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David Sparks

Active 2007–2012 · Member since May 26, 2007 · Website · PhotoPortfolio
99
Photos
79
Forum posts
774
Critiques

Through the Years

2007–2012
2007
1 portfolio image · 5 forum posts · 3 critiques
2008
2 critique photos · 15 portfolio images · 7 forum posts · 26 critiques
+3
2009
18 critique photos · 37 forum posts · 132 critiques · 17 images in discussions
+21
2010
35 critique photos · 21 forum posts · 331 critiques · 15 images in discussions
+36
2011
28 critique photos · 8 forum posts · 282 critiques · 3 images in discussions
+17
2012
1 forum post

Critique Gallery Photographs

83 photos
Perpetual Motion
David Sparks54 comments
Arctic Tern
David Sparks39 comments
Atlantic Puffin
David Sparks28 comments
Female Hooded Merganser
David Sparks27 comments
Grey-headed Kingfisher
David Sparks27 comments
Lesser Yellowlegs
David Sparks24 comments
one more Black Skimmer
David Sparks24 comments
Royal Terns
David Sparks23 comments
Roseate Spoonbill
David Sparks23 comments
Louisiana Waterthrush
David Sparks22 comments
White Wagtail
David Sparks20 comments
Peregrine Falcon
David Sparks20 comments
Elegant Trogon
David Sparks20 comments
Least Terns
David Sparks20 comments
Black Skimmer
David Sparks20 comments
Least Terns
David Sparks20 comments
Least Bittern w REPOST
David Sparks19 comments
Black Skimmer
David Sparks19 comments
Take-off: Brown Pelican
David Sparks18 comments
Least Bittern
David Sparks18 comments
Eastern Kingbird
David Sparks18 comments
The Early Bird
David Sparks18 comments
Little Bee-eater & Catch
David Sparks18 comments
Snowy Egret
David Sparks18 comments
Arctic Skua
David Sparks17 comments
NPN Valentine
David Sparks17 comments
Hooded Merganser
David Sparks17 comments
Least Bittern w minnow
David Sparks17 comments
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
David Sparks17 comments
Wilson's Phalarope
David Sparks17 comments
juvenile BC Night Heron
David Sparks17 comments
Black Skimmer + REPOST
David Sparks17 comments
Breaching Humpback Whale
David Sparks16 comments
Red-throated Loon #2
David Sparks16 comments
Sandhill Crane
David Sparks16 comments
White Morph Reddish Egre
David Sparks16 comments
B-c Night Heron
David Sparks16 comments
Cattle Egret
David Sparks16 comments
Snowy Egret
David Sparks16 comments
Osprey & Needle Fish
David Sparks16 comments
White Wagtail
David Sparks15 comments
American Avocet
David Sparks15 comments
Little Bee-eater
David Sparks15 comments
Least Bittern
David Sparks15 comments
Northern Fulmar + repost
David Sparks14 comments
Sandhill Crane
David Sparks14 comments
Black-crowned Nt Heron
David Sparks14 comments
A Flood of Fiddlenecks
David Sparks14 comments
Least Bittern
David Sparks14 comments
Semipalmated Plover
David Sparks14 comments
American Avocet
David Sparks14 comments
Black Skimmer
David Sparks14 comments
American Redstart
David Sparks13 comments
Roseate Spoonbill
David Sparks13 comments
Black-necked Stilt
David Sparks13 comments
Little Bee-eaters
David Sparks13 comments
Wilson's Warbler
David Sparks13 comments
Black-necked Stilt
David Sparks12 comments
Unimpressed
David Sparks12 comments
Valentine Card
David Sparks12 comments
Elegant Trogon #2
David Sparks12 comments
Snowy Plover
David Sparks12 comments
California Wildflowers
David Sparks11 comments
Lions
David Sparks11 comments
Poor, poor, pitiful me + repost
David Sparks10 comments
Little Blue Heron
David Sparks10 comments
Green Heron
David Sparks10 comments
Northern Gannet
David Sparks10 comments
Semipalmated Sandpiper
David Sparks9 comments
WC503 Wildflower w repost
David Sparks9 comments
Large-orange Sulphur & repost
David Sparks8 comments
Arizona Wild Things
David Sparks8 comments
California Wild Flowers
David Sparks8 comments
Cattle Egrets
David Sparks6 comments
Yellowbilled Cuckoo
David Sparks6 comments
WC498 Great Blue Heron
David Sparks6 comments
Cattle Egrets
David Sparks5 comments
Vigilant Cheetah
David Sparks5 comments
Flood of Fiddlenecks
David Sparks5 comments
Southern Dogface
David Sparks4 comments
Not a Ripple - #410
David Sparks3 comments
Orca
David Sparks3 comments
WC 50 - Feather Afloat
David Sparks3 comments

PhotoPortfolio

View portfolio · 16 photos

Images in Discussions & Critiques

35 images

Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

Re: Nikon 1.7x teleconverter extremely soft *EXAMPLE ADDED*January 2, 2009Nictitating MembraneJune 11, 2009Re: Nictitating MembraneJune 11, 2009Re: Nictitating MembraneJune 11, 2009Re: I wish I had that one back!June 12, 2009Black Skimmer bill asymmetryJuly 31, 2009Re: Black Skimmer bill asymmetryJuly 31, 2009Re: Black Skimmer bill asymmetryJuly 31, 2009Critique of Northern Fulmar + repostOctober 9, 2009Critique of Lesser YellowlegsOctober 14, 2009Critique of Large-orange Sulphur & repostNovember 26, 2009Feather PatternsDecember 11, 2009Critique of White Morph Reddish EgreDecember 12, 2009Re: Best Bird Dive ShotsDecember 16, 2009Re: Best Bird Dive ShotsDecember 16, 2009Re: Best Bird Dive ShotsDecember 16, 2009Re: Is this the most miserable bird you have ever seenDecember 18, 2009Nutmeg MannikinFebruary 4, 2010Critique of NPN ValentineFebruary 9, 2010Critique of Least Bittern w REPOSTMarch 19, 2010Critique of Poor, poor, pitiful me + repostMarch 20, 2010Avian PS plug-inApril 1, 2010Re: Avian PS plug-inApril 1, 2010Critique of Elegant TrogonMay 18, 2010Re: Caspian Tern mid-air shakeMay 22, 2010correct ID?June 2, 2010Orange-crowned Warbler?June 3, 2010Re: Orange-crowned Warbler?June 3, 2010Re: Orange-crowned Warbler?June 3, 2010Re: The Oil CasualtiesJune 5, 2010Least Tern hatchingJune 26, 2010Re: Least Tern hatchingJune 26, 2010Critique of Black Skimmer + REPOSTJune 24, 2011Critique of WC498 Great Blue HeronSeptember 1, 2011Critique of WC503 Wildflower w repostOctober 7, 2011

Discussions Started

9 topics
Avian PS plug-inApril 1, 2010 · 14 repliesLeast Tern hatchingJune 26, 2010 · 12 repliesFeather PatternsDecember 11, 2009 · 8 repliesOrange-crowned Warbler?June 3, 2010 · 6 repliesNPN timeApril 4, 2009 · 5 repliesNictitating MembraneJune 11, 2009 · 5 repliesBlack Skimmer bill asymmetryJuly 31, 2009 · 5 repliesNutmeg MannikinFebruary 4, 2010 · 3 repliescorrect ID?June 2, 2010 · 3 replies