House Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 20171,014 views4 comments

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: March 10, 2017, 9:22 am
Equipment: Nikon D7200, AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR @ 500mm, G1325, RRS BH-55
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/1600th @ f/5.6
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, cropped to 55% of full frame

Another common species that I would have ignored in the past. I was attracted by the pose.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger image provided.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 26, 2017 at 1:21 PM

Hi Richard,

A grunt common bird, but they look nice when in fresh plumage. Pose and comp are fine--you may or may not want to clone out the orphaned spine at the bottom left. Other than that--I like the lighting, BG, and perch too.........................Jim

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 26, 2017 at 2:37 PM

A rather pugnacious look from an anthropomorphic point of view, Richard, which seems to fit their habits. Nicely presented. I like where you placed the focal plane with the foreground perch in nice focus and letting it fade to the rear.

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 26, 2017 at 9:01 PM

A fine portrait of an often "disliked" bird, Richard. They do look good as well as being moderately agressive as the pose here suggests.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on March 27, 2017 at 2:02 PM

I really like the lighting on this one. Nice focal point. Perhaps the crop is a little tight. I know that is always a matter of preference. In any case I'm glad to see that a few of us enjoy taking photos of less exotic birds.

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