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Female House Sparrow

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 9, 2012 at 4:09 PM
Female House Sparrow
D7000 300mm f4 ISO 320 1/200s at f7.1 tripod taken at garden feeding station.

Quite like the open wing and pose on this one. All C+C warmly welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Nick. :smile:
Posted by PhilH on April 9, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Lovely image of an oft overlooked (its only a sparrow) but attractive brown job... A minor nit, although there are no halos I would like a little less sharpening... that is personal...

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on April 9, 2012 at 4:22 PM
Delightful little birds and we are fortunate to have a small flock around our garden. We have just put up a comminal nestbox so hopefully this will encourage even more. A very nice image with a very balanced feel to it Nick but I'd have to agree with Phil that there is a touch too much sharpening for me. I find the whole sharpening issue to be a bit of a sod to be honest. :confused:
Posted by David Taylor on April 9, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Very few sparrows here now, so nice to see. Looks fine on my aging monitors, (saving up for a glasses-free 3D monitor)

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Posted by John Robinson on April 9, 2012 at 4:34 PM
Good one Nick . We have a load around the house with white tail feathers. Confuses all the local twitchies.:biggrin:
Strange
Phil mentioning the sharpening.
I have had similar comments on another forum, and we both have a D7000. As I think I mentioned, I have the sharpening set on one above soft.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM
Thanks folks...overdid the sharpening methinks! :rolleyes:

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by Paul Whippey on April 9, 2012 at 5:40 PM
Very nice Nick. You only slightly over-did the sharpening though. Its a very nice picture of an overlooked subject. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on April 9, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Nick

The LBB can be attractive as you have ably illustrated.
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Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 10, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Lovely image, with great detail and a very nice background.
Posted by keith mitchell on April 10, 2012 at 3:08 AM
Hi Nick.
Looks very good to me ,as for the sharpening was it what you applied? rather than in camera.

Keith.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 10, 2012 at 3:42 AM
Hi Nick, certainly the sharpening could be reduced, but also the contrast I feel, too. Just opening up some of the detail will help I feel, reducing the need for addition amounts of sharpening. The BKG works well and helps to isolate the subject nicely.

TFS
Steve
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 10, 2012 at 1:40 PM

That's a very smart shot, and of a species that is as appealing to me as any other we have in the UK. Slight nit covered but still a beauty, Nick.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 10, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Great image.. Don't have a problem with the sharpening
Rene de Heer