Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 22, 2010 at 11:39 AM
A good addition to your collection of these birds. Nice color and composition using the natural setting. I'm a little confused by the blade of grass that crosses the main perch - it almost disappears then reappears.
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Richard,
The tips of spartina alterniflora are very flat so where you see it "disappear" it actually is just perpendicular to the image sensor resulting in an extremely thin profile. Combine that with the similarly colored BG and it looks like it comes and goes. Viewing the large image very closely will attest to that.
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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 22, 2010 at 3:46 PM
Large view is really nice. Nice contrast between bird and background. I can follow the blade of grass cleanly on my monitor.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 22, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Looks to be the perfect setting for the species Luke and I like it aesthetically too. Nice pose. The larger version looks very good.
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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on August 23, 2010 at 12:20 AM
This is my favorite of this series so far, Luke.
Very nice.
Neil
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 23, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Appropriate setting and a great pose. Looks very good for 800 iso and this sensor.
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Comment posted by Steve Balke on August 23, 2010 at 10:13 AM
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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 23, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Good pose, perch and background, if only that one blade of grass was over just a bit but no big deal. I like this sparrow image the best so far, wonderful composition to show habitat.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 23, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Neat series of this species Luke. Like this one a lot. Just a bit sharper on the head and this would be steller. Very nice as posted.
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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 23, 2010 at 6:57 PM
Excellent! Lots of habitat included makes this very appealing.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 23, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Great natural setting, well composed.
Like the perch, fine details..
Nice work Luke
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 24, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Nice perch and setting Luke - I'm a fan of birds perched on vertical grass stems.
cheers
Rob
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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 24, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Very nice Luke. Love the depth of field chosen!
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 24, 2010 at 9:25 PM
Great setting Luke, I like the sparrow's pose too. The natural colors are lovely
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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 24, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Lovley pose and setting Luke.
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Comments
15 commentsThe tips of spartina alterniflora are very flat so where you see it "disappear" it actually is just perpendicular to the image sensor resulting in an extremely thin profile. Combine that with the similarly colored BG and it looks like it comes and goes. Viewing the large image very closely will attest to that.
Very nice.
Neil
Like the perch, fine details..
Nice work Luke
cheers
Rob