Lincoln's Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted May 1, 201082 views11 comments

I took a few days off, and went to Eastern Washington. I found this guy in an old, old cemetery. I have seen this species once before at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, but didn't get a photo, so I was pleased that this little guy cooperated.

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD 300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 400
f8
1/500th
+.3ev

Normal drill in PS. Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 1, 2010 at 10:27 PM

A pleasing image. I enjoy these finely detailed sparrows whenever I see them and would be happy to get a shot of on this nice.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Beautiful detail and pose, Mike. I like the palette. A very pleasing image.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 1, 2010 at 11:41 PM

what a beauty, Mike. I like Lincoln's Sparrows a lot, and you got a nice clean look with a great bg. nice details too.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 2, 2010 at 12:58 AM

Really nice!
Great pose and detail.
I'd suggest moving him off dead-center to add interest.

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 2, 2010 at 7:36 AM

Nice detail in the larger image Mike - like the alert pose.
cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 2, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Wonderful pose and capture Mike. I found and shot a couple of these down at Ridgefield NWR, they are IMO, very handsome.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on May 2, 2010 at 9:41 AM

Everything blends well. Nice detail.Very nice image!!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 3, 2010 at 12:33 AM

I like the body posture and the background color, works with the sparrow perfectly. He's just slightly centered, but not sure how to change it? Still an excellent photo I would be proud to have taken.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 3, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Really like the head angle and tail up pose Mike.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 3, 2010 at 6:58 PM

Excellent shot of this species Mike, I think you could go a little brighter on the mid tones in this image.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 3, 2010 at 11:00 PM

I like perky pose pose and detail evident in the larger photo.

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