# Pine Siskin **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 22, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803 "2021-03-22T20:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/1 "2021-03-22T20:25:31Z")
![Pine Siskin](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/a/1a62ae4cae2fe25a2c35a7d60acf0fe9d0cefa7c.jpeg) I expect the Siskins and the Purple Finches to depart back northward at almost any time, so here’s one more Siskin photo before they say, “Au revoir”. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 60D, Canon 70-300mm IS USM zoom, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec., ISO 800, Hand Held. Processed in ACR and PSE 2020 for exposure and sharpness. Topaz De-noise applied. ###### ---
**Author:** ![Vanessa\_Hill](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/vanessa_hill/32/32524_2.png) [@Vanessa\_Hill](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Vanessa_Hill)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/2 "2021-03-22T21:10:43Z")
A very beautiful, contemplative look! I really like the bokeh going on in the bg! Nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/3 "2021-03-22T22:49:27Z")
I had the same thought as Vanessa: a contemplative look. Maybe thinking about his trip north and not looking forward to it. Nice look at the bird and nice background. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/4 "2021-03-22T23:23:06Z")
Thanks, @Vanessa_Hill and @Allen_Brooks. Hey, Allen, he should consider himself lucky. At least his trip is overland. He doesn’t have to do some crazy thing like fly over the Gulf of Mexico! ---
**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:** [March 23, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/5 "2021-03-23T00:31:59Z")
Nice perches and a nice pose from the Siskin, Terry. Detail in the bird looks very good. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/6 "2021-03-23T00:59:23Z")
Thanks, Dennis. The perches, etc. are really paying off. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/7 "2021-03-24T13:04:51Z")
As others said, that background is excellent. I enjoy tilting my screen just to darken the BG and bring out its colours. Oh yes, and the bird’s good too! ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/8 "2021-03-24T15:37:10Z")
Terry, the Siskin looks very good. The hints of magenta in the background are a nice early spring indicator. Yes, it does look very contemplative. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/20803/9 "2021-03-24T16:04:54Z")
Thanks, Mark. Though I consider myself a documentary style wildlife photographer, it’s nice to capture an image that’s at least somewhat artistic, now and then.