Posted by Kim Connolly on February 5, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Taken through glass
50d+100-400mmISL
ISO 400
1/250"
F 5.6
A Priority
Evaluative
EV -0.33
Posted by Magnus Hird on February 5, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Very pretty Kim, like the pose, catchlight and sharpness spot on. The reds are great. The goldfinches you have seem to be paler than the ones up here - funny how they vary. Only nit would be the bit of seed on its beak, but a minor one
Posted by Matt Cole on February 5, 2009 at 2:38 PM
I've been trying the old nyger seed on a teasel trick but for some reason it won't work this year, not even in the cold weather. This is very nice Kim, a slight shame about the object in the background but I like the pose. It seems to have a very large beak.
Matt
Posted by Barry Southon on February 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Kim
Well captured very nice detail.
Barry
Posted by Brett Lewis on February 5, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Nicely captured Kim with some great detail on the bird, however, I don't know if it sits right with me for the following reasons..
Firstly the nyjer all over the seed head and on the birds beak(as mentioned), a tad large in the frame and I find the OOF objects on the RHS a little distracting. It might suit a more 'portrait' crop and I might be tempted to place a nyjer seed feeder nearby and use the teasel head as a perch rather than the feeder itself.. I hope you have the opportunity to do some more as I think you will nail this subject for sure..
Posted by Lea Roberts on February 5, 2009 at 3:41 PM
nice shot but im gonna echo what Brett says well done though.
lea
Posted by John Robinson on February 5, 2009 at 4:11 PM
Well done Kim
Just a little large in the frame for me and I would drop the gamma to about 80
Brett This was taken through my room window and in fact the feeder was to the side as you suggested The redpoll s and goldies are such messy feeders though they sling the food every where .
Ishould have charged you more !!!
Cheers
John
Posted by Brett Lewis on February 5, 2009 at 4:24 PM
LOL! That's quite funny..! Maybe they need to be rationed so they're not so wasteful
Cheer,
Brett
Posted by John Robinson on February 5, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Brett
Sorry - meant should have charged Kim more !!
John
First thoughts were that it should have been a vertical, and what were you photographing ??
A Teasel head with a Goldfinch on it, or a Goldfinch on a Teasel, as to my eye both are equally dominant in the image.
When I looked closer, the thought came to me, that your viewpoint could be improved i.e. more to the right as viewed, . in order to remove the OOF Goldfinch in the background. I would either remove the other perch or tie it back that the other Goldfinch was using.
Obviously the Niger seeds are a problem, but different positioning of the feeder, I assume that is what you are using, would solve this.
The detail, exposure etc. are all top notch, and I think you have an excellent foundation to work from here.
Keep at it, look forward to some more.
Posted by John Robinson on February 6, 2009 at 10:44 AM
I,ll answer for Kim
She was using my room window on a pre set tripod which is difficult to move. The set up was not geared for the teasel head but for a woodpecker stump and the goldfinch came along as an opportunist shot .The bird in the back is one of those that flies past un announced.
Cloneing is not an option at this stage.
JohnR
Discussion
12 replies50d+100-400mmISL
ISO 400
1/250"
F 5.6
A Priority
Evaluative
EV -0.33
Matt
Well captured very nice detail.
Barry
Firstly the nyjer all over the seed head and on the birds beak(as mentioned), a tad large in the frame and I find the OOF objects on the RHS a little distracting. It might suit a more 'portrait' crop and I might be tempted to place a nyjer seed feeder nearby and use the teasel head as a perch rather than the feeder itself.. I hope you have the opportunity to do some more as I think you will nail this subject for sure..
lea
Just a little large in the frame for me and I would drop the gamma to about 80
Brett This was taken through my room window and in fact the feeder was to the side as you suggested The redpoll s and goldies are such messy feeders though they sling the food every where .
Ishould have charged you more !!!
Cheers
John
Cheer,
Brett
Sorry - meant should have charged Kim more !!
John
First thoughts were that it should have been a vertical, and what were you photographing ??
A Teasel head with a Goldfinch on it, or a Goldfinch on a Teasel, as to my eye both are equally dominant in the image.
When I looked closer, the thought came to me, that your viewpoint could be improved i.e. more to the right as viewed, . in order to remove the OOF Goldfinch in the background. I would either remove the other perch or tie it back that the other Goldfinch was using.
Obviously the Niger seeds are a problem, but different positioning of the feeder, I assume that is what you are using, would solve this.
The detail, exposure etc. are all top notch, and I think you have an excellent foundation to work from here.
Keep at it, look forward to some more.
She was using my room window on a pre set tripod which is difficult to move. The set up was not geared for the teasel head but for a woodpecker stump and the goldfinch came along as an opportunist shot .The bird in the back is one of those that flies past un announced.
Cloneing is not an option at this stage.
JohnR