Then there were two

[John Cooper]

I'm sure you all must be getting tired of Double-barred finches

Daniel and a few others commented that my images appear a bit contrasty. I think it may have a bit to do with my monitor calibration. The last post and this post I've omitted my usual slight 'S' curve (Linear contrast) that I usually apply to my front-lit subjects.
I would be interested to hear if you notice an improvement in the cotrast.

EOS 7D, EF100-400mm @ 350mm, ISO 640, 1/250sec F7.1 Fill flash @ minus 2 stops (heavy overcast sky), Hide Tripod with Gimbal head.

[PhilCook]

I don't see any real difference John between this and the trio set, I didn't actually think the first was overly contrasted either, but I personally prefer contrasty images, they seem richer to me....possibly a little flash bright is all.

Lovely shot, but I think the trio composition works better....so did you start with 10 hehehe

[John Cooper]

I don't see any real difference John between this and the trio set, I didn't actually think the first was overly contrasted either, but I personally prefer contrasty images, they seem richer to me....possibly a little flash bright is all.

Lovely shot, but I think the trio composition works better....so did you start with 10 hehehe

No not quite Phil - 3 was all I could manage! The Trio image got the same PP treatment as this current image, that is, no added contrast applied.

[Nick Palmieri]

Loving these little guys John. Great perch, birds look nice and sharp, and BG looks good. Overall image does appear a bit bright to me...TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

John:
Another magnificent image of finches.I like the series and not at all tired seeing these beautiful bird with nice perch and colors.

Regards,
Satish.

[Doug Zoern]

John,
I like this image.

At this scale and with just the two birds the image is very intimate. I thinks it's a very different image than the triple.
I also find I don't have the same concerns about the flowers with this image.

I really like multiple bird images like this. You get to see the detail of the whole bird: Face, neck, breast, back, wings, and tail.

Thanks for sharing both. I find it interesting to study reactions to similar images like these.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic twosome here John. Love the poses, the perch and the bg. What an image!
I'd tone down the brightness a tad. Those blossoms are gorgeous - do you have more of them?

[John Cooper]

John:
Another magnificent image of finches.I like the series and not at all tired seeing these beautiful bird with nice perch and colors.

Regards,
Satish.

Thank you Satish, I appreciate your comments.

[John Cooper]

John,
I like this image.

At this scale and with just the two birds the image is very intimate. I thinks it's a very different image than the triple.
I also find I don't have the same concerns about the flowers with this image.

I really like multiple bird images like this. You get to see the detail of the whole bird: Face, neck, breast, back, wings, and tail.

Thanks for sharing both. I find it interesting to study reactions to similar images like these.

Thank you Doug for your comments

[David Salem]

Opened this in the morning before running out and my first thought was great shot and a bit bright. Great BG and perch for these photogenic little finch. Well done

[arash_hazeghi]

very cool, this one doesn't look as contrasty as the last ones. more natural :) Nice details and colors. The upper bird's face needs more sharpening.