Jim, liked this a lot. Bird angle is excellent and the colors are popping very well. Lots of details in the yellow as well. Comp-wise, I think vertical will look better.
Love the colors, BG and HA. Nice and sharp. I would concur that a vertical would be a stronger comp. That or move the bird to the left if you stick with horizontal.
Nice bird, nice fence, nice berries, nice head angle. Ditto the above compositional suggestions.
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All things equal the way to go with this one was to have pointed the lens down a bit originally so as to capture more of the berries. (Are they sumac?)
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Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. Artie I will have to wait until next year to get that chance. The finches are going to their winter colours now. The berries are sumac.
I love well-done portrait shots like this one. I agree with the suggestions about going vertical. I find that in your vertical re-post the bird is a bit too far to the right.