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    I love foreground to background blurs. Shoot "through" something in the foreground, and if the light is right
    and the background is similar in color and tonality, some creative and interesting things can happen. This image
    was made by an old beaver dam. If you look close, you will see the perch is an old beaver chew. The beavers
    were trapped out a while ago. There are ponds on either side of the strip of the land that the beaver lodge was
    built on, so there is typically water, natural food, (my own food), and I also use mp3 calls to try and attract any birds
    that I see or here nearby. White crowned sparrows do not nest in Minnesota, where this image was made.
    However, I have found that some will still respond with interest to bird calls, particularly when there is food and plenty of
    cover to be had. On this day, the light was quite diffused. I used a low shooting angle to shoot through a log that
    was in front of me, within my MFD. The background, made of dead snags and far off habitat created the background.
    There was a pinch of stick coming into the frame from the right hand side that I cloned out. I also removed a few seed
    bits from the bird's bill. This "perch" was not set up, though I did have several perches set up nearby.
    SonyA300, Sigma50/500, iso400, f9, 1/500, cropped, USM.
    Comments and critiques always appreciated.
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    Shawn Zierman.

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    Very nice Shawn. The foreground blur works really well here; I like the way it smoothly blends into the complementary background. Beautiful contrast with the nice and sharp bird.

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    Great image Shawn. I like the feel, pose, FG/BG blur and composition.

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    Well thought out and executed image of one of my favorite sparrows. You saw the opportunity, setup for it, and got it. I too like the result.

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    Very well seen and executed. Loving the mood created here and how all the colors work so well together.
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    Very well executed!

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    Fabulous image.Beautiful looking sparrow with nice details.Very nice composition and colorscheme.

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    Very very beautiful !! Sharp where it matters and the gradient of blurs make this amazing !!

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    Excellent exposure & light, great pose & perch. Lovely FG & BG. TFS

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    this is very nice, good work
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    Beautiful work, Shawn. I love that blurring of the foreground, gives such a unique and artistic feel. Love the pose, the comp, the colors. This is a stunner.

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    This has a heavenly feel to it!
    Thanks for your detailed explanation.
    I really like the colors and excellent IQ of the bird.
    Gail

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    Very nicely done. I'm not always a fan of foreground blurs, but this works beautifully. Great IQ, lovely pose and colors.

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    Wonderful shot. I really love the dreamy feel of the shot. Excellent comp and details, and wonderful background.
    Very well done.

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    Hi Shawn, good sharp detail on the sparrow, together with the colours. I really like how you have created this, and I too like subjects blending into their surroundings. Great work here.

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    Very nicely done image! glad you could work yourself into this shot.
    The blur all around the bird really helps makes it POP

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    Masterfully done. loved the OOF FG a lot. unique and interesting. killer sharp bird. Perfect size and placement of the bird in the frame. Give yourself a pat on the back.

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    Very well executed! a killer sparrow and lovely mood.

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