Wisconsin Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted July 23, 2016101 views8 comments

My first sighting and first image of this species. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2015.5) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/2000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 640

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2016 at 10:58 PM

Nice environmental image Jerry. I like the white flowers surrounding your subject, but I might consider moving him a bit left to off center him a little more.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 24, 2016 at 5:45 AM

Very nice to have the bird surrounded by the flowers, gives a nice and natural feel to the image for me ! And congrats with your 1st ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 24, 2016 at 1:26 PM

Nice light and habitat framing the goldfinch Jerry. I agree with Kurt on his comp comments, a vertical comp could work here as well, IMO.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2016 at 4:27 PM

Congratulations, Jerry. A lovely bird in a glorious setting. In line with others maybe a little off the left and top would strengthen the image, though I wouldn't want to lose very much of that setting. The bird in the larger image looks just slightly soft, so I'm not sure the image would support much of a crop from here.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 24, 2016 at 8:35 PM

Nice summer setting for the goldfinch, Jerry. Congrats on getting the species. Aside from the comp, I find the image a bit too bright, especially the goldfinch's breast.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on July 24, 2016 at 9:12 PM

Congrats on capturing the new species, Jerry. I like the nice environment you have captured this Goldfinch in.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 25, 2016 at 1:48 PM

Sweet shot of this American Goldfinch, Jerry. Congratulations on the lifer. The habitat is excellent. The exposure is spot-on. Sweet light. I see some slight pixellating in the larger image on my monitor.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 25, 2016 at 2:18 PM

I like the environmental scene here. I think the light is very nice. The bird is a little soft. Framing has already been discussed. The colors all match very nicely and frame the bird well although I would like to see it perhaps half a centimeter to the left.

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