Song Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted September 30, 201193 views15 comments

At least that's what I believe it to be. Taken the same morning as my last post, and a much more cooperative bird. It allowed me to move in on it quite closely. Earlier light and I like the turning colors in the leaves of the bush.

7D, 300mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, hand held, f5.6, 1/1250. iso 640, Av mode with no compensation, cropped to 15.3MP (I deliberately kept it a bit loose because I liked the framing from the leaves). Taken at 7:37 am on September 14th. Normal processing in CS4.
Your insights are always very appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 30, 2011 at 10:09 PM

Beautiful image Dennis, I like the framing of the Sparrow with the colorful vegetation.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 1, 2011 at 2:19 AM

Very nicely captured Dennis, and I love the warm colours from the morning light! I like the inclusion of the leaves for their complimentary tones, although given a choice I think I'd prefer to see the subject situated higher in the frame.

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 1, 2011 at 8:49 AM

Lovely setting Dennis and the pose and light on the bird are very nice.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 1, 2011 at 9:04 AM

Great job Dennis..... the setting, perch and OOF BG all contribute to the earth tone colors of this fellow. Very well captured!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM

I especially like this morning light, great pose Dennis.
And I agree, the turning leaves frame the bird nicely, and add overall appeal with this light.
Well done

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 1, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Nice detail, great light, and the comp works well Dennis.

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Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on October 1, 2011 at 2:45 PM

Very nice! Lighting and colors are very complementary. Maybe crop just a little off the top.

Registered on September 6, 2011, 14 Posts, 71 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on October 1, 2011 at 3:27 PM

Nice image Dennis, Good detail in the bird and nice comp. I especially like viewing the large version.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 1, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Great light on this bird Dennis. Love the head turn and setting. A great fall feel to this shot. Love it.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 1, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Wonderful composition and setting with the light and leaves. I also like the head turn and catch light, well done.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 2, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Really nice warm light on this. You caught it in just the right position amongst the foliage. Well done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 2, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Beautiful light, beautiful colors, wonderful sharpness and detail, wonderful head turn. This image makes me feel as if I were there seeing the bird in person.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 2, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Very nice image of this Song Sparrow - very natural look and wonderful light. The sparrow's position and head turn are just right for me and I love the overall composition.