WC Sparrow/ re-post

Gallery: AvianPosted June 21, 2017133 views9 comments

I was fortunate to have this guy pose for me on an old piece of driftwood with a clean sandy background.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-500 at 500 mm
1/1600 at f7.1
ISO 320

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 21, 2017 at 10:35 AM

Nice capture, Allen. The only thing I would suggest, and that is just me, is to crop a little of the out of focus log out of the image. It really is a fine photo as is, but it might improve the shot even more. Just a thought.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 21, 2017 at 1:02 PM

Very, very beautiful, wonderful detail, great colors, perfect pose. I agree with Shirley, and I think I'd try a crop up to the top of the most OOF spot at the lower left. This is gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 21, 2017 at 1:40 PM

Hi Alien
Vary nice head turn and supper sharp.
Peter

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 22, 2017 at 5:41 AM

Allen,
What a great pose, I agree with others cropping suggestion.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on June 22, 2017 at 9:58 AM

A sweet subject Allen and I like the complimentary BKG. Looking at the larger version it looks a bit of a hefty crop and or the sharpening is a bit much? I might back off on the Blacks and Contrast as it looks like some of the finer detail is being choked.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 22, 2017 at 10:56 PM

Beautiful detail in the White-crowned, Allen. I like the head turn and the bg, but wish there wasn't so much oof foreground.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 23, 2017 at 12:28 PM

Wonderful detail and head turn. I like the background. Could use about half of the foreground.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 23, 2017 at 4:09 PM

A nice pose with that head turn, Allen. You have a nice clean background that compliments this sparrow. I think the amount of OOF foreground pulls the eye away from the bird. I think removing about half of it would be effective.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 23, 2017 at 8:51 PM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Re-post with crop.

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