Black-chinned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted April 29, 2010363 views18 comments

This is what happens when you shoot side by side with Kwan. Go figure. This bird was a bit tough, but we were able to finally outsmart one even though I think we both feel a little older today now that the week is over.

D700
500mm vr
1.4x tc
1/2000
f6.3
iso 640
No flash
cloned the same little piece of stick that Kwan did

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 29, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Terrific! Amazing consistency of exposure and look across two photographers and brands.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 29, 2010 at 10:12 PM

This is too funny. Were you guys belted together out there?

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 29, 2010 at 10:21 PM

As soon as I saw this thumbnail I thought it was yours... not sure why I didn't think it was Kwan's

I like the annoyed look you are getting from this species

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 29, 2010 at 11:23 PM

An interesting comparison, Charlie. I think Kwan had a better bg, but you got a slightly better catch light. They're both sweet.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 29, 2010 at 11:28 PM

nice job, guys! I like the slightly more vibrant green in this one. I went after these today but no luck.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Deja vu, or is it an interesting stereo effect you two are providing for us. Both excellent images

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 30, 2010 at 12:40 AM

I thought I was seeing double. Equally nice.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 30, 2010 at 5:48 AM

Fascinating comparison Charlie - apart from ther slightly different backgrounds, it's interesting to see the subtle differences in the shades of green , grey etc from the two bodies.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 30, 2010 at 7:10 AM

Cool you guys did this. I like both images.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 30, 2010 at 7:35 AM

Charlie, you both caught some great shots. Neat to see the same shot. I see a lot of people talking about one having more light or different shades of green. Wondering how much of that is also in your diferences in processing. Would be neat to see the unprocessed file for each.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 30, 2010 at 11:49 AM

For a second I thought we'd had a gallery-fart, seeing two identical-looking photos next to each other like that!

Wonderfully presented image Charlie. Great light and BG.

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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on April 30, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Great shot Charlie. It must have been fun. This species isn't so easy and you both got a good shot. I find it interesting that you used no flash and he used fill yet the shots are very comparable. I would say yours is better (course I will say that to Kwan too

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on April 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM

I think, at least on my monitor, this image has less noise and has more detail.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Time to break out the stereoscope!

Fine capture.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 30, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Dueling sparrow photographers, I like it.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 30, 2010 at 11:52 PM

I will make the identical post on both photos as that seems fair.

First, thanks for doing this, it's really cool that you did. I know we are not supposed to ever ask for the larger version but I must admit that in this case I wish you would have both posted one so we could compare the two different sets of equipment. Truly they both look great! What fun.

Peter

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 1, 2010 at 8:49 AM

Well, not to pick sides... but I favor the black-chinned sparrow best.