House Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted April 7, 2011179 views16 comments

Carpodacus mexicanus

I was messing around in the backyard yesterday, getting used to a new tripod and captured this House Finch in some nice evening light. A very common bird, but I really enjoy watching them. Slightly desaturated in Raw conversion.

1/320, f5.6, ISO 200
7D, 500mm f4L IS + 1.4 tc
61% of full frame.

All comments and critique very appreciated.
Thank You.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on April 7, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Common or not, this is a very nice shot of a handsome bird. I like the pose with the slight head turn and the great catch light. Very nice complimentary BG - thanks for sharing.

Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 7, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Matt,
Terrific evening light. Even the branch has some pink tones in it. Perfect head turn, nice feather detail, catchlight in the eye and a very complimentary background.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 7, 2011 at 11:03 PM

Nice capture of a very handsome finch. Common yes, but nice light and colors. Sharon

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on April 8, 2011 at 12:00 AM

Common or not its a superb pic. Lovely light, sharp, great perch, and great pose. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 8, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Very nice image quality; excellent detail. Nice light. I'd work on the brightness of the branch to tone it down a bit.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 8, 2011 at 8:11 AM

I especially like the light & warm colors here Matt, they seem to suit the House Finch's colors..
Excellent detail/DOF and smart alert pose, great catchlight..
Well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 8, 2011 at 9:19 PM

A beautiful subject and wonderfully lit Matt, the angle of the head allowing for that catchlight is perfect :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 8, 2011 at 10:47 PM

really nice, Matt. good light, detail and comp, with a nice bg. I think Rich has a good idea about toning down the perch a little.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 9, 2011 at 7:44 AM

As you said Matt, lovely light - well done

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM

Very nice image of this species Matt, with great light setting off its color nicely. I would also agree about trying to tone the perch down a bit. Still a nice image all around.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 9, 2011 at 6:49 PM

I think the word best suited here is , Sweet.
Love it and that creamy bg.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Excellent capture Matt, great lighting and detail. I might have stopped down a touch to try and get more of the perch in focus but that's very minor and this is lovely as posted.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 10, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Great colors and pose. The larger image shows better sharpness

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on April 10, 2011 at 5:03 PM

Nice pleasing image. Love the perch and BG, and there is nothing to detract from the well exposed House Finch. Excellent image Matt.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on April 10, 2011 at 11:35 PM

This is really nice Matt... great light and pose, and the slight head turn back toward you is ideal in my book. Great compostion as well.

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 12, 2011 at 10:41 AM

A really high quality shot of this finch Matt. Love the light, simple comp, and the BG. Very nice sharpness and detail on the bird. Well done.

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