Juvenile Goldfinch

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 201290 views11 comments

The adults mostly left some time ago, but we have a good flock of juveniles hanging around the yard. They're quite nondescript and blend amazingly well with yellowing leaves. We have a birch that they like and I can sit under it listening to their chatter and it will still take 10 minutes to start picking them out of the foliage. If something spooks them 50 might pop out where I'd seen 5 or 10.

1DIV, 500 mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f8, 1/640, iso 400, Av mode with no compensation. Cropped to 6 MP. Taken September 30th at 8:23 am. This one was shot in an apple tree where they forage for leaf parasites.

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 5, 2012 at 10:55 PM

Cute little fellow in a nice pose and I love the BG.
Well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 6, 2012 at 7:29 AM

You've done a nice job catching this one mostly in the clear Dennis. I especially like the setting and background colors.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 6, 2012 at 7:34 AM

The early morning light looks great Dennis, nice blend of complimentary colors throughout..
Very good details, well composed also.
Have a great weekend!

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Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 6, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Having given this image the once over, I feel that it works nicely as presented. Lighting seems to be quite nice and the bird is sharp with good detail. Nice pose and surroundings, a winner for me Dennis!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 6, 2012 at 5:42 PM

The goldfinch around our area never stay still, I wish the head area was just a little sharper. The smooth background really adds to the image , wonderful colors and composition really make this pop.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 6, 2012 at 9:36 PM

Very nice light, cool pose, and a beautiful background Dennis.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 7, 2012 at 10:24 AM

Lovely lighting and a nice setting here Dennis

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 7, 2012 at 11:05 AM

Great light, setting, pose, and comp. This image just feels like fall! Sharon

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on October 8, 2012 at 7:36 AM

Dennis, lovely detail & color. I'm wondering about cropping a bit from the bottom (perhaps the OOF area) to give a square format. Tremendous background.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 8, 2012 at 2:04 PM

Love image Dennis. I like the inclusion of the foliage.
May

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 11, 2012 at 2:55 AM

Beautiful colors popping off every inch of this image. I like the pose and the light.

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