Female House Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted December 14, 201089 views5 comments

After a snow the sun decided to come out briefly and I found several finches enjoying the morning. Taken on the banks of the Whitefish River in Kalispell Montana over Thanksgiving.

Thanks for taking a look.

D300
300mm f/2.8
TC-20E II
1/1000sec & f/8.0
ISO 200
0 EV
Matrix

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 14, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Nice snowy setting, and the snow on the beak is terrific. It's a bit busy with all the tangled twigs, but I much prefer shots that show real habitat.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 14, 2010 at 4:42 PM

A nice winter scene Chuck. I like the snow on the beak and the colors. The small image looks good. In the larger image the detail is a bit lacking. Is this a larger crop? If not, maybe the 2x TC dropped the IQ a bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 14, 2010 at 5:58 PM

I too wonder about the amount of cropping. If not that I think you might have missed focus on the finch.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 14, 2010 at 10:48 PM

A fun image, Chuck. Looks like she got more on her beak than in it. I like the puffed out plumage.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 14, 2010 at 10:49 PM

How cute with that little pile of snow on his beak. Possibly a little soft in the upper half of the head area, but very appealing.

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