Late afternoon sparrow

[jack williamson]

Taken 2-26-11, 4:46pm. Setup.

Nikon D700, 300mm f2.8, 1.4tc, tripod. 1/250, f10, iso320

Adjusted wb, exp, fill light, blacks, clarity, vib, sat in acr. USM in cs3

[Morris Burke]

I like the image very much. THe BG compliments the subject by highlighting it beautifully and the catch-light in the eye is great.

[jack williamson]

Thank you Morris for your input.

Jack

[Chris Baker]

Very nice, to be a little pickey, there's maybe a tad too much sharpening and there appears to be a double catchlight on the eye. nice as presented though.

[jack williamson]

Thanks for responding Chris, I did not think it looked sharp enough after I posted.

[wendell westfall]

Jack, I like this one "as is". Very nice . . .

[Kerry Perkins]

Jack, nice color, detail, and sharp eye. I would remove one of the catchlights as mentioned. I think the sharpening is fine. I do feel that the bird is too centered vertically and would suggest a crop from the top. I don't think you need that much negative space up there. A slight head turn in your direction would have been nice. Good job, love the background!

[Bill Dix]

Lovely little Sparrow, nicely captured. Background is beautiful. Sharpening looks OK to me. I'm not a fan of squarish crops, usually. I might have cropped some off both top and bottom to make something closer to a 3:2 ratio (and then cloned out the resultant unattached vertical stub of the perch). Another vote to remove the second catchlight.

[jack williamson]

Thanks everybody.

Jack