Singin' w/re-post

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 2011288 views17 comments

"Singin' My Heart Out"
Song Sparrow,
California coast variation (smaller and darker undersides)

D300s
500mm
Subject dist: 6.3m
1/400 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 250
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM

fantastic pose, perch, and great details, Sandy. the background is beautiful but shows some posterization or other artifact, maybe some healing would smooth it out?

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

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on August 13, 2011 at 8:51 PM

Nice pose and perch and you got that tongue. There does seem to be something funky going on especially above it's head, but the bg colors are beautiful. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 13, 2011 at 9:23 PM

Great pose and color. Would like to see a little more eye contact. Of course hard to control!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 13, 2011 at 11:04 PM

Ack!!! The colours of the mustard and sky in the BG didn't come thru at all in the first post, and everything is muted - remind me never to edit on my laptop.

Re-done on the PC.

Better, I hope

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

Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 14, 2011 at 3:32 AM

Sandy the pc job looks fine to me,nicely balanced and singing it's heart out what more could we ask?really nice.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 14, 2011 at 3:35 AM

Sandy,

Very nice pose and detail. Lovely colors. Your repost is even better than the first one.

Lennart

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 14, 2011 at 9:48 AM

A drab bird presented with impact, Sandy. The pose, you certainly must have been patient to achieve, is just great.

Let me remind you not to edit on the laptop.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Fantastic perch and subject! This is a great shot worthy of any birding publication!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 14, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Very nice Sandy, I really love the detail in the face/head. Terrific singing pose. Only wish is the head were turned a bit more towards the camera.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 14, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Nice detail, BG and colors Sandy. Like others, of course wish for a little more of a head turn, but the singing pose makes up for this IMO.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 14, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Very nice indeed!

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on August 14, 2011 at 4:29 PM

Sandy, the repost sings to me. As you have captured a bird with a great back ground and perch. The open beak and tongue really put me away. Great image.

Skip Harris

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 14, 2011 at 7:14 PM

The rework is very nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 14, 2011 at 7:42 PM

Good one Sandy
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on August 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Great capture, Sandy........repost is nicer.

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 14, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Hi Sandy

You made this bird look like Pavoriti

A marvelous capture, and great mood.

Albert Darmo

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 15, 2011 at 2:29 AM

I like the richness of the background in the re-post Sandy, and the bird shows more vibrantly as well I think.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments