Female American Goldfinch

[James Salywoda]

American Goldfinch

This little finch posed for some shots a bit longer then normal and of course I didn't mind at all.
She was blowing around in the wind so I blasted off shots hoping the flowers would line up to my liking also
giving me sharp images worth keeping. I did crop this for composition I left the small amount of oof flowers on the
right for balance in the image. I like the spring time feel to this.:)

Nikon D300s AFS 600 F4
1/1250 F9 ISO 640

Thanks For Looking

Jim

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful image taken in lovely lighting and a very pretty composition. Love the pose and the excellent detail. Well done James.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the spring-time feel to this image too! The two twigs make this horizontal comp work well (otherwise a vertical would have been preferable). I do wish for a better HA for this pose, even if it is currently parallel to the camera. Awesome colours, and very sharp as posted.

[Harold Davis]

this one screams SPRING!! i love it just for that. as daniel mentioned, the HA. nice light and detail in the bird.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice bird and light, I also like the composition. I also wish for a better HA but that's about it.

[denise ippolito]

James, The sharp details and the beautiful spring colored BG make this image special. Very nice profile.:)

[Julie Kenward]

What a beautiful capture, Jim! It does, indeed, scream spring. I like the image very much but wonder what it would look like with the vertical flowers on the far right side out of the mix - I think it would rebalance the image nicely and keep my eye on that bird even more.

[Scott Grant]

beautiful image you've created here! i really like the OOF flowers in the background and the composition. it does indeed scream spring. :)

like Daniel i do wish for a little more head turn towards you.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice springtime feel to this one James.

[Fabs Forns]

Great spring feeling and colors to this one, love the pose and the BG is very painterly. TFS.

[Stu Bowie]

James, nicely framed in the V of the plant/perch, and just love the yellows in this.

[James Salywoda]

Thanks for the nice comments folks:)