White-throated Sparrow in the Snow - Repost

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White-throated Sparrow in the Snow
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Any appreciated

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Canon 7D w 100-400mm.
1/800 sec @ f/5.6. ISO 800, 400mm

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Excellent…great HA, pose and shooting angle.

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This is a really pretty shot. Even with the cool looking snow there are lots of nice warm colors. A nice pose from sparrow. It seems just a little bit tight on the tail but certainly not a deal breaker for me. Nicely done.

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HI Marc
You did a good job with the snow (not clipping or going gray), the sparrow has nice color and good detail. I guess there was not more room in the left side of the frame. It’ s nice to see you showing the image quality of a 7D & 100-400 lens, with all the new camera out there.
Peter
Canon 7Dll

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Repost - As Peter and David suggested, I added a little space on the left. I think it works better. Thanks! I also lightened up the URC. I thought the dark patch was a little distracting.

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Agree that a little space on the left helps. I really like the depth of field on this one although I could see a little more blur on the reads in the top left-hand corner more like the rest of the out of focus background. But that’s just a little thing.

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A very pleasing image, Marc. I like the head turn and you handled the snow beautifully. A beautiful background. If you do blur those reeds, don’t get carried away as I think their structure and color add to the image.

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Repost is about perfect. Bit more room is nice. Best thing is tail angle aligns with snow angle…

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Thanks Dennis! I actually did not blur the reeds or background at all.

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Thanks Dan. He was very considerate to line up his tail nicely for me! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hi Marc. My mention of blurring was in regards to David Schoen’s suggestion that you might add more.

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Ah. I misunderstood. Thanks again.

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Marc, I thoroughly enjoy our winter White-throated sparrows and this is a fine look at this one. The extra space is a more conventional comp., while the original post give more weight to the negative space on the right, which works well in it’s own way. The whites look great and the oof vegetation fits very well with how these birds like to hang out in the undergrowth.