Black-chinned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted July 11, 201187 views9 comments

Caught this guy going about his business while I was waiting for Scott's Orioles the other day. The perch is natural, and although water was out, he wasn't interested, so I suppose this is not baited. The plumage on these guys always seems a little crunchy, so I only used about 75% of the usual sharpening.

I appreciate your comments and critiques. Please view larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod, camo cloth

f/8, 1/1000, ISO 320

Crop to 56% (10.0 of 18MP)

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 11, 2011 at 12:59 PM

Great pose and detail, Brian. I like the composition.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 11, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Super! I have a hard time even finding this species.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 11, 2011 at 2:06 PM

The composition of this image is very strong. I like the position of the bird in the frame, the pose and perch. The background really sets this off nicely.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 11, 2011 at 5:57 PM

A very special comp Brian. Great work on all levels.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 11, 2011 at 8:37 PM

Beautiful job on this one, Brian. Must look at the large version to fully appreciate it. Good deep colors, and sharpening looks fine to me.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 11, 2011 at 10:12 PM

Amazing detail in the larger image. Excellent sharpness and perfect DOF. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 12, 2011 at 2:55 PM

One of the better shots I've seen of this species, love the head turn, detail and the setting here Brian

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM

Wonderful all around composition with the head turn, foreground branches and background, I like the feather detail on the larger version, well done Brian.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 13, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Excellent image. Love the backward look.
May

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