Purple Finch & repost

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2011115 views20 comments

I liked the rugged look of this guy and the textures in the bg.

1DMkIV, 500mm f4 IS + 1.4TC, Black Widow on Gitzo legs, f13, 1/500, iso 1000, Av mode with -2/3 compensation. Normal processing in CS4, cropped from horizontal to vertical and a touch more taken off the top for balance. 7.8 MP left.

I always appreciate your comments and criticisms.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 24, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Rich colors with a nice perch and good details.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on July 24, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Nice one Dennis, Good detail.
I like the head-turn pose, perch, background, and catch-light. My only suggestion would be to lighten it a little. I think that would really make it pop.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 25, 2011 at 5:24 AM

Rugged and oh so sweet. Great pose perch and bg. Might need a tweek of brightness?

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 25, 2011 at 7:20 AM

I think the perch adds to that "rugged" look you speak of Dennis, along with the grubby beak..
Great detail, BG, and I love those reds..Can't beat Canon

You missed a few spots directly above the birds head, but I'm picking on ya again..
Well done!

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

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 25, 2011 at 7:36 AM

This all works for me Dennis. Good light on the finch, the head is sharp, nice head turn, a clean look at the bird and I really like that background.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 25, 2011 at 8:00 AM

There's a lot of depth here, Dennis. Love the comp, colors and detail. The only thing I'd consider here is to darken the perch a bit where white is showing. Nice one.

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

Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 25, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Outstanding shot, Dennis. Wonderful color, detail and great perch! I like the dark look and I'm fine with the lighting of the perch.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 25, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Vivid colors, great perch, and I like the textured BG. I also think a bit more brightness would work.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 25, 2011 at 10:08 AM

Wonderful look at this guy! Terrific detail in the plumage. I too might bring the brightness up a bit.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 25, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Nice finch; good detail. The composition feels unbalanced with too much empty space above.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Great head turn Dennis, beautiful natural colors, pose light and look at the eye. There is just a tiny bit of a halo around the bill that I would work on before archiving this fine shot.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on July 25, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Very nice shot of this Finch - they are skittish up here at the only spot I know where they appear.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 25, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Wonderful pose and background to this, it does appear a little dark to me so I like the other suggestions as well to maybe brighten it up just a bit. With that wonderful background I might experiment with a horizontal crop showing more canvas to the right. Very colorful finch, nice job in getting this.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on July 25, 2011 at 5:03 PM

I think that he is as rugged looking as a Finch can be. Perfect beak position for the position he is in.Very nice capture -I struggle to get the nice detail in the reds.Well done!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 25, 2011 at 8:13 PM

He does look rugged, love the colors Dennis. Wonderful background also.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on July 25, 2011 at 8:18 PM

Reds are so much deeper than our House Finches here, Dennis. Well captured, but I think I agree that at least a slight lightening might work. You've got all the detail and head turn, though.

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 25, 2011 at 9:20 PM

He's a beauty Dennis!!! Great pose and detail!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 25, 2011 at 10:56 PM

Here's a repost with just a bit more off the top at Richard's suggestion and lightened 15 points. I also took out the two offending spots that Howard noticed.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 27, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Yes, I do find that having the bird occupy more of the framed area as in the repost does make us appreciate this beautiful bird image even more, Dennis.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on July 29, 2011 at 10:04 PM

Personally I like the repost better Dennis because of it being lighter.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments