Pine Siskin

Image Critiques Avian Critiques
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Another one from November of 2010. It looks as if we had a light snow that had almost disappeared by evening when this image was taken (at our latitude 4:30 is pretty late by November 23rd). There’s not sign I processed this and I’m not sure why because I do like it.

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What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything. Not much done to this one other than cropping and brightening the bird a bit.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Does this composition work? I’d have liked to get the bird just a tad closer to the right edge, but I didn’t want to hit that snow patch with the edge of the frame.

Pertinent technical details or techniques:

Canon 7D, 500 mm f/4 ISL + 1.4 TC, probably on a tripod with gimbal head for this one, f/8, 1/500, iso 400, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4182x2796 before export. Taken at 4:33 pm on November 23rd, 2010.

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2

Hi Dennis, very nice capture - good sharpness and pose on the bird, nice environment with all the greenery, and the snow adds a point of interest too. Well done.

3

Good detail in the siskin and nice lighting. The background of the fir needles and snow makes this shot for me. Well done.

4

Lovely wintery feel to this image. A nice evergreen with a bit of snow and a puffed up bird trying to stay warm. Well done on the exposure.

5

The setting here is unbeatable. Bird looks good, and the light is fantastic. The snows tells such a great story.