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Just a Humble Little Sparrow!

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Posted by Iain Tookey on September 4, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Not been around for a while, and been working like mad, so not managed much in the way of photography either.

Whilst I was feeling sorry for myself, what with not being able to get those days out I'd planned, I remembered we always have nature close by and took a few shots of the young sparrows in the garden eating the buddleia seeds.

Worth remembering that you don't need to go far to enjoy yourself! :smile:

Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f4
Posted by jeff acreman on September 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM
hi iain

lovely shoot of what was once a common bird, however these birds have deminished greatly over the last few years.

great detail and bg and as you rightly say you dont have to go far to enjoy nature as it is all around us


jeff acreman
Posted by Ian Mason on September 4, 2009 at 2:54 PM
It's a lovely image. Colours, composition and detail are spot on. I hope this was at a low ISO otherwise I'll be wishing for nikon again. (no noise at all)
Posted by Iain Tookey on September 4, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Thanks for the kind comments chaps. :)

I just checked the exif, and it was shot at ISO250, so quite low!
Posted by David Kjaer on September 4, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Very nice Iain love the detail you have captured in the soft light!

David :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on September 5, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Great image of this common bird. I did try sometimes myself to "shoot" these birds. But with no success.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on September 5, 2009 at 3:26 PM
a very nice shot. We still have a few of these around my way, I'd hate to see them go.

Matt
Posted by Maggie Campbell on September 5, 2009 at 6:19 PM
A nice image Iain. Like the composition but not sure about the OOF brown area on the left. They say these little fellows are getting scarer but they are eating me out of house and home :biggrin:
Posted by Justin on September 6, 2009 at 1:55 AM
A nice shot of a very appealing species. I like the mossy perch too. :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on September 6, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Very nice shot with some super detail, but like Maggie I'm not to keen on the extra seed head in the BG.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 6, 2009 at 10:51 AM


A fine looking image Iain and one of a bird I don't think I've photographed, very nice to see the more common species being posted.

Andy...
Posted by Iain Tookey on September 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Thanks for all the comments, including the critique, I shall take it on board. :smile:

I didn't realise that Sparrows were quite so threatened in some parts of the UK. :frown:
Posted by Drew Mellowship on September 8, 2009 at 7:32 AM
I must be one of the lucky ones then as I seem to have loads in my garden, I counted 17 teh other day just having a bath in my pond !

Nice image, excellent BG & works nicely all round.

Drew :smile: