WC Sparrow & repost

Gallery: AvianPosted July 8, 201378 views10 comments

I was leaving our local preserve yesterday morning when I spotted this guy working the fence line-sometimes singing and occasionally stopping to grab a grass seed. It was still overcast and the light wasn't the greatest, but I liked this pose.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag on car window, f7.1, 1/500, iso 400, Av mode with +1/3 compensation (I still boosted the exposure a touch in post processing). Processed in CS6 and cropped to 5.6MP. I also brightened the eye a trifle. I also rotated the image a few degrees to level the wire. Taken yesterday, July 7th at 8:37 am.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on July 8, 2013 at 6:18 PM

I've always had a hard time capturing these guys well but you did it beautifully. I absolutely love how he has that twig trapped within his toes against the barbed wire whether intentional or not it's really cool.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM

Nice action shot. All the elements in the photo are working. The sparrow is sharp. I like the barb wire and the angles of the grass.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 8, 2013 at 7:58 PM

So many lines and angles in this image makes for most interesting viewing! I like the pose and low light. Well seen! Sharon

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 8, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Well done, Dennis. The processing changes are subtle, but really add to the image.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on July 8, 2013 at 10:33 PM

This has a nice rustic feel to it that I like a lot. The dry grass adds a lot of interest and the feeding action is great - well seen and well captured Dennis.

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on July 9, 2013 at 4:13 AM

Wonderful, Dennis. Love the gradient BG and sharp subject.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 9, 2013 at 7:08 AM

Great feeding action in this Dennis and a very good job of capturing this interesting pose. Good eye.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 9, 2013 at 7:56 PM

Nice moment to capture, Dennis. Wonderful background and your techs & processing look perfect.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 9, 2013 at 9:24 PM

I like the detail and behavior in this one Dennis. I read what you did on the processing. I know you had no light, but to me, it still looks a little underexposed. Wondering if you brought the exposure up a little more in PP (maybe just .25 to .35) if it would make this pop a little more?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 9, 2013 at 11:58 PM

Thanks for the suggestion on brightening the image a bit more, Kurt. Here's a repost with a 0.35 exposure boost. I think it does help a bit.

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