House sparrow

[Jonathan Ashton]

Taken from garden hide tripod head bolted to shelf, Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 200 -0.33, 1/800 sec f8
A little bit of nirvana here we had light today! I debated over removing the perch which is by the tail I decided to leave it otherwise the perch would have looked chopped off and the image too contrived - what do you think?? There is something in it's bill, it had been eating seeds.

All comments welcome.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing details, Jon. I like the look back pose, the sweet bg and the lichen covered perch. I too debated about the end of the perch and then read your note. It certainly doesn't hurt the image, but I wouldn't miss it either.

[jack williamson]

Excellent dof on the bird, very sharp. Love the perch and the smooth bg.

[Sandy Witvoet]

Great work to make this Sparrow look special. I would lose the little stick to the right side of the tail and (perhaps?) crop in a bit from the left. BG is lovely!

[Satish Ranadive]

Jonathan:
Absolutely superb image with lovely composition.Great pose with open beak,sharpness,beautiful colors,perch and BG.
Perch near the tail is of the same color of sparrow,not at all distracting ,either way frame will look wonderful.

Regards,
Satish.

[John Chardine]

Agree, very very nice. Beautiful warm light. All the technical details of the image are excellent.

[christopher galeski]

good capture,nice BG and perch,sharp and good detail.

[Lorant Voros]

Beautiful picture of this common bird. Warm light, detail, pose and perch; all well done. Congratulations, Jon.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent details, love the perch, great pose and colors.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thank you for the C&C everyone, much appreciated.

[HadiAnsari]

Excellent dof on the bird, sharp and Love the perch.thank s