Fox Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted January 31, 2010130 views18 comments

Still mining the archives.

Took this last winter at a nature park where they had feeders up. The fox sparrow was one of many different cooperative species in the area that day.

This is almost full frame; cloned out a dust bunny.

1DIII, 500 f4+1.4 TC, ISO 640, 1/160 @ f8, EV -2/3, FF -1/3

Thanks for looking.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 31, 2010 at 8:32 PM

This is really nice, Ed. The coloring of the bird fits the background so well. I can tell that the photo as taken is quite sharp, but it seems just a touch oversharpened after the fact.... A good clean view of this bird.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 31, 2010 at 9:15 PM

No nits. Well posed and positioned, good eye contact and catch light.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 31, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Very nice. The BG works well, and the detail in the bird and perch are great.

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Comment posted by Danny Shelton on January 31, 2010 at 10:08 PM

Nice getting it up on a perch. Outstanding pose. Well done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 31, 2010 at 10:12 PM

A very appealing perch and harmonious colors. It looks a little over sharpened, but otherwise everything looks spot on

- Luke

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on January 31, 2010 at 10:18 PM

I've never had much luck getting such a clear shot of a fox sparrow, this is great! Perch is nice too, and a perfect pose.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 31, 2010 at 10:57 PM

Nice one, Ed. I really like the way the bg colors mimic those of the bird. Nice ehad turn and composition.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 1, 2010 at 1:56 AM

Gorgeous, my friend! This is one 'archive' I have not seen. They are tough to get up on a clean perch.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 1, 2010 at 3:12 AM

All round fine image Ed - pose, head-turn, sympathetic colours in background - all good.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on February 1, 2010 at 3:18 AM

Nicely done Ed . I really like the complementary colours and BG, and its great to see the different race of Fox Sparrow posted, compared to the rufous variant we get here.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on February 1, 2010 at 5:39 AM

You have a rich mine there, Ed! Keep them coming!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 1, 2010 at 5:43 AM

Nice shades of brown Ed - like the head turn, perch and background.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Sally King on February 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Amazingly clean image of this guy. I really like the pose that shows him off from beak to tail.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 1, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Love the colors, they work together make this image special, artistic.

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

What particularly appealed to me was that this was a natural perch too. The sparrows of various types liked to come to this branch as a place to check out if it was safe to approach. The fox sparrow and some other LBJs (Little Brown Jobs for those of you who aren't fully initiated into bird-photog-speak) looked good against the winter foliage BG I thought. Glad you agree.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 1, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Those are some claws for such a small bird, wonderful colors and overall tonality, well done.

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Comment posted by Sue Eberhart on February 1, 2010 at 6:16 PM

Amazingly well coordinated background to compliment the sparrow. Love it just the way it is. Cheers!

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Comment posted by Mark Wilson on February 2, 2010 at 12:35 PM

This is very nice Ed, it looks a little over-sharpened to me as presented. I like the colours and thats a great pose.

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