Pine Siskin on Catkins

[Tim Zurowski]

Setup some Alder catkins at my lower feeding station :)

Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
http://www.zuropak.com/forum-posts/Pine-Siskin-136.jpg

D300
Nikkor 300 f4 afs + TC-14E II
ISO 400
f/6.3
1/200's
camera -0.3 EV
One SB-800 and two SB-600 all at -1.3 EV
slight crop top and bottom

[Harold Davis]

fantastic tim!! love the compo and colors on this one!

[Wayne Nicholas]

I really like the comp on this shot. I also like the complimentary effect of the plant and BG coloration to the bird's color. I really don't see any issues with this at all. Well done.

[Nancy A Elwood]

I love everything about this Tim!! Not a nit to be found.

[Mike Lentz]

OH TIM!!!! Daayem nice! Thats making great use of Catkins! All of the colors flow together so nicely, your time spent setting this up was well worth it!

[David Hemmings]

Pretty sweet shot Tim, love the composition, is the catkin on the right partially snapped?

[DanWalters]

Nice image. Like the clean background and the perch.

[Tim Zurowski]

Pretty sweet shot Tim, love the composition, is the catkin on the right partially snapped?

Thanks David

No it is not snapped. I clipped off one small branch right at the bend though, so that may be why it looks snapped.

[Maxis Gamez]

hi Tim,

Love the pose and perch. The BG really makes your subject pop. Excellent work!

[Mike Tracy]

I will probably come across as the lone dissenter. I would like a tad more room on top and the bird set a bit towards the right. Other than that little nit (on my part) it excels.

[Taylor Yeager]

These catkins are fun to photograph by themselves let alone with a siskin. Good work!

Taylor

[Daniel Cadieux]

I know what Mike is trying to say, but I feel the catkins are placed just so to balance the image perfectly. A very succesful photograph!!

[Bonnie Block]

Very nice, Tim! An unusual pose and composition make it an eyecatcher!

[peter delaney]

A winner....... well done

[John Cooper]

Loads of impact here Tim - a really lovely image. The cascading flower heads add so much to the composition of this nicely portrayed Sisken. Well done!!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great shot,big congrats Tim!

[James Salywoda]

Awesome Tim!!!!!