White-crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted February 13, 201189 views16 comments

This is a White-crowned Sparrow from this fall, I enjoy their rich brown tones. I did a minor clone of a strange shadow at the top of the frame. Whatever is in its bill, I left there.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4xTC, tripod. not baited.

1/800, f/8, ISO 640

Crop to 62% (11.2 of 18MP)

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 13, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Wonderful shot from every aspect! Great perch and background with a wonderful subject. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 13, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Really nice comp and the pose of the bird is very nice. Great color as well.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 13, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Terrific pose from this guy with a sassy little head turn. I like the OOF background he's seemingly stretching into.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 13, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Beautiful as presented Brain. A pretty sparrow with interesting patterns and subtle coloration.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on February 14, 2011 at 12:23 AM

Beautiful image. Great perch with a lovely background. Excellent pose with amazing detail and great eye contact. Well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 14, 2011 at 4:58 AM

Nice pose and head-turn. Excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 14, 2011 at 5:57 AM

Fantastic Brian - love the pose, particularly the little head turn. Wonderfully sharp

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 14, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Super shot Brian. Love the pose and the comp. Nice sharpness and DOF.

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 14, 2011 at 10:25 AM

Very nice picture. Nice composition. Great details.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 14, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Nice composition; lovely understated harmonic colors.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM

Excellent details, pose and background- great capture, Fabio

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on February 14, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Great pose, and I think you captured some attitude in the bird. Nice comp and great colors that compliment the bird.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 14, 2011 at 5:16 PM

The young White-crowned's are very photogenic and you've captured this one very well!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 15, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Wonderful feather detail on the larger version and I like the composition. I have been trying to get a decent sparrow image for months, way to go.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 15, 2011 at 9:51 PM

Hi Brian

Beautifully captured

The pose, detail and colors are all marvelous

This is one cute Sparrow