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Goldfinch

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Posted by SteveHL on April 3, 2006 at 3:32 PM
Goldfinch
Sigma SD10, Sigma 300-800 @ 800mm
ISO 200, 1/640, F5.6.
Taken at my feedeing station.
All comments greatfully recieved.
Regds
SteveHL
Posted by Antony on April 3, 2006 at 5:01 PM
Hello Steve

I quite like it. Background is nice and clean - I think I would of cropped more off the top and left of the bird. Also the whites and the beak look hot on my LCD.

Regards

Antony
Posted by Jeremy on April 3, 2006 at 6:09 PM
Whites look a touch `hot`, and would like to see a touch more DOF to render the tail sharper. Otherwise a beautiful shot.
Posted by Roy on April 3, 2006 at 7:56 PM
Hi Steve,
Agree that whites are a touch over-exposed (making the most of the sun's rare appearance, no doubt!) and, on my monitor, the red looks slightly magenta. I would take a touch off the top also.
On the plus side, the pose and angle are great with good sharpness in the eye. Personally, I think the left is OK as the bird is leaning in that way.

Cheers,
Roy