Wht-thrt Sparrow & repost

Gallery: AvianPosted January 28, 2013102 views12 comments

At least that's my call. Quite a large crop, but it's a first for me and it seems to have held up pretty well. The odd textureless look in the perch is natural-I went back to the RAW file and it looks the same there.

1DIV, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC on beanbag. f7.1, 1/2500, iso 400, manual exposure. Cropped to 4 MP. Normal processing in CS5. Taken January 17th at 11:40 am at Bosque del Apache NWR.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

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12 comments

Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 28, 2013 at 11:32 PM

This is a very nice picture! To bad his whole tail isn't showing, but you still pulled it off!

Registered on August 31, 2011, 28 Posts, 175 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 28, 2013 at 11:44 PM

Very nice, like the pose of the sparrow and the BG. Very sharp with good color also. Hope to get shots of this one myself this year. Thanks for sharing gives me a goal to shoot for.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on January 28, 2013 at 11:51 PM

nice shot

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 29, 2013 at 8:36 AM

great looking bird and a beautiful setting, Dennis, and a pretty good find for Bosque too, I think. personally I'd play with the comp a little, maybe less on top and more to the left.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Tim Butler on January 29, 2013 at 8:48 AM

Now THAT'S how to do a large crop! Beautiful markings on this bird! I think I would have looked at possibly taking a little off of the right hand side making a bit more of a vertical framing. But this is an amazing shot as it sits.

Registered on October 12, 2012, 17 Posts, 155 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 29, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Very nice shot of the sparrow in its habitat. I like the head turn and nice catch light. The detail is good and the background colors are nicely complementary. Good job.

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

Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 29, 2013 at 12:26 PM

I would.nt have known this was a large crop Dennis the detail looks really good. I like these habitat shots and it looks as though it's not easy to get a clear shot - so well done on that. A agree with Brian about the crop, would a more vertical crop look better? Graham

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 29, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Yes, White-throated Sparrow. This is primarily an eastern species but shows up regularly in flocks of White-crowned Sparrows in many places in the west.

I like the colors here and the natural setting. I'd try less of a square crop as others have suggested.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on January 29, 2013 at 2:32 PM

Very nicely captured Dennis. I haven't shot one and this example is great with his head turn and the complimentary habitat.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 29, 2013 at 6:15 PM

Real nice capture of this WTSp! Nice warm colors. I'd like to see more of a vertical, cropping off that twig in the ULH corner and a little more off the R side. Great head turn and good details. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 29, 2013 at 10:17 PM

Thanks for the comments. Here's a repost with a different crop. I'd appreciate your thoughts.

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Comment posted by James Allen on January 30, 2013 at 2:04 PM

I like the environment particularly the thorns.

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