Cold Goldfinch

[Monte Brown]

This little guy was nearly blown out of the tree, not the best plumage but he was braving the bad weather.

Canon 50D
400 DO
ISO 400
250 @ f8

[Randy Stout]

Monte:

Good evening! He looks sharp and well exposed. Although small in the frame, I think that works well with the story you are trying to tell, adds to the impression of tough weather/hard times for the little guy. The background color/light adds to the effect.

For my taste, I would crop up above the lowest horizontal branches, and probably crop in just enough from the left to eliminate the buds that are cut in half in the LUC. Overall, I wish he was placed a bit more to the right in the frame, if you have some canvas to the left,so the buds weren't cut, but with what I see on the screen, that might not be possible.

Again, normally I would prefer him bigger, but it adds to his vulnerability, to be so small.

Cheers

Randy

[Nate Chappell]

Nice image Monte, I like the different colors here, I agree with Randy's cropping suggestion.

[Monte Brown]

Randy and Nate

Thanks for the comments, unfortunately there is a large tree just behind the red maple, made the crop to the right impossible.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Yeah, I think Randy's comment re: appearance of vulnerability is valid. I don't mind it so small in frame, but for me it is a touch too centered. A touch of fill flash would have been helpful. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more images. :)