White-crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted December 9, 2012201 views10 comments

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)

Place: Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ
Date: December 6, 2012 9:08 am
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 plus TC20E III (2x), Gitzo 1325, RRS BH55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 400, Aperture priority spot metered, 1/250th @ f/8
Raw on Mac, PSCS3, 70% of frame
Not baited, not set up, no cloning, no noise reduction

A common species here in winter and thus a common subject for me. The background is Desert Broom. As in almost all of my images the setting is just as important as the subject.

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

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 9, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Beautifully capture Richard.
May

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on December 9, 2012 at 4:46 PM

Beautiful: the pose, the perch and the BG.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 9, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Beautiful- sweet pose, delightful perch and perfect BG. That bit of leaf over the rear end is a bit bothersome to me, but still a very fine image.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on December 9, 2012 at 7:45 PM

Beautiful Richard.

Registered on December 3, 2003, 192 Posts, 739 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 9, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Wonderful colors and composition.
Ray

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 10, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Very nice photo Richard; great bird, pose and perch. All matches very well ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on December 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Excellent image, Richard. Really like the way you positioned the sparrow in the frame along with the diagonal perch. Perfect DOF and the background shows the sparrow off very well.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 10, 2012 at 3:51 PM

They may be a common bird but getting a good picture of one is another matter (at least for me). I like the composition and nice detail on the larger image, well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on December 10, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Nicely composed with soft muted colours.

Registered on November 8, 2008, 55 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 11, 2012 at 11:12 AM

This one caught my eye in the thumbnail. The importance you give to the setting and background is clearly evident here as it compliments the sparrow very well and gives the photo an overall artistic effect.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments