Song Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted December 4, 201085 views11 comments

We have had quite a bit of fowl weather here in the Pacific Northwest lately. Snow, rain, hail and high winds to boot. And to make matters worse, I have had zero time to get outside. However, for the Thanksgiving weekend I loaded everything up in the travel trailer and headed out to the Port Angeles area, to one of my family's favorite spots. We had one day with sunbreaks and this Song Sparrow came out to enjoy them!

Olympus e3
Olympus ZD300 f2.8 w/2x
ISO 400
f5.7
1/400th
80% of FF

Comments and critiques welcome. Thanks.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 4, 2010 at 12:04 AM

Beautiful capture, Mike. The sharpness of the sparrow in contrast to the background is really sweet! Great head turn too.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 4, 2010 at 8:00 AM

I like the habitat included here, Mike. The soft reeds enhance the detail of the bird. Nice one.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 4, 2010 at 9:21 AM

Really like the perky alert pose Mike and the setting works very well IMO. Perhaps a minor narrow halo around the tail - particularly noticeable where the tail crosses the bright background reed. Minor and easily fixed.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 4, 2010 at 9:49 AM

I like the perch and your comp with it to go with the nice pose.Colors and DOF are sweet.

Dan

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 4, 2010 at 2:48 PM

Excellent, detail, Mike and I like the composition and dof. It shows the reeds nicely, while letting the sparrow dominate the image.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 4, 2010 at 3:57 PM

A beauty! Couldn't have wished for a better pose.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 4, 2010 at 4:00 PM

Love the comp here Michael with all the nice habitat. Nice detail and exposure. Might back off on the sharpening just a bit to get rid of the thin halo around the bird, but that is a minor nit on a great image.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 4, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Excellent composition; nice setting and subject posture. A bit too much sharpening, though, that makes the plumage look artificial and "scratchy."

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 4, 2010 at 6:49 PM

Great perky pose Michael! Love the head turn, lifted tail, setting and the warm, natural colors. Your comp works very well. Agree that I would back off the sharpening just a bit. This is really very appealing to me.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 5, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Mike,
a very cute little guy well captured. I agree about back off sharpening a bit.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 6, 2010 at 4:11 AM

Love the setting and head turn Mike. Maybe a tad over-sharpened in the larger version?

cheers
Rob

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