Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: Another Finch

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Posts
    9,587
    Threads
    401
    Thank You Posts

    Default Another Finch

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    I think it may be a Purple Finch, but I'm having a hard time distinguishing them from the House Finches. Several have some brushes of gold and they are the ones that I think may be Purples.

    Canon 5D Mk III, 300mm f/2.8 IS + i.4x III, ISO 400, f/13, 1/160. Camera set to M for the BG exposure, subject was about -1.5 EV in the shade, with bare flash at low power as main light. (Thus giving a SS of about 1/10,000. If the bird moves, it's a delete, but if they are still for a split second, to acquire focus on the head, it's tack sharp.) Wimberley II head on Gitzo. Horizontal, cropped on the sides only.

    Attracted to a feeder. Need to start getting them used to a branch for a perch.

    C&C always welcome.

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Euclid, Ohio
    Posts
    1,031
    Threads
    188
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Diane...don't know if you're already doing it, but have your feeder below your perch.
    Doing this will give your bird a landing zone before heading for the seed.

    Doug

  3. #3
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    El Paso, TX USA
    Posts
    3,456
    Threads
    162
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great shot.
    I really like the background and perch.
    Details are great, excellent flash work, and great comp.
    A little more head turn would have been nice, but still a great shot.
    Well done.

  4. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Geldern, Germany
    Posts
    3,557
    Threads
    216
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Excellent shot with a great perch.

  5. #5
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Upper Penninsula of Michigan, USA
    Posts
    152
    Threads
    19
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice. maybe a bit oversharpened? Still a house finch I believe.

    Jim

  6. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Posts
    9,587
    Threads
    401
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks, guys! The staging perch is beside (1 ft away from) a hanging feeder. I have all but one perch on the feeder blocked off when I'm shooting, but they frequently overfly the staging perch anyway. I'll try putting a dish below the perch when I switch to a branch. (I'm feeling like more of a studio photographer here than a nature one, but having fun anyway!) I did put up a branch with a pine cone on it and a small cup of feed beside it and got some decent acorn woodpecker shots. Still trying to entice scrub jays and quails. Probably need to get on my belly in the grass with the bugs and hay fever pollen to do justice to quails.

  7. #7
    rajojomanik
    Guest

    Default

    Lovely shot Diane.

    Yes, more HA towards the camera would have been nice but it looks good as presented, and it looks oversharpen on my monitor.

  8. #8
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santa Rosa, CA
    Posts
    9,587
    Threads
    401
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    It does look oversharpened in the JPEG. The original was tack sharp on the head, but I did no sharpening except the default amount in LR. I did a modest amount of Tonal Contrast (Nik CEP) but that didn't seem to add a sharpening effect.

    I've been doing conversions to JPEG with the LR Export function, where you have no control (that I have discovered) over sharpening. I'll try converting in PS for comparison.

    Thanks for the feedback!

  9. #9
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,266
    Threads
    3,976
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Looks more like a House Finch to me, too. I agree a better head turn towards us would have been preferable. I like the perch, and the BG looks very nice with the darker green textures mixed in. Setups are fun, glad you are enjying it!

  10. #10
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    8,509
    Threads
    827
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    It looks like a House Finch, Diane. Nice shot, sharp, having the right colours and the background looks nice, although I seem to find some noise. You can select the background and run a blur-surface blur at around radius 8, threshold 16 if you wish.

  11. #11
    Lifetime Member Marina Scarr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Sarasota, FL
    Posts
    10,347
    Threads
    403
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Lovely image, Diane. Love the perch and that BG is awesome. Even the HA works for me b/c I like the way his head is cocked.
    Marina Scarr
    Florida Master Naturalist
    Website, Facebook

  12. #12
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Diane, I notice that you dont have much light to play with according to your ss. I realise opening up to around f/7.1 will give you more speed, but you will probably lose more DOF - its a juggle isnt it.

    I only have one decent area to try a setup, but there is absolutely no light.

  13. #13
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Stoney Point, Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    6,868
    Threads
    512
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like the pose, perch, tilted head and BG. Nice image Diane! Look forward to more images from your outdoor studio.

  14. #14
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
    Posts
    7,409
    Threads
    469
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Magnificent image of finch with beautiful colors and nice details.Nice use of flash.
    Great BG and perch.Would crop on both Left and right side.Agree with above about HA.

    Regards,
    Satish.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics