With a Song in My Heart

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With a Song in My Heart
Photo Information
Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, 1.5 Teleconverter
Exposure: f/4, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): CeltickRanger's favorite photos of singing birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-10 8:16
Viewed: 364
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Male House Finch

Five to six inches long. Bright red forehead, throat and upper breast. Brown back and wings, long brown tail. Dull white underside streaked with brown. Short broad beak.

Native in the West, originally with a broad range of habitats from forest edges, smaller wood stands, and deserts. Now inhabits mostly towns and cities. Introduced in the East (New York), and has since spread back westward throughout the U.S. and southern Canada. Hawaii too. One of the most populous birds in inner cities throughout the continent.

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Hi Jane,
You captured this bird at a very nice moment! I like this action and as usual, those great colors and deep blue sky. Details are very good in excellent composition. Thanks,
Claudine

I have seen them do this, but not heard the sound as it was in-distinctive among the hundreds of other species around....but your capture of one doing this is nice...Keep on looking up! Y Y'all New Yorker:-)
Bob

Dear Jane
Excellent shot of this Male House Finch :O)
Perfect focusing,colors and POV.Superb shot my friend.

Regards
Fartash

Hello Jane,
Very beautiful photo of this singing House Finch. Great colours and sharpness. There's a strange colour difference around the bird and branches in the BG. But a very good POV and composition.
Regards,
Peter

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2416 W: 132 N: 6653] (20877)
  • [2008-05-10 9:41]

Hello Jane,
Nice to see the Hose Finch singing his heart out and though I don't know what the song is like I can almost hear him singing when I see this shot.
I like the POV and composition with fine colours.
TFS this excellent image,
Ivan

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 288 W: 3 N: 670] (3136)
  • [2008-05-10 10:37]

lovely picture again
tfs

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-05-10 10:45]

Hi Jane . This little fellow looks happy, as i sit at the computer a Black bird is singing out side the window. You have captured good detail and colours. a nice pose with its feet hanging onto the small twig. good use of the light. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1036 W: 5 N: 2728] (9914)
  • [2008-05-10 10:58]

Hola Prima.
There is a lot of this beautiful birds around here, but one of them sing for Me and Lidia every day early in the morning close to the window of my house, he poses en the Radio antena not to far, so We can hear him very clear.
Great image cousin. beautiful red and blue sky, some times I think that a lot of people
here would like to have this beautiful and clean blue sky like the one that You and Me have in our twon.
Have a nice weekend My dear friend.
Luis52.

Hi Jane,

Beautifull capture.
Colours are interesting.
EXCELLENT.

jp

Hello Jane
What amazes me most about this picture is it really demonstrates how little these song birds weigh..he is on the tip of a twig..
That said is indeed a fine capture caught at just the right moment whilst Mr Finch echoes out his glorious song.
Paul

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 0 N: 4449] (13290)
  • [2008-05-10 15:48]
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Hi Jane

Great spring shot - lovely pose and detail . . . and that sky!!

James

Hi My dear friend Jane. Perfect capture of this mail house finch in all details. TFS. Cheers,
Bayram

Ps. Sorr for the late visiting your today capture. I have just returned to home, since I and my assistants conducted a daily herpetological trip.

Hi Jane,
Your trademark blue sky BG, and a great POV of this wonderful singin' pose..
In your sky BG I see a faint lighter area starting around the head and downward along the front of the bird, and among some of the branches.
Well done & TFS,
Howard

hello Jane

beautiful shot of this singing bird with a very fine POV
and vertical framing, lovely luminosity of the image
with always the beautiful and lovely Arizonian blue sky,
great sharpness and details, i love the catch-light at the eye
(remember the e-mail that i send you),
and you shooted the image at the best moment
when the bird is singing, TFS alot Jane

Asbed

Hello Jane,

Beautiful and a good posing bird.
great colours and pov.
Nicely done!

Gert

Hello Jane,
sorry a bit late coming in!
many thanks for sharing this beautiful Male House Finch!
As usual always in good sharpness, colour and details in the shot
well done
regards Tony

Hi Jane,
A nice capture of this beautiful house finch. Excellent composition and lovely details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Jane, elegant bird in great pose, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, have a good Sunday, ciao Silvio

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-05-11 12:04]

Lovely photo of this gorgeous House Finch!
Very, very sharp with brilliant detail.
Superb diagonal composition and POV.
Excellent lighting too.
That BG is fantastic once again :-)

Cheers Jane!

Joe

Hi Jane,

Very good capture. Your picture makes it look better than usually. Very good pose, nice colours and sharp details.

TFS

Best wishes

Pekka

Hello Jane. Another stunning delivery for TN. Excellent sharpness and strong color of the composition in vivid detail of the plumage. Stunning perch at the edge of the branch and just awesome against that spotless saturated blue sky. Very well done and thanks for sharing. Best regards. Jusni

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 505 W: 8 N: 1023] (3786)
  • [2008-05-11 22:37]

Hello Jane,
This is a very nice singing session, these birds sing so
beautifully..
Outstanding composition with great sharpness, the colors are
also very well presented.. Well done my friend

Everton

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 39 N: 654] (2053)
  • [2008-05-12 5:01]

Hi Jane
Good details in the capture of the male house finch iwht good lighting and colours.That open beak gives it such a cute expression...and Ooh i love that oh so blue sky....:)
TFS & Cheeers

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1266 W: 103 N: 4311] (19463)
  • [2008-05-13 13:42]

Hello Jane, very nice composition and a very good shot of the Finch. The picture is sharp and the exposure and colors are impressive, very well done, thanks!

Mario

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 1 N: 3939] (13258)
  • [2008-05-14 21:46]

Hello Jane,
He is definately pouring his heart out in a song, isn't there lyric like that. Anyway great image with a lovely subject caught in a great pose. Thanks my friend for sharing this one.
Rick

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