ISO 200, ss 1/160, f/5.6
American golfinch (male, nonbreeding plumage)
This week I learned that, for taking a pictures, a bird on a tiki torch is worth
2 in a bush. Much easier to make it stand out! Richmond, Virginia got a white Christmas this year. This was the morning after, when it was still snowing. I was tucked safely inside my in-laws' sunroom for this picture. (Another thing I learned--it doesn't matter how clean the glass is, sooner or later you have to go outside to try to get a decent picture. Then the birds fly away.)
On a sidenote, birds in Virginia are awesome. Just sitting in this sunroom I saw goldfinches, rufous-sided towhees, song sparrows, white-throated sparrows, a flicker, another woodpecker, a big hawk, a bluejay, tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, and cardinals galore. In the backyard. And I got a picture of every single one, but most will never be displayed ;-)
I took this with my backyard-birdalicious 55-250mm zoom lens.
Me: The small size of this picture doesn't do it justice!
Nathan: Zoom it and crop it.
Me: ::uses new photography acronym, just learned:: But all the pictures I've posted are SOOC and I want to stick with that!
5 comments:
aww, that little bird looks so sweet and cold in the picture! It looks like he's on an ice cream cone. hehe. I love the snow falling in the background also. great shot!
I am a huge fan of cropping and think of it as removing unneeded "stuff" which distacts from my subject.
Wonderful job with this photo's settings. The DOF is perfect. It is difficult to get a flitty little feathered friend and get the settings just right.
How lucky to have all the different species of birds in one place. Happy New Year!
I also love the snow falling. Good picture to capture the cold weather!
Yikes, it looks COLD! That poor little bird! I'm glad you have been able to capture some birds while you are home! I love how you captured this one!
Very pretty! I also think this would look really nice cropped.
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