Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted May 31, 2014179 views10 comments

Goldfinch
On the branch coming down to the pool - before the flood !
Not sure if male or female.- hard to tell.
Nikon D7100
Nikor 70-300mm f4
VR on/bean bag
800 ISO
125th @f9
80 % of frame
Neat image/ Image guru.
Camera sharp down 1 /ev +1
PP Paint Shop Pro.
Thanks for comments on last image.

Cheers
JohnR

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on May 31, 2014 at 12:35 PM

Good colors in this portrait. Nice BG as well. It does look just a tad soft to me, but not enough to be distracting. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 31, 2014 at 1:18 PM

Stunning shot of a beautiful bird. Like the background and how the leaves frame the bird.

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on May 31, 2014 at 4:46 PM

Very nice, crisp, colorful shot.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 31, 2014 at 6:25 PM

Thanks all
The perch worres me a bit as its growing above the pool and is completely natura.l Its about 4 years old and the trouble is all the species I have done on it are looking a bit boring as its on the same old perch every time. I feel loathe to change it as its actually growing !! We know each other well !!
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on May 31, 2014 at 6:33 PM

Beautiful image and nice perch, John. The English goldfinch is so different from what Americans call a goldfinch, but both are fine looking birds.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 31, 2014 at 7:10 PM

Sweet pose, John. I like the perch and your techs look spot on. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 31, 2014 at 7:51 PM

Lovely shot John, beautiful colors and I like the way the branches frame him.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 1, 2014 at 5:15 PM

The English Goldfinch is certainly more colorful than the American Goldfinch...

A very nice photo. Terrific detail and razor-sharp. The perch may be old stuff to you but we don't see it so often here.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 2, 2014 at 8:37 AM

The bird is pleasantly framed by the leaves and branches. Love these kind of natural images ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 2, 2014 at 10:03 AM

John,
Reminds me of my homeland, have not seen one of these for many years!
Great image colours are captured perfectly and certainly sharp enough for me.

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