Pine Siskin

[Roy Priest]

Taken a couple of days ago in my bleak and dark back yard.
D4, 1/200 @ 5.6, 500F4, 2/3 EV, ISO 1600

[PhilCook]

Sharp as a tack and bird stands out very well against the bright green backdrop, the backyard may be dark but the light on this bird is perfect. I do like the perch as well with it's bits of lichen ...looks as good as they get to me.

[Julie Brown]

Hi Roy,

So you had to crank up the ISO, but the bird looks very well exposed. Lovely detail and I really like the soft color of the background. Nice perch too.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Roy,
Love the bird against the dark BG! I would take 1/2 off the top to strengthen comp.....but all in all....a very nice image!

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice detail in the bird, nice BG, and nice perch. TFS

[Marina Scarr]

This is a solid, lovely image, Roy. Love that green BG as well as the perch. Cute pose.

[John Chardine]

Hi Roy- Great pose. Sharp subject and a nice perch. I am seeing some posterisation in the green BG to the right and above the bird. I am not sure what causes this.

[gail bisson]

The thumbnail doesn't do this justice.
Love the dark green BG but see something wonky ? posterization in the middle of the BG.
Bird and perch are rich and sharp,
Gail

[Roy Priest]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I personally can't see the posterization mentioned, maybe it was the saving to web.
Here's a repost, better?

[John Chardine]

Here's the effect Roy. All I did was copy the image, zoom in and resample up to 1024 wide.

[dankearl]

I like the mood, the muted light and the sharpness of both the bird and perch a lot.
I would maybe move the bird to the right just a tad, but that is it.
I don't see anything in the BG thats odd to me at all in the large version.

[Roy Priest]

John, you got good eyes. I do see it now, not sure what it is. I didn't do anything to the background except a very very small amount of gaussian blur >1 pixel