American Goldfinch

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thanks for looking. JR

Canon 40D, 400F5.6, 1/1250s, F6.3, ISO-400, Manual Exposure, Noise Ninja on Background

[Dave Phillips]

nice one John...no fill?
I ask because of the small sharp catch light.

Sweet bird and great color all the way around

IMO, noise ninja may have let you down a bit on this one.....not sure why I see a slightly blotchy bg

[Doug Brown]

BG looks fine on my monitor John. I like this photo. The only thing I might suggest is toning down the perch a bit.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Dave & Doug: thanks for your comments.

No fill flash was used. I only have the on-board popup flash and I am rarely successful using it for fill flash.

Agree that the perch could use some TLC. JR

[Roman Kurywczak]

BG also looks fine on my monitor........and agree with Doug's recommendation on the perch.......not much...just enogh to remove it as a possible competitor for the bird. Nicely done!

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thanks Roman! JR