American Goldfinch

[Mike Lentz]

It was fairly overcast last night, so I decided to setup in the blind in the backyard.



Nikon D300 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 with Nikon 1.4x TC on Gitzo tripod
ISO 800 ~ F/5 ~ 1/500 sec ~

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful perch,colors,pose and bg,I would prefer to see a bit room on the right side!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the look-back pose, perch and BG. I would give it a bit more room on the right and bottom and selectively sharpen the head more since it looks as if the critical focus is on the back. I'm undecided if I would clone out the OOF leaves behind the tail.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great Image love the colours and BG, one more vote for more space.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful look-back pose. Yes to more sharpening on the head, more room on the right, and I'd like to see that bottom leaf not cut off. Love the bg going from green to brown. Nice backyard you've got. :)

[Danny Laredo]

I like the look-back pose, perch and BG. I would give it a bit more room on the right and bottom and selectively sharpen the head more since it looks as if the critical focus is on the back. I'm undecided if I would clone out the OOF leaves behind the tail.

Axel sumed it up pretty well. I agree with him and I would have cloned out the off leaves.

[Fabs Forns]

Agree the head needs a bit more USM. Tight on the right and would probably clone the two leaves, for a stronger compo, with less distracting elements.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

WIsh for the bottom leaf to be included too. Otherwise I love the colors and comp. Incredibly well created. :)

[Stu Bowie]

Well exposed colours, and a super pose. Another vote for more space on the right, and the only thing I would clone would be the small part of the plant just above the perch next to the tail.