# Pine Siskin

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [May 28, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733 "2019-05-28T22:44:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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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:** [May 28, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733/1 "2019-05-28T22:44:34Z")

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Another from the blind yesterday. The light was pretty spotty in my larger ground pond and I’d put a decorative old stump in as a perch. This Siskin came down it to get a drink and I liked the strong contrast in the lighting.

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### What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything. There was a fair amount of spot cleanup done on this one, so if you see any anomalies, please let me know.

### What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Does all that dark area work?

### Pertinent technical details or techniques:

(If backgrounds have been removed, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn)  
7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 484 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/8, 1/1000, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 16 MP. Taken yesterday at 8:36 am.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733/2 "2019-05-29T13:01:12Z")

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Hi Dennis,  
I really like your set up and the results here. The stump looks great - really natural setting and the light isolating the bird is terrific. Nice exposure and I like the view of the split end of the tail. A bird I rarely see in Tennessee. Well done!

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733/3 "2019-05-30T16:40:52Z")

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Really nice diagonal bird in the spotlight. Beautifully framed by the dark background on the right and the warm colors on the left. Superb detail and an excellent pose.

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**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:** [June 1, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733/4 "2019-06-01T00:05:02Z")

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I like the composition with the bird spotlighted and the darker areas. Very nice detail. Do you feel that f8 is the sweet spot on this lens?

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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:** [June 1, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/pine-siskin/6733/5 "2019-06-01T01:37:04Z")

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Feels like f/8 works well for most bird shots to me, Allen. 7.1 works well too, but I tend to like just a tad more depth of field than I get with that, so 8 is my default.