Red-browed finch on flowering Eucalypt

[John Cooper]

First post after several years awl from BPN..!! Glad to be back and view the continuing high standard of bird pics.
This image of the Red-browed finch was taken from a hide set up near a seed-feeder.

Canon EOS 7D, 100-400 L lens, 1/500 sec @ F11, 1so 400, Tripod, Early morning natural light.

[Randy Stout]

John:

Welcome back! A very colorful image, with attractive bird, nice pose, like the seed. Soft BG, sharp.

For personal taste, I might reduce the exposure by .25 stop.

Looking forward to more.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image John. I like the complimentary perch and flowers, BG, pose and composition.

[PhilCook]

I think this composition very nice John, and such bold vibrant colors, gotta love the little Finches in Oz

[Joe Senzatimore]

Beautiful color and comp. Seems a bit bright here as well.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Lovely composition.Love the pose of finch, colors,nice perch and BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Shawn Zierman]

The compostion is awesome! Great arrangement of the elements with f11 providing some nice coverage.
The light quality is vibrant, but I think the saturation could be tamed a bit. There is noticeable noise
in the background, which is surprising with this light quality at iso400...A little selective NR could clean it up.
Fine details on the bird seem a bit lacking or soft. How big of a crop would you estimate this to be?

[Karl Egressy]

I like the composition and pose as well as the colours, John.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hey John
I agree with not seeing much detail in the finch. That can be the result of bad processing or a big crop. Working from a hide, I suspect it may be the processing rather than a big crop. Great setting and beautiful light though. I can't compare this to the usually very high standard images of yours I've seen over the years.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Amazing colors and a nice composition. I also like the seed in the bill. I am agreeing with other suggestions about color saturation and brightness.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi John, I like the high placement in the frame, with an interesting setting of foliage. I agree, toning down the colours may work better, and glad you didnt cut off any of the leaves on the edges.