# Song Sparrow and re-post **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 19, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989 "2020-03-19T15:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/1 "2020-03-19T15:12:17Z")
I liked the background on this one and the bush just starting to bud. I cloned out some branches coming in from the left side and some dead foliage. ### What technical feedback would you like if any? Any ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? Any ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: Canon 7DII; Sigma 150-600 at 600 mm. 1/640 at f6.3; ISO 200 ![Song Sparrow-7514-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/7/c7e8375569d08aa75eeafeb74c37827c1a8ba390.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/2 "2020-03-19T15:22:46Z")
Allen, it looks like you caught him in mid note of his song. I also like the background and the budding tree. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/3 "2020-03-19T15:25:49Z")
Thanks, @Shirley_Freeman. Yes, he/she was singing away and I chose the shot with the mouth opened the widest. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/4 "2020-03-20T05:41:58Z")
Well composed with very pleasant BG, detail, color, and exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/5 "2020-03-20T17:26:48Z")
Superb detail in the sparrow and I love the singing pose, Allen. The head turn is perfect. As long as you were cloning on the left, I think you could lose the rest of the out of focus stuff in the Lower Left Corner and that one in-focus bud sticking in, which for some reason really draws my eye. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/6 "2020-03-22T02:56:41Z")
I echo the comments already given. Caught in the midst of action perfectly! If I may suggest, clone or crop the bottom left - that twig does catch my eye 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/8 "2020-03-22T03:25:42Z")
Thanks for the comments. Here’s a re-post with the suggestion that the lower left corner be improved. Originally I just cloned the foliage out, but the dead space seemed to much(hence the withdrawn post above), so I just cropped that area out (with some cloning as well). Does it work? ![1520a-Song Sparrow-NPN-repost](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/9/a975ffffa4b9bdf2ac7e81e4801525cdcbce3e7e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/song-sparrow-and-re-post/11989/9 "2020-03-22T10:54:11Z")
Yes it does Now you may want to try cropping the Right 5% or so - there giving the bird more space to its right - you may have to clone that bright twig in the top 1/4 on the right BTW, the 2 main branches frame the bird very nicely!