Female Purple Finch

[joshua LaCelle]

Canon 1D IIN, 500mm, 1/160, f/10, ISO 320

http://www.joshualacellephoto.com/gallery/var/resizes/Birds/Finches-/Purple-Finch/purplefincefemale093.jpg?m=1304640818

A female Purple Finch photographed in after noon light, earlier today.

C&C always appreciated.

[Randy Stout]

Joshua:

Good dof, sharp, well exposed. Nice look back pose.

I might consider toning down some of the brightest branches in the background, and slightly reduce the brightness of the perch on the right side.

I might also experiment with a small crop from the right to move the bird a bit more off center.

Cheers

Randy

[James Shadle]

Joshua,
First, this is a gorgeous little bird!
Second, Ditto Randy.
Third, in a perfect world part of the perch (in the lower left corner), would not be an OOF broken limb:S3:.

[Doug Brown]

Good suggestions above. I might have gone with f/7.1 or f/8 at the most; it would have softened the BG a bit more while still giving you enough DOF to get the entire bird in focus.