Wet Spadger

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7 replies

Posted by John Robinson on July 1, 2013 at 7:57 PM

House Sparrow
Beginning to get the hang of the D7100. Like all my other Nikons - tends to overexpose but I haven't sorted the exposure mode properly yet. Using a small area of exposure just happens to fall on a white or dark area and you,re stuffed. Average metering seems ok but I still have to drop the ev one stop at least. It varies with lens too ( cheap one of course )
D7100
Nikon 70-300VR f 4((After I dropped it !)

800 ISO 120th @f9
Crop from landscape
PP in PSPro as usual
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Thanks for Owl comments.
Cheers
JR

Posted by Neil Burton on July 2, 2013 at 3:13 AM

He does look forlorn! Maybe a better title would be wet, miserable spadger? :)

Posted by Mike Smith on July 2, 2013 at 3:32 PM

Awwww, you have to feel sorry for the little chap!

(can the clipped tail be rescued?)

Posted by Bob Cox on July 2, 2013 at 3:46 PM

That’s a happy shot John, they really are an underrated subject, I have 20 or so on my feeders most days, and they are very amusing to watch. If there were only a few hundred in the UK the world and his wife would be commenting on a great capture but it’s “only a sparrow”..

Bob.

Posted by John Robinson on July 2, 2013 at 5:14 PM

Thanks .
Bob Absolutely right. A male in ggod nick has the biggest range of browns I know in any bird. Lovely chaps

Cheers
JR

Posted by Paul Whippey on July 2, 2013 at 5:44 PM

Fantastic John. Superb sharpness. The new camera is certainly doing the biz.

I have a few of these visiting my feeders, but they are most definitely in decline.

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 4, 2013 at 1:52 AM

Fantastic shot.

Posted by Nick Mckeown on July 5, 2013 at 4:30 AM

The sparrows are thriving up here, another new brood on the feeding station as I type & I think they are an under rated bird too Great shot JR with stacks of detail. Minor nit is cut off tail. You must have the cleanest birds in the country!

Nick.