Pine Siskin

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Some years I don’t see any Pine Siskins, but this year they’re in abundance. I liked this for the somewhat dynamic pose.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/400 at f10; ISO 160

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Excellent detail, Allen - love the pose, BG, eye, and that the stick is off-level. The framing is cool, too. Fine work!

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Nice job, Allen. That blue looks pretty deep for a northwest sky. Other than that, I love it.

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Hi Dennis, It was one of those very clear winter days and the sky was a very deep blue. I didn’t do anything in post to intentionally boost the blue.

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It is a dynamic pose and I really like the back view. Feathers are such amazing things and showing all that neat organization and patterning is a treat. I’ve noticed the same thing with these and other birds, mostly Redpolls, that they seem to vanish some years and descend in a hoard in others. I also agree about winter skies - sometimes the blue is intense, not maybe as much as an October sky, but close. Not always our first choice for bird backgrounds, but this one works well.

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HI Allen
The Pine Siskin has very good feather detail and eye contact. The Blue sky is helped by the dark framing of the photograph.
Peter

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I’ll join in here to say how much I like this portrait. I like the trick with the black border. Very appealing, overall. Well done, I say.

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