European Goldfinch

[OvidiuCavasdan]

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
40D, EF 300mm F4 IS
F8
1/125 sec
ISO 400
Garden setup, blind, tripod, manual mode, cloudy day, slightly croped.

[Gary Esman]

Sweet shot! Love the colors here. Great detail in the whites, very nice background and a very handsome bird. Comp. is spot on IMHO.

Gary.

[Frank Schauf]

Nice portrait, great pose and colours.

[Stan Cunningham]

Perfect set up, nailed it, beautiful bird.

[Melissa Groo]

Wow. Beautiful set up, comp, colors, and sharpness. Well done!

[Xavier Maessen]

Excellent capture, I love the pose of the bird, the sharpness and the soft blurred background. Nice choice for the perch, too.

Xavier

[Doug Brown]

<embed id="application/x-exifeverywhere" type="application/x-exifeverywhere" width="0" height="0">You nailed this one. Nice composition, perfect pose, beautiful color, excellent detail, and a good perch. Congrats!

[jack williamson]

This is a beauty! Sharp from stem to tail and everywhere else! Great comp and perch and BG and HA etc...

Jack

[Peter Scholer]

Superb. Love the head angle and lighting.