Goldfinch

KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
edited January 2, 2009 in Wildlife
Backyard shot taken from a blind

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Adjustments made from suggestions by Emily, Harry, and RaptorCaptor:

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(P.S. it's about a 50% crop for both pics above, and you may notice a slightly different head position which I hope looks better.)

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Wow. I love how sharp and clear this little baby is. And that tangerine bokeh is gorgeous. iloveyou.gifiloveyou.gifclap.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Incredible detail with nice color and light.
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  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Very Beautiful!
    Angela
  • GreensquaredGreensquared Registered Users Posts: 2,115 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Ooo...I really like this! Such nice detail and the expression is fantastic. Personally, I'd crop off a good bit of the dead space on the left, making the shot just on the vertical side. That totally draws me into the scene and keeps me there.
    Emily
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  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2009
    Greensquared wrote:
    Ooo...I really like this! Such nice detail and the expression is fantastic. Personally, I'd crop off a good bit of the dead space on the left, making the shot just on the vertical side. That totally draws me into the scene and keeps me there.

    Thanks Emily :) I've been going back and forth on vertical or horizontal orientation on this one. Plus cropping a bit more all around to cut down the dead space. Still haven't decided the final configuration :)
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Greensquared wrote:
    Ooo...I really like this! Such nice detail and the expression is fantastic. Personally, I'd crop off a good bit of the dead space on the left, making the shot just on the vertical side. That totally draws me into the scene and keeps me there.

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    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Great capture Kurt! love the colors. clap.gif I would Keep the dead space on the left, and crop about 1/8th from the bottom! just my 2cents.
    Glenn

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  • SciurusNigerSciurusNiger Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Great catch!!! The bokeh is, indeed, terrific!

    If it were me, I'd just move the whole crop up a bit to give equal space at top and left.
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    SciurusNiger wrote:
    Great catch!!! The bokeh is, indeed, terrific!

    If it were me, I'd just move the whole crop up a bit to give equal space at top and left.

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    Linda

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  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2009
    Tried the vertical crop on a second image from the shoot, with what I hope is a better head position too. I put it in the original post under the previous pic.
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