One More Goldfinch

[ChasMcRae]

Winter plumage Goldfinch on Sumac seed head in South Carolina during rare snow.

Chas.

EOS-1D Mark II
Camera serial number: 241625
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Owner: Charles W. Mc Rae
Date/Time: 2009:01:20 12:03:24
Copyright: ©Chas.Mc Rae
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 840mm
Image size: 571 x 80

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the lookback pose, snow and soft light. I find the crop a bit tight and might sharpen the bird more.

[Doug Brown]

I might go with a horizontal crop here Chas. It'll give you more room in front of the bird. Agree with Axel about more sharpening.

[Juan Aragonés]

I agree with Axel and Doug but I think that you can try a different croping (in the case that you have more room in the original file) placing the bird higher in the frame. :-)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Chas,
Some good advice given above but will add.....if you do have the room.....work a few crops even with a rotation CW to try and change the angle and space issues (although I like them tight!)......either way....the snow and mood are outstanding and add greatly to the overall scene!

[Arthur Morris]

The best way to go with this one would have been a VERT capture with the bird at the top of the frame so as to include the entire spray of berries. And yes to selectively sharpening the head. Your post-processing techniques are getting better.