White-crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted February 21, 201191 views9 comments

This was taken during the first blizzard we had this winter. I think I had half the birds in the county in my yard. This guy fooled me a little bit at first for identification, then an adult showed up. Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/350
Aperture f8
ISO 1000
149mm

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on February 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Brr!! I can feel the cold myself! Certainly shwos the mood of the moment.

You can tell it's been a bad winter (here too) where you have to specify WHICH blizzard this is from...

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Comment posted by dan elster on February 21, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Love the snowy setting. It feels a bit tilted but that may be because the snow drift is angled.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 21, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Tells a great story. Well done!

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on February 21, 2011 at 4:57 PM

Looks like a winter survival photo. Shows nice detail when viewing the larger version. Nice job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Love these snow shots! Great capture!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 21, 2011 at 5:29 PM

Poor thing ! I love it. Impressive shot, Richard.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 21, 2011 at 5:32 PM

Nice Richard. I like the puffed up feathers and seed. Nice sharpness on the bird. The noise in the darker grey in the LRHC grabs me a bit, but that can easily be dealt with if you so desire.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 22, 2011 at 12:27 AM

The fluffed up body and head on view is cute. The angled body and head adds to the effect.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 23, 2011 at 10:01 AM

Richard, I like this shot a whole lot! Love the seed he is eating and the snow of course makes him pop off the page. I also like the diagonal comp on the snow.

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