Pine Siskin

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 2012120 views7 comments

Several siskin were coming off the pines to eat the salt melt off the dirt roads through the bog. This guy was just about to join the rest on the road below.

Captured from my SUV at Victory Bog, Victory Basin Wildlife Manage Area, VT

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14 E II
1/640s @ f/6.7
ISO 800
-2/3 EV
App Priority
Matrix Metered

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 19, 2012 at 4:58 PM

An appropriate setting and overall a pleasing image.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 19, 2012 at 7:35 PM

A very pleasing image indeed Chuck. I like the setting a lot.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 19, 2012 at 7:54 PM

A very nice image, Chuck. Nice subtle lighting and a very natural feel to this. Great job.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 19, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Charles, great natural setting and nice light. We seem to have had a kind of eruption year for Siskins this year, last year almost none this year everywhere.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 20, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Sharp focus on the siskin, like this setting with the portion of blue behind the bird Charles.
I especially like the overall look of the environment here

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 20, 2012 at 5:27 PM

Good sharp bird together with sharp tree in front and with nice DOF. I like Overal composition. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 21, 2012 at 8:31 AM

I really like the setting here, Chuck, and you got a nice curious-looking pose, too.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments