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Gallery: AvianPosted July 26, 201486 views5 comments

The young American Goldfinches are popping out by the dozen right now and our yard is full of their "feed-me" cries. I love the varied and rich coloration of the fledglings of this species as much or more than that of the adults.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 2.0TC, Jobu gimbal on RRS legs, f9, 1/640, iso 640, -1/3 stop compensation, pattern metering, aperture priority. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 7.5MP of the original 16. Taken today at 7:19 am with filtered sun and a foggy bg.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 27, 2014 at 2:58 AM

Lovely framing, perch and detail Dennis

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 27, 2014 at 2:48 PM

All the Lesser's are out here, clearing out the feeders almost daily.
Nice pose you caught and perfect DOF.
IMO, Seems a little too much, dead space at the left, but a personal choice.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on July 27, 2014 at 3:34 PM

Dennis,
It is a very sweet image. Agree with Sandy regarding the space on the left, but can see that you gave us room where he is looking.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 27, 2014 at 9:09 PM

I like the placement in the frame Dennis and think the negative space works nicely IMO. I also like the downturned head...it gives a nice feel. Good work.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 28, 2014 at 6:23 PM

The neutral gray BG works well Dennis.
Nice sharp detail, great pose & comp!

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