Purple Finch - Female

[Mike Herdman]

Just a quick "Thank You" to Christopher Miller for the information on how to post.


I wanted to post something a little different for my first BPN post...I know it i snot your normal perch, but I like to mix things up a little bit just for fun, I hope you like it.

Males seems to get all the color in the bird world but every now and then you can find a colorful female...like this one.

Purple Finch...Female

1DX
600mm
f-9
1/1600
ISO 1000

[Mike Blackburn]

Nicely captured Mike. About the composition here - I may have given more space to the left and less perch? Of course, comp is a personal opinion isn't it?

[Mike Herdman]

Hi Mike, Thank you...I really appreciate the C+C!!

I tried composing it a few different ways but it just did not look right to me and this one is the one I liked best...as you said...it is all personal choice and vision...if we all did things the same way...it would be quite boring!

[Sandy Witvoet]

Pretty girl! Always love the "messy bill" stuff they have going on. Perch seems a little overwhelming, so a bit less space on the right... a bit more on the left would be my preference... but, still, JIMHO! There are always options! (and, perhaps.... bird looks a bit oversharpened, but your DOF looks good! and with more yellow on the crown, wings and base of tail than I've seen... but could just be me... again!)

[Diane Miller]

Hi Mike,

Glad to see you posting. Nice catch here -- a very nice bird and pose. My choice would be for less perch, though.

But the processing could use another look. The bird seems to have a lot of noise reduction, especially on the head -- it almost looks pasted on the BG. Did you do a selection to reduce noise on the bird? Maybe it's a combination of NR and sharpening -- they both have major limitations and fight one another.

A little more information about your processing would help with critique.

[Mike Herdman]

Thank you Sandy and Diane for the C+C, I appreciate you taking the time to have a look and post your P+Cs or POV (Pros + Cons or Point of View)! This is why I joined, it is kind of disheartening to see so many views...so little interaction. Thanks again!

[Sandy Witvoet]

Thank you Sandy and Diane for the C+C, I appreciate you taking the time to have a look and post your P+Cs or POV (Pros + Cons or Point of View)! This is why I joined, it is kind of disheartening to see so many views...so little interaction. Thanks again!

Hi Mike, thanks! I, too, would really like to see more interaction on this forum. Yep... I also check the number of views.... would be great if a few more folks took just a minute to submit a comment. Of course, that goes two ways also..... I've seen posts here where the OP doesn't acknowledge the C/C.... so thank you for doing so! Will look forward to more images from you!

[Diane Miller]

There are always lots of views relative to responses, in all forums and for all posters. But as you post and respond to others you will quickly become a valued member of the community here.