Chipping Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 2012256 views4 comments

Love these little guys. This one was tempted to land on this branch with seed (you can see it on the top of the branch).

Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
August 1, 2012
NW New Jersey
Canon 7D
300mm f4
f 4.5
1/400 s
ISO 400

Thank you in advance for any critiques!

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 3, 2012 at 3:16 AM

Very nice, sharp little bird in a nice pose.
A greater DOF would have allowed more in focus, especially that lovely lichen, but fine as is.
If you have the pixels, a tighter crop to avoid some of the OOF stuff might be a consideration.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on August 3, 2012 at 10:43 AM

Very well done background and dof is fine in my view. The isolation works

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 3, 2012 at 3:35 PM

Nice portrait of this sparrow. Like your sharpness and the colors. I also would like to see a bit tighter crop, if possible. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 3, 2012 at 5:07 PM

Wonderful overall setting with the log and background. Interesting to see how many feather patterns sparrows really have.

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