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Female House Finch
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Female House Finch

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted January 5, 2017187 views7 comments
A little change-up from the more colorful males, but the ladies are nice as well.  I liked the setting for this one.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm, Jobu gimbal mounted to blind window, f/11, 1/1000, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV.  We had a sunny, but cold day yesterday, so there was no need of fill flash.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Cropped to 14.7 MP before resizing.  Taken at 10:22 AM yesterday.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 6, 2017 at 2:00 AM
Great setting! Yes, the females of all species deserve more recognition! laugh
Lovely fir and excellent BG, as well as a tack-sharp bird with fine feather detail.
Any chance for a tighter crop? If possible, cutting out some of the unnecessary left side might be good.
But great as is - Really nice image!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on January 6, 2017 at 7:37 PM
This is an excellent image of a female house Finch.  I like the pose and the perch.  The colors seem to blend in really well especially with the background.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 6, 2017 at 7:44 PM
Just a beautiful, natural capture. Simple and beautiful.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 6, 2017 at 8:48 PM
Beautiful image, Dennis.
Very nice perch.
Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 6, 2017 at 10:58 PM
Nice detail and comp on this female Finch Dennis
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on January 7, 2017 at 9:50 AM
A fabulous photo of the female finch.  The perch is an excellent setting.  The distant, blurred background works really well here.
Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 7, 2017 at 11:27 AM
This is really quite attractive.  The pose and composition are nice and the detail in the bird and branch excellent against a nice background.  I could tell from the thumbnail this was yours.  devil
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments