Father and Son

[PhilCook]

I tell a lie, I don't actually know if the one on the right is a boy or girl....but the image is simply an adult and juvenile Red-browed Finch together....taken a couple of days ago in the heat wave we are having.

Canon 7D + 500 f4 + 1.4 x TC .....700mm, f6.3, 1/1600, ISO400.....cropped to vertical, selective sharpen and noise reduction to background...hot glary conditions and taken from from within the natural camouflage of nearby bushes

[Charlie Schwencke]

Great image Phil..
One of my favourite finches detail and sharpness of both birds look great.

[Satish Ranadive]

Phil:
Excellent image.It's nice that both are tack sharp.Nice HA,light looks perfect to me.
Love the poses,colors,details,perch and beautiful BG.
If mine,would crop on either side.(It's personal choice).

Regards,
Satish.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Sweet duo, Phil. Just enough DOF to get enough sharpness on both. Would've traded SS for more DOF here, but you didn't affect your image negatively here.
Wonder if a touch of fill flash would have helped with the shadows somewhat.
Love the slanted perch and the comp. Sweet bg too. You do some great setups.

[Sachin Saraf]

great catch Phil...good HA on both birds, sharp and well exposed...looks like sun is shining bright down under...

[Ignacio Yufera]

I love the splash of the adult's red against the uniform tones. Very nice poses and great detail.

[Karl Egressy]

Great image Phill. I especially like the way the adult is looking back and the two look very nice together.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot!!!
Great job on getting both birds sharp, great perch, very nice background, and terrific comp.
Well done.