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Savannah Sparrow
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Savannah Sparrow

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted April 28, 2014114 views6 comments
Taken this morning shortly after returning from our walk. I got caught in a bad position and had the line between the shed bg and the sky right at the bird's beak. I decided to try just expanding the brown of the shed to fill the bg-not sure if it works.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 2.0TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f8, 1/640, iso 500, -2/3 stop compensation, aperture priority. Cropped to 11.4MP from the original 16. Taken this morning at 7:08 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 28, 2014 at 5:08 PM
Nice light, good detail in the main body. The eye looks like it could take another pass on sharpening. The BG doesn't bother me. Too bad about the placement of that one out of focus Leaf in front of his feet..
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 28, 2014 at 5:53 PM
Dennis: Looks like the background replacement worked very well. Nice job. I do wish for a bit more room at the bottom and less on top for the final product. The OOF leaf at the bottom doesn't bother me a bit. I actually like it there.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 28, 2014 at 5:57 PM
You made the most of a not so great situation Dennis.
I like the early light/warm color, nice details across the bird.
The BG manipulation works well for this save too:toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 28, 2014 at 8:05 PM
I like the bg. I think it works well. I also like the warm light. It is a shame about the of front, but the eye catches my attention before the OF leaf.
Registered on March 19, 2013, 52 Posts, 161 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 28, 2014 at 10:01 PM
Great light on this sparrow Dennis. Sweet pose and really good detail. I think the background looks fine. I do wish the legs were unobstructed and there was a tad bit more room on the bottom.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on April 28, 2014 at 11:50 PM
Great light.
Very sharp image. Nice bird. :smile:
Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments