This image was created with the Nikon D300 200-400 vr lens 7.1 1/320 ISO 200 no flash, I picked this one because it shows the finches back feathers. The feeder is right in front of the bird and the photo orientation is correct. Rod
The Finches are always a nice capture. Image is a tad soft, might need more sharpening (how large was the crop). The tree competes with the bird for the viewers eye, might try other options. The eye need to stand out more as well, maybe selective brighten and sharpen a tad. I agree with the back view, great ideal its a money shot for me. The angle is interesting well done.
Last edited by Jeff Cashdollar; 06-24-2009 at 08:27 PM.
Jeff hit most of the points. This is a very interesting pose, quite unusual for a Goldfinch. Looks like he has been hanging out with some nuthatches!
The image does need to be cropped in fro the right and down from the top to downplay the mass of the tree IMO.
The yellows are overexposed on the back and you have lost detail there. I checked the red channel and it is all the way against the right edge of the histogram.
I might consider darkening the brighter areas at the bottom of the frame a bit.
I think this one is worth a revisit with the original file to see if you can reconvert it and pull out some more detail in the yellows.
The pose and angle look good. I agree that the trunk is overpowering the bird and would desaturate the yellows a few points. The bird is too centered in the frame for my taste. I would put him further to the right and and a bit higher.
Lovely looking bird! I feel the comp is too central - I would move the bird more to the right, and in doing so might eliminate the branch competing for the attention as Jeff stated. Agree on a bit more sharpening.
Well done!
Gold finch
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