It seems to have rained constantly for the past month here in the UK, so was good to get out today for the first time in a while. I liked the soft golden light and clean background for the Goldfinch image. As always, comments and more than appreciated.
I really like the composition, bird pose, and BG on the image. I wish for a little more DOF to possibly get the other teasel in focus perhaps. You did well with the light quartering from the left a little.
Liking the seed heads and earthy colors in this one, nice smooth backdrop too. Difficult little birds and so very hard to get close to for a decent shot, this one slightly soft but still some detail showing through, liking the catchlight in the eye. My personal feelings are that the taller oof seed head competes a little with the bird and I'd consider removing it and re-cropping
Beautiful bird and scene. I think the critical focus was on the seed pod but the bird still looks acceptable. Maybe some selective sharpening on the bird. I also agree with Phil on the seed pod on the right. That being said I also think it is one of your best offerings since I have been viewing. Very artistic look to it. Well done
Lovely shot Simon, very natural looking. Purely for the sake of producing a more "ideal" portrait I would consider cloning the seed head on the right. I think however the image is perfectly acceptable in the current format.
The red plumage I strongly suspect (given you equipment is identical to mine) is just slightly over saturated something that can be easily checked and fixed. Additionally, I would reduce the highlights especially on the head just a tad and also apply a little more sharpening to the head, I think these few minor revisions will make a significant difference to an already very pleasing image.
Goldfinch on Teasel
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