Critique Style Requested: Standard
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Description
Our bird feeders have been very busy with lots of hungry visitors. American tree sparrows are abundant this year with nearly 50 individuals frequenting the platform feeders at a time. We normally get about a dozen during a typical winter season. This one landed about 6 feet away from me and I was able to get quite a few shots before it left for the feeders. The slight head turn and soft lighting brings out the details and rich coloring of the plumage.
Specific Feedback
I left the filoplume (long feather strand on the back of the head) as this structure rarely gets captured in a more typical bird shot. These specialized feathers send information to the bird regarding orientation. How do you like this comp as presented?
Technical Details
Z9 180-400mm f4 a7 560mm with 1.4x TE engaged (1/400 sec at f9.0, ISO=1000) Levels, DeNoise, Crop for Comp.
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