A cooperative American Goldfinch

[Michel Pilon]

Hello all,

Here is a very cooperative American Goldfinch showing us its bright plumage....

Taken at Sherbrooke, Quebec in a marsh near home, this nice little bird let me come close enough to take this picture... It is a pity that the beak is not in perfect focus but I like very much the bird's pose...

Any comments about it?

Thank you very much in advance!

Michel Pilon
Quebec, Canada

Panasonic FZ-20; ISO100; 1/500s; F2.8; hand-held without flash

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Michel,
Love that wingspread!!! Very nice BG also......the BG flower in the lower right may detract for some.........but as the pose of the bird is fantastic....doesn't bother me at all.

[Steve Maxson]

I too really like the pose, Michel. The colors are bright and the background is very nice - except for the OOF plant in the lower right - if it was mine, I would remove that. The eye and the outstretched wing both seem to be in focus - too bad about the soft beak.

[Fabs Forns]

What a treat to the eyes, that wing is gorgeous! I have mixed feeling about the OOF flower, I'd probably leave it too.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very impressive pose...this shows how large the wings are reletive to the bird - something that is not normally obvious with these birds! The yellows and greens go very well together.

[Michel Pilon]

Hello all and thank you very much for your nice comments about my pic :-)

The idea of removing the BG flower seems good effectively...

I will try to remove it...

Thanks again and have a nice day!

Michel
(Quebec, Canada)