# Lesser Goldfinch

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [August 27, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935 "2025-08-27T17:21:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935/1 "2025-08-27T17:21:02Z")

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![GOLDFINCH.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/9/4923828499c382a98094d918e178e44798303c6c.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I caught this pose near our backyard feeder in some early morning light.

### Specific Feedback

Cropping? Exposure?

### Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/1000th, f 9.0, 1080mm, ISO 1250, cropped to 1588 x 1878.

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**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935/2 "2025-08-27T23:00:29Z")

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Very cute, but somewhat awkward looking pose. It’s hard for a bird to look ungraceful, but this one manages it. Funny. I think the exposure looks fine - the yellow doesn’t look to hot. It’s a tiny bit noisy, but I think that’s ok considering it’s an onlien image. The bg is nicely blurred and sets off this silly creature nicely.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 1:52am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935/3 "2025-08-28T01:52:25Z")

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Interesting pose, Dave. I’m not sure what software you’re using, but the brightest part of the breast could come down just a bit. If you use LR, the local adjustment brush dabbed over that area with a slight reduction of highlights should do it.

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/lesser-goldfinch/47935/4 "2025-08-28T17:15:51Z")

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Some of the yellows are fairly hot, but can be tamed down easily. The head is slightly soft especially in front of the eye and top of the head. A little extra sharpening should help. BG is very nice and it is an interesting pose…….Jim