House Finch in Live Oak + RP

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And with some pruning and a crop from the top:

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House Finches are common here all year but I’ve been seeing more at the feeders lately, probably because I started putting out black sunflower seed. This young oak is near one of the feeders and a favorite perch, but it’s not common to get a clear shot through the tangled branches.

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All comments welcome! I’n not delighted with the OOF branch growing out of the head. A slight crop from the top might mitigate it a little… but enough? Not difficult to just remove it.

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Slight shadow-highlight adjustments in LR, and a crop to about 30% of the original frame. Very minor edge cleanup in PS.

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A little housekeeping of house finch (cloning out head branch, that bit along right edge and pale spots on leaf to left) and you have an excellent image, Diane. Beautiful, rich red.

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Holey moley Diane! This is wonderful. Drop dead gorgeous colours with a very simple palette. The overshoulder pose is one of my favourites.

I would consider a light gardening job to promote the image to nitless!!.

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Thanks, @Mike_Friel and @glennie! I did get a bit lazy on this one. A redo is posted above, and the pruning made a crop from the top look good. Thanks for the nudge!

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Now it’s a Wow holey moley. Doesn’t get much better for my eyes Diane!

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Wow, that is some shot made better by the disappearing branches. Great breeding colors and the detail is fantastic as always. Great contrasting colors really pull it together. Very natural and engaging.

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A beautiful image of this lovely bird, Diane, especially with the hat removed.

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Sweet back image of this beauty! The edit is an improvement.
Nice detail, bright eye, great pose and leaves.

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Your edit improved an already great image of the finch. Good pose and detail and I like the contrasting colors and the clean background.

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Thanks, @glennie, @Kris_Smith, @Dennis_Plank, @SandyR-B and @Allen_Brooks! I’m always reluctant to “improve” an image too drastically but I agree that the changes had a good result. These are such common birds here that I don’t get as excited about them as I do about rarer ones.

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I am guilty of overlooking the beauty of the “common” birds. Time to show off their beauty, me thinks.

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Hi Diane
Love the framing coloring and head turn, I would go with number 2. The first post looks a little tight.
Peter

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Really like the rework! Great detail on the finch and I love the perch!

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Thanks, @Peter_Morrissey and @christinedorresteinphotography! These guys are very reliable lately. I may get more.

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