White-Crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 2011147 views13 comments

Another from the same evening as the last. I haven't had any luck getting a signing one this year, but this one gave me some nice poses.

1DMkIV, 500mm f4 IS + 1.4 TC, Black Widow on Gitzo legs, f7.1, 1/3200, iso 1000, Av mode with -1.0 compensation. Nate commented on the shutter speed and f-stop of my last post. I was deliberately trying for take-off and landing shots that night, so I wanted as high a shutter speed as I could get. I got a few, but I need to work on my timing. This one was cropped to 7.8MP. Taken at 7:22 pm on July 1st.

I always appreciate your comments and criticisms.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on July 20, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Dennis another great shot, love this kind of sparrows and you capture him just perfect!!!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 20, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Great lighting and a solid pose Dennis. Slightly more room at the bottom perhaps. I have missed seeing these guys this year, a lot of birds just totally awol around here!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 20, 2011 at 3:07 AM

Dennis this is a super little Sparrow you have got it spot on.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 20, 2011 at 7:35 AM

Spot on Dennis. Great light too.
Good looking little chap.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on July 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Dennis, This a great shot. Even with the high ISO, noise is very well controlled. It is very sharp. Well posed and well composed. I love the BG, the silky green.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM

very nice for the crop and the iso. great BG and sharpness. don't mind the tad oversharp on the larger image on my smaller monitor

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 20, 2011 at 3:57 PM

A good looking clean image with nice detail and light.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM

Nice pose, excellent detail, and a beautiful BG. All around a lovely image.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM

What a nice background to bring out the details of the bird and perch, these guys never seem to stay still long enough for me, excellent shot, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 21, 2011 at 3:39 AM

Excellent shot Dennis, wonderful color and detail.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on July 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM

I like the pose you got, as well as the clean BG.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 21, 2011 at 6:22 PM

pose, light, detail, and bg are all super, Dennis. this is really nice.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 23, 2011 at 11:12 AM

She's a beauty with excellent detail in the feathers and the eye color is well seen. I would bring down the brightness of the perch some as it is competing for my attention. Did you consider a more vertical crop?

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments