Posted by Mike Smith on November 27, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Passer domesticus on blackthorn, AKA small B.O.A.T.
Largish crop for me about 50% of frame (and surprisingly held up well for an Oly file) a few stray blackthorn elements removed from around edges.
Car as hide, Oly E-3, 300mm F2.8 plus 1.4tc, iso 200, 1/500s at F5.6, lens balanced on car window frame.
Posted by John MacTavish on November 27, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Big in the frame for a small bird!
Sometimes smaller in the frame shows more of it's size and context. Sounds like you have room for options with the crop though.
Posted by keith mitchell on November 28, 2013 at 2:49 AM
Hi Mike, I never know which way to go re big in frame but your Sparrow looks very sharp and detailed.
Keith.
Posted by Marko Trebušak on November 29, 2013 at 12:09 AM
Hi Mike,
It is, as our North American friends would say a big BOAS . But it shows the details we can't see with naked eye, and that's a good point. The "face" looks a bit odd with eye half opened and thongue to one side....
Marko
Posted by Simon Litten on November 29, 2013 at 9:29 AM
Nice to see a sparrow on here! Think he could've given you a less squinty pose though
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5 repliesLargish crop for me about 50% of frame (and surprisingly held up well for an Oly file) a few stray blackthorn elements removed from around edges.
Car as hide, Oly E-3, 300mm F2.8 plus 1.4tc, iso 200, 1/500s at F5.6, lens balanced on car window frame.
Sometimes smaller in the frame shows more of it's size and context. Sounds like you have room for options with the crop though.
Keith.
It is, as our North American friends would say a big BOAS
Simon