White-crowned Sparrow

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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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