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American Goldfinch
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American Goldfinch

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 2014101 views7 comments
Taken a couple of days ago when staking out our water feature. The perch is part of an old stump.

1Div, 500mm f4 + 2.0TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f11, 1/800, iso 500, -2/3 stop compensation, aperture priority. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from a horizontal original to 7.4MP in 4x5 aspect ratio. Taken May 12th at 7:26pm.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on May 15, 2014 at 12:06 PM
Excellent image. The colors are coming through my screen... Well done ! Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 15, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Excellent color, detail, and bg, Dennis. I like the pose of the bird and the perch.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 15, 2014 at 8:34 PM
Wonderful detail Dennis, and an excellent pose.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 16, 2014 at 11:53 AM
Excellent exposure, colors, and details Dennis.
Nice head turn & catch-light with a great complimentary BG too.
Very well done :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 16, 2014 at 3:09 PM
Gorgeous lighting and details here Dennis, if you have more room on the left I would add a bit there and take some from the right. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on May 16, 2014 at 9:06 PM
WOWza Dennis. That's a cool shot. Would like to see the bird and the perch a little bit higher in the frame and more to the right so he's got more room to look to the left if that makes sense? You must have been very close to this bird because the depth of field is microscopic here as the feet are OOF and the head is tack sharp. And you shot this at F/11 too. Colors and exposure are right on the money and what a beautiful head turn. The catchlight in the eye just puts this one over the top. VERY NICE Dennis. :toast:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 17, 2014 at 3:34 PM
A stunner, Dennis. First rate. Sweet light, spot-on techs and razor sharp.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments