Happy " World Sparrow Day"

[Satish Ranadive]

Image was of this female sparrow on jawar millet was created few days back. Basic editing, cropped and sharpened.NR applied to BG.

ISO: 400, 1/1250 @ F: 5.6. Manual. Pattern metering.
WB: Auto. HH. Canon: 550D, 400mm.
Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are highly appreciated.
Kind Regards.

[christopher galeski]

nice feeding image,very nice BG,nice eye contact.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful bird, nicely shown. Background and composition very pleasing.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent shot, Satish. Is it really a Sparrow day? I never heard about it. I'm very fond of Sparrows, love to observe them and take pictures of them.

[Randall Farhy]

Pleasing image Satish, I really like the bg tones-that touch of lavender sets the overall warmth off nicely. Maybe brighten the eye and a light round of sharpen on the head.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you all for your feed back and appreciation.
Randall (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/member.php/14390-Randall-Farhy), I will take of the eye. Thanks for pointing out it.
Karl,
Yes, 20th March is celebrated as World Sparrow Day every year.Thanks fro the appreciation.

Regards,
Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Satish:

I like the plant/bird interaction, lighting, head angle.

I might consider toning down the bright reflection along the plant stem a bit, and might try a version with just a sliver more room on the left if you have it, just personal taste.

Cheers

Randy

[Eric Dienesch]

Hello,
this is a very nice picture from this often seen bird. Well Done !

Greetings Eric

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, comp works well, and I like the angled feeding pose. The sparrow is nice and sharp, good feather detail, and overall, captured in lovely light.

[Iain Barker]

Very nice Satish. I love the perch and I think everyone loves sparrows.

Iain

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Satish.
Love the perfect head angle and pose of the bird. I really like the composition.
Good IQ and light,
Gail

[Missy Mandel]

Beautifully shot, and a great nature story!

[douglas hayes]

Thank you Satish for the heads up on 'WORLD SPARROW DAY'. I was unaware even though sparrows many times fill a void during season lulls in bird availability. It also my wedding anniversary. I can easily understand the sparrows day perspective as we travel down the critical loss of habitat path.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Such a beautiful image Satish. Well balanced, perfect light and great IQ. The sparrow's pose, head angle is perfect and feeding behavior is excellent. The BG is beautiful and complementary, and I especially enjoy the folded leaf that the sparrow is perched on. Sweet image!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Well taken!
Nice light, pose and habitat. The clean BG makes the bird to stand out nicely, good job Satish!

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent shot with a great perch.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you Satish for the heads up on 'WORLD SPARROW DAY'. I was unaware even though sparrows many times fill a void during season lulls in bird availability. It also my wedding anniversary. I can easily understand the sparrows day perspective as we travel down the critical loss of habitat path.

Thanks for the comments, Douglas and belated "Happy Wedding Anniversary".

Regrds,
Satish.

[Satish Ranadive]

Randy Sir, there is enough space on the left side, I will do it and also tone down the reflection on the stem.Thanks a lot for the comments.

Stuart Sir, Gail, Eric-d, Iain, Sidharth, Juan, Frank and Missey, thank you all for the feed back,appreciation and nice words.

Regards,
Satish.

[Holger Leyrer]

Ilike feeding images. This is very nice. Colors and details works good. I like pose and perch. Well done, Satish.