Song Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted April 11, 2018252 views4 comments

Another one from the Monterey Peninsula. This one was from 17 mile drive. If I recall correctly it was the
"Lone Cypress" turnout and this guy was singing like crazy in one of the cypresses in the parking area. I liked the filtered light and how it caught his forehead.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 468 mm, f/8, 1/800, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 11.7 MP. Taken at 9:24 am on March 8th.

This image definitely looks better viewed large!

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 11, 2018 at 3:15 PM

Wonderful singing pose Dennis. That bit of a "spotlight" effect is cool. I wish the oof twigs weren't in front of it's tail but that's a minor nit The background is very sweet. Great work!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 11, 2018 at 3:19 PM

What a happy little crooner. Nice light play in this Dennis. Good control of the highly contrasting shadows and sunlight.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 12, 2018 at 3:14 PM

Neat pose! Agree looks much better large! Also, I noticed it looks darker than the ones I see around here, must be the California sun! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 13, 2018 at 12:03 PM

Good timing to catch this singing event. Yes, it is that time of year even here in the Pacific Northwest. I like the pose and the background. I can live with the twigs in front.

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