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Acrobatic Finch


Acrobatic Finch
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Copyright: cecilia lazzaro (cecilia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 6 N: 1224] (4630)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-08
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-08 21:17
Viewed: 1325
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 100
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)


Identification Tips:

Length: 4.25 inches
Small, seed-eating bird
Short, conical bill
Short, forked tail

Male alternate:

Plumage held in Spring and Summer
Black forehead
Yellow head, back, breast and belly
Black wings and tail
White wing bars and tertial edges
White rump and undertail coverts
Pale bill and legs

Female alternate:

Greenish upperparts
Yellow underparts
Pale bill and legs

Basic:

Plumage held in Fall and Winter
Yellow face
Brownish-olive upperparts
Whitish underparts
Blackish wings with pale wing bars

Smilar species:

The male American Goldfinch in alternate plumage is quite distinctive. Female Lesser Goldfinch is similar to female and immature American Goldfinch but is greener above and has a white patch in the wing.

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  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 717 W: 38 N: 1560] (5019)
  • [2007-11-08 21:31]

Hi cecilia, what a great shot the pastel colours in the background really set off the goldfinch in the foreground, excellent colours and very well framed, very nice work congrats, Rick :)

Bonjour Cecila,

Cette photo est magnifique!
Rien à dire sur la composition,la qualité du cliché ou la mise en image.
Merci,c'est vraiment un travail superbe!
Servane

great pic, grewat composition, TFS Ori

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2007-11-08 22:44]

what an awesome shot od this pretty little acrobat! :-) perfectly sharp with wonderful
tender colors and an amazing pose.superb job & best wishes, thor.

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  • takos1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 264 W: 25 N: 206] (2599)
  • [2007-11-08 23:52]

Ciao Cecilia,
bellissima foto, ottimi i dettagli e la composizione, complimenti!!

Grazie.
Franco

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2007-11-09 0:40]

Hello Cecilia,
Wonderful capture in beautiful pastel colours.
I like the pose of the bird that is sharply in focus. Great details and fine colours in this excellent composition.
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hi Cecilia

This is a magnificent shot. Love the pose. Awesome quality work. :-)

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2267 W: 10 N: 2646] (15625)
  • [2007-11-09 1:07]

Hola Cecilia,
buena captura,
acrobático momento...
detalles magníficos del finch.
saludos

hi cecilia!
beautiful pic on the finch with
good sharpness and fine composition
nice background to!
good work!

Cecilia,
I thought: this has to be Cecilia's work:-)
Well composed .
Do like the soft tones and the nice presentation.
Well done
TFS
Annick

Hello Cecilia,

I agree with Rick, nicely balanced and great attention paid to detail,
congrats,

fototab

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3591 W: 143 N: 5691] (18607)
  • [2007-11-09 6:18]

Hi Cecilia.
You have shared next great bird picture. I am surprised exposure time 1/30 sec and so sharp and perfectly timed shot. Bravo. Composition and pictured scene are superb. I love impressive delicate colours and soft lighting. My congratulations and I'll be back for comment your previous outstanding shots step by step.
Alexei.

Hello Cecilia,
Another excellent composition with a awesome pose of Goldfinch!
perfect DOF with good sharpness, vivid colour and so much details
very well done and well framed indeed
all the best
Tony

Hi Celia,
You captured a wonderful pose here and composed this beautifully
Awesome soft BG colors
Fine details and color
Nicely framed also
Well done
Richard

Superbe pose de l'oiseau. Une très belle photo.
Amicalement
JJ

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2173 W: 220 N: 4384] (14904)
  • [2007-11-09 11:23]

Hi Cecilia

Indeed a very unusual pose from this lovely goldfinch, very well captured here by you.
Needless to say, timing here is probably the essential element that makes this picture special. Your quick reaction in catching this pose is remarkable.
That aside, the usual impeccable clarity and spot-on exposure definitely apply here, too. Very beautiful colors and a charming uniform BG also add to the beauty of the shot.
I can't help wonderring how would a vertical compo look like here, with more roon downwards, in the direction teh goldfinch is lookin... :)
Anyway, it's a wonderful job!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Hi Cecilia,

SUPERB shot
Excellent compo with perfect sharpness and a lovely pose
Beautiful POV, DOF and BG

TFS Thijs

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2007-11-09 12:04]

Hello Cecilia,
Fantastic colours in this photo. Great pose of the bird and very good sharpness and BG. Personally, the frame is too big for me. It would be perfect when there was more space on the bottom of the photo. But superb photo!
Regards,
Peter

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2007-11-09 13:37]

Hello Cecilia

What a great picture!
Magnificent sharpness and exposure!
Great composition and POV
Regards, Dejan

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-11-09 13:41]

Fabulous pose!
I love the composition here and the pose really is delightful
TFs
silke

Hello Cecilia
great pose for this goldfinch
excellent colors and details
very well composition

cheers sERGIO

Magnifique Pov, quelle belle composition les détails sont superbes et le BG met le tout en valeur, très réussi.
Bravo
Marie

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
  • [2007-11-09 15:15]

Hello Cecilia

That's a great picture!
Great sharpness and exposure!
Great composition and POV
Regards, Ena

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-09 20:37]

Hello Cecilia

This looks like a painting.The composition is terrific!
The POV and DOF are excellent.The lighting is wonderfully utilized.
The colours are exceptional.
Great job.TFS

Rob

bonjour cecilia
j'aime beaucoup la presentation de l'oiseau dans cette position,il est net et le BG est bien fait mais je trouve qu'il manque un peu d'espace en bas de la photo.
laurent

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-11-10 3:07]

Hi Cecilia,
Just appreciating this wonderful shot from you. I am on a tour and internet connection comes at a premium here, hence doing a short job. Sorry.
Regards.
Sumon

Great timing snapping this photograph! Reddish browns in background and tree stump give her plumage a nice contrast and a sense of the season. I like how she (he?) and her perch are perfectly in focus. Well done!
Penny

Hi Cecilia,
that's so lovely, what a nice pose, I guess there was something very attractive - he is looking so interested, very nice, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2007-11-11 7:26]

Hello Cecilia, in that position we can see every features of that Finch ! Well done, it's really beautiful, I like your background colors too. Thanks for sharing this winner !

Mario

hello Cecilia

beautiful image with wonderful nice background
beautiful colors of the bird and excellent details
of the bird and the tree branch, i like the pov
of the image but maybe you shoul'd leave a little more space
in the bottom of the image, TFS

Asbed

Hi Cecilia,
Excellent this unmmon pose got on the bird!
I like the creativity shown in the display of this bird and the composition made with the trunk.
DOF works pretty well to blur so nicely the background.
Congratulations and thanks to post it.
My best regards,
JM

Absolutely brilliant in every aspect, detail, exposure and composition!

Greg

hello ciclia,
beautiful shot, perfect timing to capture, liked the pov and the composition, the light oof bg looks great here, soft colours, the framing suits the shot well,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Cecilia,
Wonderful picture. Beautiful pose and perfect composition. Well illuminated image. POV and DOF are great.
JC

Original PoV y gran DoF.
Bellos colores muy bien saturados.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

Hi Cecilia.
Wonderful image with perfect BG, exposure, colour, sharpness and detail.

Kathleen

Wouaw Cecilia,
splendid shot with an wonderfull pose of this goldfinch, perfect focus and very nice natural colors, lovely background ...( natural ...?)
great shot,
cheer and thanks for sharing,
Pat

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 63 N: 4227] (13822)
  • [2007-11-18 23:31]

Hi Cecilia,
I liked the pose you captured. Soft lighting and color tones are very nice. Composition is very elegant and background looks really good. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1740 W: 95 N: 2273] (8411)
  • [2007-11-19 15:02]

Hi Cecilia,
Very smart composition and a really original pose. A nice portrait!
TFS, José M.

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  • bobair Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 398 W: 118 N: 1438] (5184)
  • [2007-11-19 17:59]

Hi Cecila,
what a nice point of view you have in this shot.The details are lovely as are the colour and focus.The muted light works well in this shot.Thank you for sharing. Bob

Hi Cecilia,
tack sharp, very elegantly composed high precision image.
With artisticically managed blissfully subtle colours that look very noble. A refreshingly lively document of nature that at the same time looks like a timeless painting on finest china porcelain. Thank you!
Happy New Year!
Peter

Hello Cecilia,
Thanks a lot for your greetings by way of your critique on my new picture.

I too wish you and your family a peaceful, fulfilling and enjoyable 2008!

Ram

HAPPY NEW YEAR Cecilia!
A fine shot of the goldfinch, the pose you've captured is grand :)
Howard

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2008-01-01 6:40]

Hello Cecilia,
Many thanks for your new year wishes!
I wish both you and Greg a happy, healthy and successful 2008!
Great portrait of an American Goldfinch in a pose and POV in the style of an Audubon painting.
Ivan

Hi Cecilia
Very nice shot, and happy new year for you and family.
Cheers.
Jorge

Cecilia,
I LOVE BIRDS.
This is a GREAT capture.
Excellent clarity.
Very well focused.
Mario from COLD COLD Calgary.

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-01-01 20:02]

Hello Cecilia, Beautiful pose captured masterfully by your excellent camera work, thanks and Happy New Year.
Rick

Hi Cecilia,
This is excllent. Soft light and perfect colors. I really like the clean backround and the grain of the wood. A beauty! Hope you and your family have a great new year!
Scott

What a wonderful and unusual pose that you captured Cecilia! I love those pastel tones of colors, excellent details, composition and exposure. This is beautiful! Have a great New Year! TFS,
Claudine

Bonjour Cecilia
Félicitation! Elle est superbe cette photo les couleurs ,les détailset la présentation ainsi que le BG tout est réussi.
Bravo et merci pour le partage....JP

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