Juvenile Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted September 12, 2017206 views8 comments

The same session as my last post. This one perched on a giant yucca stem that I'd picked up when I was in Arizona/New Mexico this past spring. Kind of out of place for our climate, but I still liked it. By next spring it should have moss on it and fit right in.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 451 mm, tripod with ballhead and Sidekick, f/9, 1/1000, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV (a mistake-the sky in the bg was pretty dark, so I didn't really need it). Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped form a horizontal original to 7.7 MP before resizing. Taken at 9:16 am on September 10th.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 12, 2017 at 9:36 PM

Interesting plumage. Nice detail. I like the perch. How about adding some space on the right to give the tail a bit more room?

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 12, 2017 at 11:20 PM

Dennis, you really did this beautiful bird justice.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 13, 2017 at 2:29 AM

Very nice, Dennis. The gray background is very neutral and actually works quite nicely with the yellow bird. Very sharp capture and a good job of controlling those yellow highlights.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on September 14, 2017 at 4:24 PM

Interesting perch, nice pose and excellent detail. Could add some canvas on the right, but I like it as is.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on September 15, 2017 at 1:33 PM

This looks really good for the large crop. You got a lot of nice detail and very little noise. I really like the pose and the perch.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 15, 2017 at 4:31 PM

Hi Dennis
Very nice still life. The Goldfinch has good coloring and detail.
Peter

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 16, 2017 at 8:57 AM

Nice image Dennis. Good techs and framing. I do feel it's a tiny bit tight on the right and bottom. Would be real easy to add canvas to this one.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2017 at 9:26 PM

Very nice detail Dennis, a little bit tight on the right and bottom for me. devil

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