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[Juan Carlos Vindas]

The same sparrow, same rock. One more image of the same series.

Canon 30D
Canon 35-350@350mm
AV
Tripod
f/6.3
1/160sec.
ISO 400
Exp. Comp. +1
PS

Comments and critiques are welcome.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I really like the pose in this one. Perch, light and BG look good, too. Is this a big crop? I'm wondering because the back seems to lack the fine detail.

[Ramon M. Casares]

This one is WAY better than the first one IMO, better pose, better light, better color temperature, nicer BG, and also to me, better IQ.
Congratulations!

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I like the pose and the clean background, the exposer is perfect to me.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great exposure and pose. BG is a killer Juan Carlos. It appears to be a little soft around the wing/back area. Is it crop or the DOF too shallow? Thanks for sharing. It does look wonderful. :)

[Erich Stevens]

Nice lighting and soft BG, great EXP. Appears to be slight motion blur on the wing. Increasing the shutter speed by at least 1 stop might've helped. Great work!

[Daniel Cadieux]

What a striking sparrow. This ain't no ordinary LBJ!! The BG sets this beauty off very nicely. I'm also noticing the lask of fine details on the shoulder/back area of the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose, and I like the colours on him. Overall, he is sharp, apart from the area on the back as mentioned by the other guys. Superb BG. I would maybe take a bit off the bottom.

[Phil Ertel]

I like the background. The pose of the bird is pleasing with an nice head angle. In my opinion the placement of the bird is spot on but a little less rock might also work as suggested by Stuart. The detail is good except for the soft area on the back.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Thank you all guys for your kind comments and suggestions.

Now I ask, can this be an improvement?

Thank you for your reply. jc

[Gal Shon]

Lovely colors and BG, beautiful bird.
the beak area a bit soft, looks better in the repost.