Savannah Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2012150 views13 comments

It's been a good spring for these around our place. I saw eight at once in the back yard last weekend. They haven't really started pairing off and raising babies yet, but they are singing. I had some decent evening light on Sunday and this is one of the results.

1DIV, 500mm ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f7.1, 1/1000, iso 640, Av mode with no compensation, Normal processing in CS5. Cropped to 6MP from the horizontal.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 26, 2012 at 12:37 PM

Dennis: Classic pose, beautiful light. This feels very natural to me. I like the image. I might think about toning down the OOF stem / leaf above the Sparrow's head. There's a part of it that is lighter than the rest of the background that sure seems to grab my attention. Nice work.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 26, 2012 at 2:12 PM

Dennis lovely neat and sharp little bird,no nits from me.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on April 26, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Nice shot of this savannah sparrow. I really like the pose, the lighting, the detail, and the perch. I'm not crazy about that vegetation in the background, but I think the rest makes up for it.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 26, 2012 at 11:33 PM

Great shot. Nice detail and pose on the bird. The knob of the log is kinda weird, though, I guess maybe because the bird's right leg isn't visible. But, all the rest is wonderful, indeed!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 27, 2012 at 4:22 AM

I really enjoy this little guys and their soft melodic song. Sweet alert pose in great light. Nice work Dennis!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on April 27, 2012 at 10:33 AM

Nice loopback pose. My only nit is the shadow in the grass.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on April 27, 2012 at 4:27 PM

nice composition and lights. i copy Keith's comment about the leaf but i'd extend it to the little stem near the left leg.

cheers, Luca

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 27, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Very nice Dennis. The setting is lovely.
May

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 27, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Goodone ! My favourite pose - back on- head turned.
(Unless the front is nice of course !

Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM

Love the pose and the beautiful lighting, great detail in those feathers. I like how alert it is as if surveying it's territory.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 28, 2012 at 3:31 PM

A sweet comp with great light. Love this as posted Dennis.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 29, 2012 at 5:27 PM

Nice pose with great lighting and a natural look to it Dennis, well done

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM

I love this as posted. Beautiful light and colors, and I really like the setting.

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