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Song sparrow

by Dick Cronberg

Gallery: AvianPosted December 12, 20053,241 views30 comments
It's been pretty foggy and cold here and photographing conditions almost nil. Still, I decided to brave it the other day and ran across this little guy just as the sun was beginning to break through the dense fog. 20D, 100-400mm at 330mm, F/6.3, 1/250th, exp. comp. -1/3, Flash - 1 1/3. All comments welcome and thanks for looking.
Dick Cronberg
Oregon

Comments

30 comments
Comment posted by Jay Martin on December 12, 2005 at 11:42 PM
Surreal pops into my head. Awesome Image!!
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Registered on December 6, 2005, 200 Posts, 2209 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Steele on December 12, 2005 at 11:45 PM
OK, I just said in a previous comment that I'm not a big fan of high key images... usually. But this is WICKED COOL!! One of the most unique images I've seen in a long time. Just awesome Dick.

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Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Royse on December 13, 2005 at 12:22 AM
:toast: Beautiful setting!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 218 Posts, 2427 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Dubois on December 13, 2005 at 1:27 AM
This is really excellent Dick! :toast: Beautiful image.
Registered on February 22, 2005, 129 Posts, 4739 Comments
Comment posted by Lee Daniels on December 13, 2005 at 1:50 AM
Beautifully balanced tones and composition, Dick!
Registered on December 31, 2003, 115 Posts, 1657 Comments
Comment posted by Juza on December 13, 2005 at 4:07 AM
Congratulations! Fantastic photo :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments
Comment posted by Josh Anderson on December 13, 2005 at 6:54 AM
Love the setting. Nice job! :toast: :toast:
Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments
Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on December 13, 2005 at 8:18 AM
Killer comp!!!! Way to go, Dick!!! Congrats :toast:
Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments
Comment posted by Krijn Trimbos on December 13, 2005 at 9:18 AM
Man you did a fine job with the exposure here. Must have been tough with al the whites!! Anyway a brilliant photo, wish it was mine!! :toast:
Registered on October 18, 2005, 260 Posts, 2979 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 13, 2005 at 10:21 AM
A first rate image in every way. I love this and wish I'd taken it.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Garth McElroy on December 13, 2005 at 10:33 AM
I agree with everyone else! Way cool!! :cool: :cool:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 248 Posts, 4406 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 13, 2005 at 11:22 AM
Great setting Dick!! Really sweet!! I have a shot of a Harris' Sparrow in similar conditions, but I didn't pull it off nearly as well as this.

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Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Backlund on December 13, 2005 at 1:35 PM
Really a beautiful photo. :toast:
Registered on September 29, 2005, 252 Posts, 3380 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on December 13, 2005 at 2:19 PM
As the others have said, an excellent presentation - well done! :smile:
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on December 13, 2005 at 2:45 PM
Awesome... :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 2, 2005, 191 Posts, 2126 Comments
Comment posted by Kevin Thompson on December 13, 2005 at 2:46 PM
This is sooo.. good it hurts Dick. Congrats on a fine shot! :toast:
Registered on March 15, 2005, 114 Posts, 2639 Comments
Comment posted by Janet Bowden on December 13, 2005 at 7:21 PM
You nailed this one! Congrats :toast:

Janet
Registered on August 31, 2005, 62 Posts, 439 Comments
Comment posted by Willie Triesch on December 13, 2005 at 7:48 PM
Don't Know what to say except speechless!!!!!! Awesome Photo!
Registered on September 13, 2005, 35 Posts, 26 Comments
Comment posted by chris hajee on December 13, 2005 at 8:05 PM
:eek: one of a kind Dick :toast:
Registered on January 18, 2005, 179 Posts, 2384 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Lego on December 13, 2005 at 10:01 PM
I need my sunglasses to look at this one. :cool: Very dramatic. :toast:
Registered on April 20, 2005, 63 Posts, 143 Comments
Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on December 13, 2005 at 11:19 PM
Fantastic!
Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on December 14, 2005 at 1:05 PM
Wow, this is fantastic !!

My only suggestion would be to crop about 10-15% off the top, so the bird isn't exactly half-way vertically, and the picture as a whole is more rectangular.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 40 Posts, 791 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zipp on December 15, 2005 at 8:41 AM
Great image Dick!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 86 Posts, 940 Comments
Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on December 15, 2005 at 12:11 PM
Absolutely GEORGEOUS!!! :jump: :eek: This is the reason I love winter!
Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Canning on December 17, 2005 at 7:53 AM
Wow. this one jumps off the monitor! :toast:
Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments
Comment posted by Jay Martin on December 19, 2005 at 9:02 PM
Congrats on the EP - didn't suprise me a bit!!
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Registered on December 6, 2005, 200 Posts, 2209 Comments
Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on December 20, 2005 at 2:26 AM
Stunning! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Beatty on January 2, 2006 at 5:24 PM
Perfect subject, compositon and light. What more could you ask for? Well done!
Registered on March 28, 2005, 4 Posts, 74 Comments
Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on January 10, 2006 at 12:07 AM
This is awesome. I love it.
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Duane Rosenkranz
Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments
Comment posted by Kirk Greene on January 26, 2006 at 11:06 PM
It has all been said already..fantastic :toast:
Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments