White-crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted June 27, 2012126 views9 comments

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Place: Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ
Date: February 29, 2012 7:15 am
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E III (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/160th @ f/8
Raw on Mac, PSCS3, 95% of frame
Not baited, not set up, no cloning, no noise reduction

Yet another in my love affair with this abundant western species, this time an adult.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. If possible please view the large version before commenting.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 27, 2012 at 11:52 PM

Looks like you got real close to him. I like the pose and your composition very much. You got the entire sparrow un-obscured, a nice head turn and the background is interesting without being distracting.

I am surprised you found them in your area this time of the year - I thought they usually go north during summer.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 28, 2012 at 9:13 AM

Another technical capture that is your trademark. Comp wise I would include the branch where it where it seperates in bottom of frame. With leading lines it works to show where they come from for better eye movement.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 28, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Real nice look at this bird and it's tack sharp as usual

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 28, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Nice job ! Very detailed indeed , cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 28, 2012 at 3:21 PM

Nice detail and natural colors on this Richard. Good jo of finding him in th open. I often find this species in the low brush with lots of twigs blocking my view.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 28, 2012 at 7:47 PM

Techs look great Rich, my kinda frame filling shot

Great natural framing, I like the head turn and early light/colors

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 29, 2012 at 9:05 PM

I really like the birds pose, the light and great detail. I am however a little distracted by the vertical branc on our right side of the image. I wish you had more room on the left to crop it out but i see you have 95% here which by the way is pretty awesome. Still a nice image just my personal preference.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 29, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Sweet photo. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 30, 2012 at 8:50 AM

Very nice detail and pose, Richard. Fine looking bird too. I like the comp and do agree with Rick about showing the branch joint at the bottom.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments