Common Redpoll

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2015190 views8 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4, handheld
f4.5, 1/400, ISO2000

Just starting to move to breeding plumage, with the red wash beginning to appear in the chest. A heavily overcast day so a wide aperture and little depth of field.

60% crop. Selective sharpening to bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on January 20, 2015 at 2:23 AM

I really like these guys. I found some last week near our place, but didn't come away with anything. It looks like this guy was pretty cooperative with you. Nice detail in his feathers! There may be some noise issues, especially seen in the larger version, but at ISO 2000 that's understandable. Nice image, Jim!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2015 at 4:27 AM

Nice one Jim
We normally have the garden full of these but none this years at all yet.Maybe a little something in the back ground would !liven! things up a tad - just to reduce the cold feel a lttle.
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 20, 2015 at 7:43 AM

I like the angled perch, nice pose and good feather detail. Would love to see one of these in person sometime, nice work.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 20, 2015 at 11:51 AM

Jim I like the pose on this one and it's red patch is showing nicely, looks good on that nice clean b/g.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 20, 2015 at 2:56 PM

Lovely species in a nice pose. If it were mine, I would be tempted to lighten it maybe a tat and denoise the BG. Other than that, a wonderful pose well captured ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 21, 2015 at 8:20 AM

nice pose and comp, Jim. Good details in the head. I'm a little surprised that the feet and perch aren't sharper even with the wide aperture. I agree about doing a little noise reduction.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 21, 2015 at 8:22 AM

Nice capture here, but the noise and slight softness does detract a bit. Beautiful bird, however.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 24, 2015 at 7:03 AM

Love that little flash of colour Jim

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