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Pine Siskin

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2017177 views9 comments
I finally got back out to the blind today and actually had some sun peeking in and out this morning.  Judging by the looks inside the blind, I'm going to need to do some roofing repair if we get a bit of a dry spell.  There weren't a lot of Siskins around today, but they're in beautiful plumage and tend to stay put longer than Chickadees, so I got some fairly nice poses.  This is one of my favorites from the session.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 451 mm, Jobu Gimbal mounted to blind window, f/9, 1/320, iso 1600 aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV.  Processed in LR & PS CC.  Cropped a bit from the top and right to 17.6 MP before resizing.  Taken at 9:39 this morning, probably under fairly cloudy skies, judging by my settings. 

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 6, 2017 at 6:12 PM
The large version is a must see. Great detail. Great background. Well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM
Excellent deatil and wonderful color overall. Very nice!
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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 6, 2017 at 8:02 PM
This does have some nice tonal qualities.  The background goes quite well with the bird.  Nice pose and composition.  The perch works well.  Good job on the detail.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 6, 2017 at 9:08 PM
Nice pose, Dennis, and good detail. If it were mine I'd allow a hair more room at bottom to avoid the cropped off portion of the perch.
Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 7, 2017 at 1:39 AM
I like the pose and the detail looks great.  Sweat background.  Looks as if you had nice light rather than cloudy skies, so good job on the techs.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 7, 2017 at 4:14 AM
A very attractive portrait you created here Dennis! A perfect pose, sharp details and a complimentary background. 

It seems like the siskins showed up early this year, I was seeing them in early September at my feeders.

Simply A Beauty laugh
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 7, 2017 at 10:05 PM
Nice image as posted of this Siskin Dennis. No nits from me, nice work!
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Comment posted by David Bogener on November 8, 2017 at 12:08 PM
Very nice image.  Good head turn and eye contact.  Clean, complimentary background and excellent detail.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 15, 2017 at 10:28 PM
Very nice clean image Dennis. The complimentary color in the BG gives this a very warm feeling. Nice work.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments