Darwin's Finch No. 3

[Bill Dix]

D90; 18-200 VR @ 200mm. ISO 800. f/7.1, 1/1250s. 0 EV. HH.

This one is a Medium Tree Finch, which lives nowhere in the world except on the island of Floreana in the Galapagos. Wish I could have gotten a lower capture angle. C&C appreciated.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Bill Don't mind the angle just the bg !! I think you can blur it some and darken the corners, will make a difference !! Bird looks good, sharp and well exposed !!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Bill - not that steep - dont mind it - Like AL'S idea of blurring the BG a little!!
If anything I would have wished for some head turn away from you - hard to be picky though when you have a bird that only lives in ONE place on the planet.
Good show!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill,very rare bird! Agree about angle and backround. Lighting appears even and the subject is sharp. Lucky to get a good representation of the subject!

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Al, Lance and Dave. I did feel fortunate even to see this guy; getting even an imperfect image was a bonus. Here's a repost with some Gaussian blurring of the bg, and burning of the corners. Hope I didn't overdo the blur. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Dave Leroy]

The repost is a lot easier to look at and spend time looking at the bird. Much better.

I like the nice details in bird as well.