Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) "Lift off" (II)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Another shot from my backyard. I have recropped for composition and removed a leaf using the Remove tool.
The crop was larger than I would have liked but I think the quality isn't too bad (??)

OM-1 OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 378.0mm
ISO : 3200
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Shutter : 1/4000 sec
F.No. : F5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Volkan Akgul]

hi,

backyard is doing great job Jon, congrats. You captured this genre well.
Congratulations.

[Dorian Anderson]

Another night image, Jon. I think the IQ is fine, and I like the pose with the bird springing into action. I don't see where you removed the leaf, so that's good. I'd ideally like the head to be clear of the wing,
but that's a tough ask (though you've achieved it on some of your other frames).