American goldfinch

[Francis Bossé]

http://www.exonet.qc.ca/ppn/ppn706.jpg
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Image Date: 2007:08:26 07:59:28
Flash Used: Yes (Manual)
Focal Length: 700.0mm
CCD Width: 3.70mm
Exposure Time: 0.010 s (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 320
Exposure Bias: -0.67
White Balance: Manual
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

I had created this picture last fall but it stayed in my processing inbox up to recently... Here a question: Should I remove the out of focus branch in the background? To me it give a sens of deep to the picture...

Thanks for looking!

[Jody Melanson]

Wonderful. Great job on the yellows! I would clone out the stuff in the top....

[Philip Lombard]

Everything else in the photo is a winner , exposure, comp, bg and sharpness are first ratee. but that branch brings it down, remove it.

[Arthur Morris]

I vote for the branch, with possibly a small crop from the top just leaving the diagonal portion... IAC, the image is very sharp and I love the perch (did you set it up?). The whole thing is a bit dark. Great head position.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice as presented, great detail and sharpness. If it's OK with your ethics, I'd loose the upper right distraction.

[Alfred Forns]

Another vote for the pruning !!! Also would lighten the bird just a bit !!! Love the pose particularly the feet !!! Fine image !!!!

[Harold Davis]

another vote for removal. it would make it a very simple composition with more focus on the bird. beautiful image!!

[Don Lacy]

The Goldfinch is stunning, if you want to keep the brach for depth I would crop from the top so it's just in the right hand corner.

[Paul Pagano]

Very nice, Francis. Love the look and the shot is nice and sharp. I took the liberty to clone the branch out and add some flash. Hope you don't mind my tinkering. What do you think?