Newly-minted House Finch

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This little guy or gal flew in with Papa, gave me this pose then one with both of them (but not interacting) then they both left.

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All comments welcome! The crop is tight on the right to eliminate a side branch that had been cut off. It wasn’t awful but didn’t look very natural.

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Early morning shade. Minor tweaks to Shadows and Highlights in LR. Into PS for denoise and very minor cloning on the perch. A little soft-edged dodging and burning. Cropped to 24% of the original pixels. (I was zoomed wide and didn’t dare take time to change it.)

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I love the twin tufts, Diane! Another lovely perch, though I’d be tempted to clean up the bird doo to the left of the bird.

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Hi Diane, I love the tufts too and the complimentary colors as well. He/she perched on just the right spot. Nice details - that 2x really works well.

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Thanks, @Dennis_Plank and @Allen_Sparks! I should clean the perch. (I’ll take a sponge down there tomorrow…) I love the 2X but have actually been using the 1.4X more from the new blind, as the 2X crowds the bigger birds. I could move the blind back a little but I’m liking the relative distance from me to the birds to the BG tree. If I move back the tree is not quite as pleasingly soft. Other than that, I’ve never seen any difference in IQ with the 1.4X vs the 2X, and the lens is almost always wide open.

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Diane: what’s not to like about a beautiful fledgeling on a diagonal perch. I really like the soft tonality of the bird and the background. This photo deserves a print.

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Thanks, @Richard_Sandor – I didn’t see this little guy today – hope he pops in again before he grows up!

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This is just precious Diane. I can just see the mischief written all over this new tweenager.

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Sweet image of this little one!
The tufts and attitude are just great!

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Thanks, @Ed_Williams and @SandyR-B! I wonder how long the tufts last after they leave the nest. This one looks pretty new. Haven’t seen it again.

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Those little tufts are adorable. The background and overall color are great, and the subject is nice and sharp. Really nice capture.

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Thanks, @debbie_campbell! It has been a good year for juveniles!