Goldfinches have an amazing array of plumage coloration and this youngster has to be one of the most beautiful I’ve ever encountered.
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Anything. I had it pretty low int he frame originally, so I used content-aware crop to add some canvas to the bottom while trimming left, right and top.
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Is this a composite? No.
Sony A1, FE200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, tripod with Gimbal head, f/9, 1/200, iso 1250, fill flash at -2 EV, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Minimal processing: Just the crop in PS and slight enhancement of the face with the local adjustment brush in LR. Cropped to 6464x4592. Taken yesterday at 12:41 PM under overcast skies.
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A beauty for sure. You do something I do as well with my wildlife photos - pay special attention to faces and eyes with exposure. This one looks spot on. Such a pointy little beak. Adding canvas to the bottom was a good idea, it balances the composition and that background is just too good to waste.