American Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 2012466 views16 comments

Sugar Land, TX. My backyard. February 2012

D3 ISO 640 500/4 with 1.4x tc. f10 1/640s. Tripod.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 22, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Awesome image quality. Nice natural color. I'd trade a slice off the top for a touch more room on the bottom if you have a similar frame of this bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 23, 2012 at 3:54 AM

A beauty Angela!!! I really like the pastel look of the finch. Great perch and excellent details. Nice Work

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 23, 2012 at 6:09 AM

Great shot Angela - love the range of understated colours

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 23, 2012 at 10:27 AM

What a beauty! Nice detail and light. The plants hold your attention as well.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 23, 2012 at 7:50 PM

I love the variation of the subtle color palette, the perch, and the excellent detail. I do think Rich's suggestion would improve the comp. Really nice work Angela.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 23, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Really nice angela. I love the leaves on that perch!!.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on February 23, 2012 at 9:46 PM

Very pretty mix of colors and textures here and just super sharp. The larger version is awesome! A very minor nit, you might want to clone out the one stem that ends abruptly at his breast.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on February 23, 2012 at 10:03 PM

What a beautiful shot. Love the pose, colors and their contrast. Great perch.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on February 23, 2012 at 10:08 PM

I like that smooth background, and the nice colors in this! Great yellows on the Finch, and the perch works really well.
Jaymes

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 24, 2012 at 8:08 AM

I like the pose and the little head turn. Perch is excellent.

Ray

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 24, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Superb in very way Angela!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 24, 2012 at 7:50 PM

Lovely setup Angela, good luck with the Snowys this weekend.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on February 25, 2012 at 6:01 PM

Excellent bird, excellent composition. TFS

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 25, 2012 at 11:23 PM

Lovely composition, color palette and techs. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 28, 2012 at 1:33 PM

Wonderful pose and perch with some excellent feather detail on the larger version, I really like your high IQ that you constantly get on your images, way to go.

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 1, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Beautiful image Angela.
May

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