Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Image captured in the back garden, sunflower seeds used as bait

Olympus : E-M1X
Lens focal length : 100 mm
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 200.0mm
Metering mode : Pattern
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO Sensitivity : 800
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter speed : 1/2500 sec (Procapture High)
Aperture : F6.3

ACR & PSCC

[Volkan Akgul]

hi Jonathan, congratulaions.

[David Roach]

You are having way too much fun and success in that back garden... Wow, perfect pose with details everywhere and a lovely BG to boot. I like the HA as it is where this beauty is heading. TFS

ps
those feet...

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, cool pose and I like the angle/spraed of the wings. OK, so you jumped to f/6.3, but I'm wondering f/7.1 to for the head, or maybe it's - these old eyes? Did you apply you normal NR, or is this without? Just looks a bit too smooth???

Glad you got some sunshine today.

TFS
Steve

[gail bisson]

Love the wing spread but not tack sharp and the HA is not ideal.
You are definitely getting close to the Alan Murphy type of shot!!

[dankearl]

Still not sharp enough. I would shoot wide open as fast you can...
Alan Murphy does.

[Bill Dix]

Great wing spread, and I'm fine with him looking where he's going. I agree the head is not tack sharp.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated. The aperture chosen depends on the position in which I am relative to the bird, sometimes I anticipate lateral movement and sometimes it is fore and aft so I can sometimes get away with wider rather than small apertures,, it after the event that I sometimes wish for different. Steve I cannot remember if I used NR - but most likely did.

[Steve Kaluski]

If you refer back to your Master file and look at the adjustments does it not say? I think you just need to peg the NR back, it just doesn’t look natural IMHO. I know you can adjust it in real time, don’t let Auto control your creativity :w3

[Jonathan Ashton]

If you refer back to your Master file and look at the adjustments does it not say? I think you just need to peg the NR back, it just doesn’t look natural IMHO. I know you can adjust it in real time, don’t let Auto control your creativity :w3

No, I have not processed it as you might have imagined.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon .... good to see this new stuff from you , seems to be fun .

Personally I still feel the images do look a bit like a composite ... due to its nature . But I am impressed what you do with your kit .

Have more fun ... and show the results .

TFS Andreas

[John Mack]

This would have been killer if the bird's head was turned more towards you. Keep them coming i enjoy viewing these ones.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice wing position but the head is turned away from us and also soft, there a subtle halo around the birds from blurring the BG that has a cut and paste look to my eyes too. a fun shot to view but not a keeper if you want my honest opinion....
TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks everyone, your opinions are welcome and well received. Hopefully next one will be a little better, there are a few more of these types of images.