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White-crowned Sparrow
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White-crowned Sparrow

by Allen Brooks

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 2012146 views6 comments
White-crowned Sparrow perched on a young Douglas Fir in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Canon 7d
100-400mm at 400mm
f5.6
1/2000
ISO 400
Processed in ACR and PS5

Thanks for looking. Comments and Critique appreciated

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 19, 2012 at 7:14 AM
A great comp Allen. Love the look back too.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 19, 2012 at 11:19 AM
A nice look at this fellow - good pose and great branch. I'd personally move him off dead-center, but fine as is.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2012 at 11:49 AM
Neat composition and a great perch, Allen. To my eye it looks like you might want to back off just a bit on the saturation and contrast, though this presentation is pretty eye-popping.



:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 19, 2012 at 4:26 PM
A favorite species; an unusual perch. Contrast and saturation both seem on the high side.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM
I lie the comp except that you chose to center it. I am okay with centered images once in awhile, but with the branch and bird, it seems a little too much for my taste and would off-center this. I agree with Richard about the processing and think a few small changes could improve this and make it even better than what it already is. :toast:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 25, 2012 at 5:49 PM
Cool T shaped perch and look back pose Allen.
The centered comp seems to work with this perch shape too.
I think the extra measure of contrast is within acceptable limits, and works well for this presentation IMHO.
Great job on this :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments