White-crowned Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted January 1, 2013609 views8 comments

I photographed this White-crowned Sparrow at Gilbert Water Ranch with Rich Ditch one year ago but never got around to posting.

I appreciate your critiques and comments. Please view the larger version if possible.

Crop to 88% of original (15.9 of 18MP)

f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 400

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 1, 2013 at 9:54 PM

Beautiful detail, Brian. The shadows of the thorns on the bird work well in this case.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 1, 2013 at 10:59 PM

Nice pose and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 1, 2013 at 11:27 PM

Nice pose and eye contact. Agree with the shadows of the thorns working well here. Sharp detail.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 1, 2013 at 11:30 PM

Great pose and detail. The background a bit too busy to my liking, but overall a very fine image. Thanks for sharing Brian.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 2, 2013 at 7:21 AM

Nice crisp shot, and I really like the thorny setting, as opposed to the bird-on-a-stick look.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 2, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Nice pose, detail and color. I do think you could clean up some of the OOF BG without loosing the sense of habitat. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by James Allen on January 2, 2013 at 1:49 PM

I like the BG as is Brian. The bird commands enough attention that the BG complements it rather than detracting. Very nice job on the habitat and fine feather detail.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 3, 2013 at 7:36 AM

The larger version shows some nice detail Brian. I too like the setting.

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