Savannah sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted October 15, 2010151 views19 comments

Here's another recent shot. I was out trying to get some teal flight shots, which is hard to do when the all just sit on the water and eat and sleep. This sparrow was nice enough to perch a bit off to my left giving me a decent shot without having to move and scare off all the other birds that were in the water near me. This is very early morning light from a rosy sunrise.

Canon 7D
500mm f/4
ISO 640
1/1000s
f/6.3
Manual exposure
HH
41% of FF
a bit of NR on the BG
Not a set-up

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 15, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Beautiful comp, Ron. I love the warm light, the pose, the perch and the background colors.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 15, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Sweet! Wonderful light; nice position and composition.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 15, 2010 at 6:42 PM

What is this, I have been away for a while and I come back and your posting small perching birds, I thought I was on the wrong forum, just kidding. Beautiful light Ron. I really like that pose and the way that you have composed this.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 15, 2010 at 7:04 PM

Matt, your comment made me laugh out loud. Yes, this is quite the change of pace for me. By the way, welcome back and stick around. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 15, 2010 at 9:06 PM

Beautiful light, interesting perch, fine pose, Ron.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 15, 2010 at 10:43 PM

I was thinking much like Matt when I saw the thumb. I was suprised that it was cropped so much. top notch as always.

Dan

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

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 16, 2010 at 1:59 AM

Different and very nice Ron. The perch is exceptionally pleasing and the lighting is super too. Great colors throughout. I'm sometimes unsure what to say when a bird is partially concealed by the perch, since the head and other field marks are clearly visible it still works very well here I feel.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 16, 2010 at 4:43 AM

Lovely light and pose Ron.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 16, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Yes, this is more crop than I like, but this shot was taken while I was hiding, so I did not want to move to get closer as I would have scared all the ducks I was hoping to get shots of. The crop does diminish the detail in the bird quite a bit, but I really like the overall look of the image. Thanks for all the comments. Cheers.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 16, 2010 at 11:38 AM

Love the light and well captured! It would have been nice if the bird landed on this side of the perch.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 16, 2010 at 11:52 AM

Excellent light Ron! Love the colors, the pose of the sparrow and the interesting texture of the perch. Very nice comp and background.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on October 16, 2010 at 12:34 PM

Excellent capture !!!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 16, 2010 at 12:36 PM

KC, thanks so much for the comment. I agree. But I also I think both ways would have worked. The way it is, you get to see the underside of the bird including all the great chest markings. Moreover, I think the perch is interesting enough in the area it bisects the body not to detract from the image. If the bird would have been on the near side, then we would have a better look at the back of the bird. Neither is bad IMO.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 16, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Lovely light and alert pose. Looks like he flew right down to say hi. That perch is super nice too.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 16, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Lovely light, perch and pose Ron. I reckon you could almost do another round of NR on the background??

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on October 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM

Well captured Ron....stick crossing chest isn't that distracting......Bravo!

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 17, 2010 at 4:36 PM

Very nice Ron. Really like the warm light you have captured. Details look good as well as the perch and background.
Ronnie

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 19, 2010 at 9:02 AM

I'm late to this one Ron but I love it - especially the light and colors. Having the perch in front of the bird doesn't bother me one iota. Composition couldn't be better for my tastes. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on October 20, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Loving that light there Ron. Very nice

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