Goldfinch + Repost

Canon 1D Mark III Iso 400, 400mm f5.6 Hand held
My first reasonable shot of a goldfich.

A very nice shot Bronia but I think I might remove the upper branches and crop/clone on the right to remove some of the twigs. Nice detail though.

A lovely shot Maggie, nice detail; I agree with Maggie about the upper branches, would clone out if possible.

Congrats Bronia, fine job.
I was not as lucky as you in gold finches yet.

Bertl

Lovely shot of this colorful bird!
I would like to suggest a horizontal or even square crop for this one thus eliminating the upper branches.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Charming and nice composition.

Very nice shot but definitely in need of a crop (my suggestion would be take a good bit off the top and also a bit from the bottom).
Robert

Repost
Recroped hope this looks better, thanks all for help
Bronia

Both are nice shots, but I favour the first which gives a better impression of the bird's habitat, whilst still being well composed, and with the branches framing the bird nicely.

Like em both Bronia

Don't lose any more off this. I like both versions and I like to see my wildlife in the wild.
Eric

I like them both too.

David

Second one for me. There's still a good feeling of habitat there but it has less distractions and plenty of space to look into

Hi Bronia, great capture and I prefer the second picture.

Love the repost,looks great,wonderful detail and colours

Hello Bronia.

Like both images but find the second one stronger.