Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)

[Jonathan Ashton]

I noticed some activity in a bramble patch so I decided to hag around for a while. I exposed far to right initially and then brought the exposure down. Minimal selective sharpening applied, it soon became crunchy.

Model Name : OM-1
Focal length in 35 mm film : 601.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 1000
Exposure compensation : +1.3 EV
Shutter : 1/2000 sec
Aperture : F5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Arthur Morris]

Love the nesting material. Head angle and sharpness good. As presented, IQ looks a bit sketchy. Was it a large crop?

The lower left corner was too messy for me, and the bird too centered. Thus the repost.

with love, artie

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the repost Artie, I did consider such a scenario myself but I felt the original felt "original" I am not always in favour of making things looks more perfect just for the sake of it.

[Brian Sump]

Hi Jon, cute little finch and quite a mouthful!

The pose and the overall quality of the perch are pretty nice. Thorns and blooms are very interesting.

Downsides for me are the oof parts of the perch and the shadows, as well as the blue sky. Could it also use maybe a bump of exposure?

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, is this from you morning walks, nice encounter, love the nesting material.

The end of the bramble is a bit unfortunate, but cropping or some simple manipulation address that very easily. Personally I would have kept the lighter version, helps the shadow ares too and exposes more detail. Sharpness looks good, perseverance is paying off.

Just opening things up a bit and addressing the slight red/magenta I think helps, but just my take Jon.

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

Brian, Steve, I think you are right I produced many different versions and I think on reflection the brighter ones were better. The darker version tempted me because I like the rich greens but it was a bright day from what I recall. I have a skylark - maybe that will be a little better. The red magenta you mentioned Steve, I didn't notice it but now you mention it and I look back I do see it ..... same old story I think I am overthinking the processing.

[Steve Kaluski]

Jon, PP is all about simplicity, I think it’s just that last minute adjustment that takes it off direction. Perhaps the ‘overnight’ test is worth considering???:S3:

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jon, PP is all about simplicity, I think it’s just that last minute adjustment that takes it off direction. Perhaps the ‘overnight’ test is worth considering???:S3:

Most definitely:w3

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... love it , with the nesting material and sitting in open space is great .
Nice job done in capture . Would exclude the nesting material from sharpening
OP is too dark for me ... I would prefer roughly Steve's version , but would skip the cleanup .

TFS Andreas