Female House Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 3, 201069 views11 comments

This female house finch was trying to warm up in the sun on a very cold morning.

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD300 2.8 w/2x
ISO 320
f5.7
1/1250th
+1ev
Tripod

Cloned out a couple of distracting branches. Normal routine in PS.
Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 3, 2010 at 2:01 PM

I like the subtle colors of this bird against the rich blue of the sky. You did a nice cloning job as I can't see where those distracting branches were at all. Nice details.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on January 3, 2010 at 2:04 PM

Great detail in all of the bird, and good comp. A very minor thing for me is the branch is too close to the top right corner. Overall, very nice.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on January 3, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Nice perch and terrific detail in the feathers. I love the diagonal comp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on January 3, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Lovely clean image. I like the pose and the summer-like

sky.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 3, 2010 at 5:56 PM

With that nice blue sky, it doesn't look like a very cold morning! Good detail and nice composition. Sharon

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM

I think the composition is fine. The bird is really sharp and you can see the fine detail in the larger version. Haven't seen skies like that for a while. Graham

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 3, 2010 at 8:11 PM

A very pleasing composition with a straightforward perch and pose.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 3, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Nice, Mike. Excellent detail and a lovely head turn.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 4, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Looks very good to me Mike, nice perch, detail and bg.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 4, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Nice, Mike. Great cloning job. Nice light and detail in the bird.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 4, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Mike,

Love the light, the crisp blue sky and the head angle you captured.

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