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Lesser Redpoll + re-post

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Posted by Ron McCombe on June 13, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Lesser Redpoll + re-post
I came across this little bird near Longformacus in the Scottish Borders. It landed in the tree just across from were I was sitting.

I like the colours of the background the tree top and the bird

Canon 7D, 500mm f4 lens, F4, 1/2500sec, ISO 320
Posted by Craig Jones on June 13, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Love the tree and the small in the frame composition, I would crop the RHS, taking away some of this space,leaving more space on the LHS,making a lovely portrait,nice light also Ron :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Peter Woods on June 13, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Ron,
This is a lovely image but maybe to centralised in the frame..

The colours in this are superb :smile:
Posted by Dale Sutton on June 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM
That a lovely little shot.

Dale
Posted by PhilH on June 13, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Lose the right and perhaps some from the top and you have a great image, I can see where you are coming from with the comp but I don't think it is quite working here....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ron McCombe on June 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Thanks all for the comments

I have re-posted the picture after altering it

Many thanks

Ron
Posted by Peter Woods on June 13, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Ron, The repost works for me, well done :smile:
Posted by Paul King on June 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM
Yep! re-post does it for me to.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on June 14, 2010 at 3:36 AM
Yep, that's the one Ron! :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on June 14, 2010 at 6:27 AM
:wink: :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Mclean on June 14, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Nice image Ron.Personally I'd have cropped some off the right and bottom and left the top like David L wrote.Re-sizing police still haven't caught you yet then. :biggrin:

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on June 14, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Composition is a very personal thing Ron and for me I would have definitely kept the top of the tree and probably tried a narrow vertical crop just taking some off both sides. Despite the light seeming to be quite harsh it has given some wonderful modelling to the tree branches and the bird has very graciously turned its head sufficiently to get the eye lit. Lovely image.