Goldfinch

[Graham Wilkes]

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A regular visitor to the backyard throughout the year.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 7D MK 1
70-200mm 2.8L MK11 + 1.4 converter
ISO 500
SS 1/350 @f4

Raw conversion in Canon DPP 4.3.
Levels, background noise reduction and sharpening in ps.

[Randy Stout]

Graham:

Lovely bird, so different from our Goldfinch. Nice pose, well exposed, interesting perch without being overpowering.

I do like the snow, but might consider removing a few of the very brightest flakes right by the body, esp. along the upper back. They have enough contrast against the darker background that I find those two mildly distracting so close to the bird.

Purely personal taste.

Cheers

Randy

[John Robinson]

Nice one !
Got aboutb 20 of these starting to come in to the garden and pool. Not seen many this year though.
Good stuff.
JohnR

[adrian dancy]

Excellent ...nice head turn and nice snow fall.

[Ross Taylor]

Hi Graham, I am loving birds in the snow these days and your shot shows me why! Wonderful bird with great colours and pose. Interesting perch, and snowfall. I am with Randy regarding culling some of those bright snowflakes that are closer to the bird. Well done!
TFS-Ross

[Lorant Voros]

One of my favorite birds in Europe in a nice winter setting, interesting perch and good pose and perfect HA. Falling snow adds nicely to the image. TFS.

[Kalin Botev]

Beautiful bird, Graham!
I love all the small details and the snowflakes in the background. I don’t think you should remove any of them. I think they add much to the whole feeling of the picture.
Cheers,
Kalin

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent image, nice snow fall and perch.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot very accurate colours and good detail, although I think this DOF is good I would suggest a smaller aperture.
Is the image cropped - I ask because the aperture would depend upon the magnification of the subject.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely bird and nice to see the perch full of snow and the falling snow. I enjoy the image with or without the brighter snowflakes. That's a personal preference.