Chipping Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted May 21, 2018189 views5 comments

Another from the blind a couple of days ago. This one was coming in for food and paused back in the grasses with a somewhat clear shot at it. I'm particularly fond of the head turn it gave me.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 516 mm, Jobu Gimbal mounted to blind window, f/8, 1/200, iso 2000, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 10.7 MP 4x5 for composition. Taken at 5:08 pm on May 18th under cloudy skies (but not as dark as 38 years earlier).

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 22, 2018 at 8:38 PM

Well caught, commanding presence in the visual clutter. A good low angle really makes all this work.

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on May 23, 2018 at 3:00 AM

Nice low angle and curious pose, lovely image.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on May 23, 2018 at 1:06 PM

I like the low angle of view on this one, Dennis. That head turn really does make the shot.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 23, 2018 at 2:55 PM

I like the point of view and the head turn. Excellent detail. You could probably clone the two twigs that cross on the breast.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 24, 2018 at 2:13 PM

Great pose he gave you Dennis, there is something a bit odd looking about the eye in this shot but I can't really put my finger on why. devil

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