Savannah Sparrow

Shot about 1,5 year ago together with Ed Dubois and Kwan Choo in Vancouver.

Canon EOS1Dmk2N
Canon EF300/2.8L USM + EF20II
1/250 @ f/8.0
ISO400, RAW (cropped from bottom)
G1325, M10, Sidekick, fillflash

Beautiful setting, light and composition, Jasper. The BG looks a bit noisy, should be easy to fix.

Would make a great cover image. Love the colours, the pose, environment. Minor nit, I wish all of his tail was visible.

Hi Jasper,

I remember seeing this image before and i still like it very much. The nits have allready been mentioned such as noise and the tail behind the flower (however that last one is simply out of your hands..). I am glad to see a shot in wich there is some surrounding area visible instead of opting for full-frame (wich was one of your nemesis for this year i believe) and agree that this does look very good in this case.
Thank you for posting this lovely photograph!

I hope to see you posting some more recent work soon too.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

A very nice example of an environmental bird image. The bird has enough details and yet is not dominating. The environment here is simply beautiful. As mentioned, the blocked tail is a minor pity but doesn't take much pleasure away from viewing this image. :)

A treat to the eyes, Jasper :)

Colors and DOF make this one for me.

Nice image Jasper have to agree with the noise and tail, but overall a peaceful image.....

Jasper
I've come to appreciate....and desire the habitat/environmental image. This is an excellent example of what I'd like to achieve. I just like the "whole package" of this one. Well done.

Wonderful image, I love the colours and the bird in it's surrounding!
One of my favourites here!