White-throated Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 2010130 views13 comments

We have a couple of pairs of these spending lots of time in our backyard. They generally hang out low and under the bushes, so when I get one up off the ground, I usually try to catch him!

50d, 500mm w/1.4, Iso 800, F5, 1/250 Late afternoon sun. Beanbag from the patio table. LARGER version also posted.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 9, 2010 at 11:23 PM

Excellent, Sharon. Beautiful detail and head turn and I like the composition as well.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on April 10, 2010 at 4:51 AM

Beautiful capture, Sharon. Simple, but very nice!
Mauro

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Comment posted by John Kerr on April 10, 2010 at 7:43 AM

Sharon, The first photo I saw of yours is right after you purchase your 500mm. That one was great and you havn't stopped with the great pictures since then. This one here is another keeper. The bird speaks for itself, nice detail nice pose and nice lighting. I really like the perch in this photograph as well. It frames the bird nicely and the smooth clean BG complements it all. Well done.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on April 10, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Excellent capture Sharon, nice eye contact and feather details. I like how the bird seems to be looking into the frame. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 10, 2010 at 10:02 AM

I lke the colors throughout, and the bit on yellow on the head provides a nice accent. Good job, Sharon.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 10, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Excellent pose, headturn, colors and background, Sharon. Every detail is very nice here.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM

I don't get to see many of this common eastern species now that I live in AZ, but I always enjoyed them in NJ and still do when I see one here.

This is a bit on the bright side for my tastes, and I'd move the black slider 25-30 points in levels, or add an adjustment layer set to Multiply at around 25-30% intensity to strengthen the darker parts of the image. I think it would also help to carefully select the perch (vertical and horizontal parts) and darken them some more with another multiply layer at 25-30% strength.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 10, 2010 at 5:35 PM

super details with a nice pose and perch. I agree with Rich that it's a little bright.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 10, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 10, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Very nice, Sharon! The larger version really brings out the details. I am waiting for these to show up in our neck of the woods.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on April 11, 2010 at 5:48 AM

I think this is a superb image! I'd also like to see the effects of Richard's suggestion.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 11, 2010 at 8:19 AM

Nice little head turn Sharon and good detail in the larger image. I'd prefer it wasn't looking into the major branch but you can't determine where they'll land

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 11, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Nice detail and pose Sharon

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