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Golden-Crowned Sparrow

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 21, 2018134 views6 comments

At iso 8000 ala David Schoen. I just had to try it. Unfortunately, the one Chickadee I caught taking off was at the wrong angle and I still ended up with some motion blur at 1/2000 exposure. However, I did validate that I can get acceptable image quality with that iso using my 7Dii which surprised me a lot.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 435 mm, Jobu Gimbal mounted to blind window, f/8, 1/640, iso 8000, aperture priority, pattern metering, fill flash at -1 2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 8.5 MP from a horizontal original. Taken at 9:05 am on February 20th.

Your comments and critiques are always welcome.

Thanks,

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on February 21, 2018 at 3:46 PM

Another excellent shot with your 7Dii, Dennis, and using ISO 8000, with a flash too! Wonderful detail in the feathers, and I just love that perch. Those snowflakes sure add to the scene as well. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM

A lovely, detailed look at this sparrow and it's interesting perch, Dennis. Getting most of the perch and all of the bird sharp works very well and there's just enough falling and fallen snow to set the stage.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 21, 2018 at 5:23 PM

I find this to be a very pleasing image. This is a really good pose for a golden crowned sparrow because it has a nice head turn and shows off the crown. The small line of descending snow adjacent to the foot on the left side of the image is a particularly nice feature this image. I just looked out the window and it's starting to snow again.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on February 22, 2018 at 11:46 PM

Great shot, Dennis! I like the in and out of focus snowflakes in the background. Excellent clarity on the bird and a nice 3D appearance, especially in the large version.

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Comment posted by Marjie Jones on February 23, 2018 at 4:04 PM

This is lovely and nicely detailed. The birds looks almost as ready for spring as I am.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 24, 2018 at 11:13 AM

Hard to grasp this was at 8000 ISO! Well taken for sure. Nice perch, pose and color. TFS

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