Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

[Jonathan Ashton]

• OM Digital Solutions OM-1
• OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
• ƒ/5.6
• 400mm
• 1/1600s
• ISO 1250
• Flash not fired
• Sat, 11 January 2025 10:19 AM
• Version 1.7

Another image from the recent cold weather. Image captured from garden hide.
I did consider removing the twig at the base but decided it wasn't doing any harm -I felt it just helped emphasise the frosty conditions.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hey Jon ... not much more to say than , this is a super duper winter shot of the nice Goldfinch !!!
Very simple and clean shot . I think kit is good to fill the empty space with the perch ... so leave it in .
A very pleasant BOAS shot !!!!

TFS Andreas

 

[Brian Sump]

Gorgeous frame Jon. The ice crystals are fantastic and I love the pure, sort of muted backdrop.

Sweet eye contact, lots in focus... all good. Well done!

 

[James Babbitt]

Much different image of this species. Really nice BG, perch (the ice crystals set it off). I agree that the image is better balanced with the twig at the base.

 

[Kurt_Horne]

Fantastic, I appreciate seeing the frost and the bottom stick is no issue for me. If you want super nits, there is a tiny white spec under the beak - really only seen if zoomed in. The back of the head also seems slightly soft. But really I am in envy of an image this nice and personally not there yet to capture this kind of quality.