White-throated sparrow.

Gallery: AvianPosted March 15, 201078 views9 comments

I think this is a white-throated sparrow but if I am wrong please correct me. Shot near a feeder in a nearby park.

D200 w/ nikkor MF 300/2.8 and TC14 with a monopod
1/500 @f8 or f5.6 ISO 200

Thanks for any comments and criticism.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 15, 2010 at 2:45 PM

ID is correct.

Nice detail and light; a bit centered. If this is full frame I'd crop from the left and a small slice from the top to decenter the sparrow.

There's a major dust bunny on the sensor near the left edge.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 15, 2010 at 3:35 PM

Robert, I am in total agreement with what Richard suggests on this one. Nice capture though his suggestions should be easy fixes and I think they will make a nice difference.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 15, 2010 at 4:48 PM

Nice, Robert. I like the light and the pose. I agree with Richard that a bit off the left and top would improve the composition.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 15, 2010 at 9:37 PM

I would like to see him looking a bit more our way Robert. I guess he had his eye on the feeder. Seeing a bit of noise in the background, surprising for iso 200 in this camera.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on March 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Nicely done Robert! I too might crop a tad for composition.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 15, 2010 at 11:12 PM

Robert, I agree with the other comments. A good looking shot.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 16, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Very nice. I agree with the crop suggestion.

D&L

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Robert:
Nothing constructive to add to earlier comments. I really like the detail from toe to tip of the beak.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 17, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Robert,

Richard had some excellent suggestions for your image, I don't have any thing helpful to add to that. I like the light, details and the background.

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