I spent a satisfying day at Algonquin Park last week. The White-crowned Sparrows, my favorite sparrow species, were particularly numerous, so I set up an impromptu perch with a neat fallen log I found at the side of the road. After a few minutes they were more than happy to grab seeds that I had sprinkled along and just behind the log.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/160s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF, usual eye work, minor perch clean up (a few white specs).
10-26-2018, 07:09 PM
greg cowle
Very nice capture. Appreciate your description of how you achieved it also.
10-26-2018, 10:50 PM
Isaac Grant
This is really pretty and everything that a passerine shot should be. Beautiful pose, fantastic perch and a perfect background. The perch and the background make the shot 99% of the time. Bird on a stick is OK. Bird on a unique and beautiful perch with a perfect background is many times more difficult. Congrats on a super image. Might just be the screens but on my 5k imac the image looks a touch dark and cold. I would lift the exposure a tiny bit and warm it up just a bit as well. I'd love a shot like this of this species.
10-27-2018, 07:43 AM
Joseph Przybyla
Sweet image, Dan. About as perfect as it gets. The background is gorgeous complimenting the colors of the perch and bird. Thank you for sharing.
10-27-2018, 08:28 PM
annmpacheco
Perfecto Dan, such a beauty, terrific log too. Love this one.
10-28-2018, 10:29 AM
John Mack
Very nice. Neat perch and great background. Nice details on the bird as well.
10-29-2018, 08:01 AM
Frank Schauf
Great sharpness and beautiful background.
10-29-2018, 04:32 PM
William Dickson
Looking good Dan..Lovely looking bird with nice detail.. The perch and BG make for a very pleasing image.
Will
11-03-2018, 02:35 PM
Arthur Morris
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Ditto all the positives above (as expected). The BKGR is loverly. The only thing that bugs me is the spikey brown thing pointing at the bird's breast. I eliminated that with the Patch Tool and a refined Quick Mask. IQ is also superb, as is the log.