. I can't help but comment on the background. For me, it is a little too perfect and uniform. It gives a slightly artificial look to the image. Almost like it was shot in a studio with a cream colored backdrop. The goldfinch is great though.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 29, 2014 at 8:47 AM
Hi Jerry & thank you!
I can assure you, there's nothing artificial about the BG. I just have plenty of BG separation (approx 125 feet).
The colors come from tall dead brown grass in the distance..
And if my land's a studio, then so be it
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 29, 2014 at 11:09 AM
Wonderful pose, perch and background. This image is one of those that would look good no matter which way you cropped (vertical or landscape).
Well done Howard.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 29, 2014 at 2:52 PM
Hi Howard This is picture perfect ..., with excellent detail, color and BG. A wonderful capture of the American Goldfinch
Albert Darmo
Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 29, 2014 at 7:52 PM
Beautiful, Howard. I like the head turn.
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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 31, 2014 at 9:30 AM
Simple. Great! Sharon
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 31, 2014 at 9:09 PM
Lovely soft hues Howard and nice detail in the larger image
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 1, 2014 at 12:02 AM
Howard,
I never thought for a second that the background was artificial. I apologize it that's how it came across. I was trying to comment on the uniformness of the background. I probably should have expressed myself a little better. Bottom line, it's a great capture.
Jerry
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
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17 commentsReally nice!
Ray
I can assure you, there's nothing artificial about the BG. I just have plenty of BG separation (approx 125 feet).
The colors come from tall dead brown grass in the distance..
And if my land's a studio, then so be it
Well done Howard.
Albert Darmo
Canada
I never thought for a second that the background was artificial. I apologize it that's how it came across. I was trying to comment on the uniformness of the background. I probably should have expressed myself a little better. Bottom line, it's a great capture.
Jerry