I really didn't need another goldfinch. However, this is my first one with greenery. It's probably also my favorite. I know I promised no more orioles, but this one is a bit unique. I didn't even realize it was an oriole, when I first looked at it on my PC. But then, I couldn't remember taking a photo of anything else similar. It has such a yellow breast. I did no saturating on this photo. I think she's quite a looker.

Mike,
You can never have too many goldfinches and orioles. Great shots. I had similar thoughts this weekend. I quit taking photos of goldfinches for a while as I felt like I already had enough. I thought about it and decided that the next one might just be the best one. Since they are so abundant right now, just keep snapping.

Nice colors. be careful on the exposures... it looks like the yellow in the upper portion of the GF's chest are blown.

Thanks, guys.

Buzz, I reopened my raw file and it shows just a very tiny piece of blowout, maybe 1/4 size my smallest fingernail, if that. I could open the raw file on my desktop and see if it shows any different. The tiny bit that was blown, was recovered during the raw processing.

Glad to hear your shooting RAW. Most people think blown usually happens in the "whites" but I've blown colors in a variety of colors... sometimes desat helps as well to try and get back some of those details.

Very nice shots X. Sharp.

Wow Mike! Those look GREAT! Bright, bright colors!

Love it!

That oriole shot is top notch!

Cool pics! Very nice colors!