House finch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 2015190 views7 comments

Had not seen too many house finches so was glad to see a few show up in our backyard. I liked how this one perched on a low bush instead of being down in the snow. Not sure if I should have cropped out the stalk on the right side. Thought it framed the bird.

Canon SL1
1/500 @ F-8 ISO 200 +.6 adj
Sigma 120-400 @ 400mm
EV metering

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7 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 28, 2015 at 9:32 AM

These bids have such nice colors - just wish the bird was facing the other way!

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 28, 2015 at 10:29 AM

Nice colors and good feather detail, John. I agree with you about not cropping out the stalk on the right side. Nice pose with the seed in the beak.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 28, 2015 at 8:16 PM

I, actually, like the view of his cute red bum! I do wish for a bit of light on this face

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 28, 2015 at 10:07 PM

Hi John

Nice to see the red back , and the interesting wing patterns ..

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 28, 2015 at 10:09 PM

Fine as is. You might try brightening up the head some.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on January 29, 2015 at 11:15 AM

Beautiful and colorful finch. Looks sharp and I like the snow in the background. I don't mind the stalk on the right, but the OOF stalk just below the bird sort of interferes with the definition of the bird, for me. I am envious that you get these birds in winter. Ours always migrate out and return in the spring.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 29, 2015 at 9:26 PM

Hi John,

You captured some nice details and colors with this house finch. You might be able to tease out more detail on the head with a little brightening.................Jim

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