White-throated Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted May 3, 201592 views4 comments

I visited the Black Swamp Bird Observatory east of Toledo today. Lots of birds, but way too many people. Once the place filled up, the birds were less cooperative. This is a significant crop for a bird lost in a tangle of branches. I did not remove any orphaned branches and adjusted shadows and highlights and brightness. K5 IIs 300mm f4 (ISO 800 f7.1 1/500sec)........................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 3, 2015 at 10:22 PM

Nice detail and a great pose, Jim. Noise is showing a fair amount in the larger version. Did you run any noise reduction?

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on May 3, 2015 at 10:42 PM

Nice work in a very busy environment, Jim.

The noise issue is an easy fix. The softening of the tail and the lower part of the perch caught my eye, but realy is a minor nit. Nice work.

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 3, 2015 at 11:03 PM

Jim,

Very nice shot right down to the catch light in the eye. Wonder how it would look if you cropped out a few of the OOF branches and the one on his tail. devil

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 4, 2015 at 8:36 AM

Nice look at the WC, held up well in spite of the significant crop..

I like the filtered light, looks like he puffed up his chest for the shot too enlightened

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments