One of the good white-throated sparrows, seen in a low-lit sweetpocket among the hibernal twiggeries of Toronto.
Canon 7D, 100-400 at 400mm; iso1600, 1/200, f5.6
This is really lovely! I think Robert Bateman would approve!
Soft light accentuated by the soft OOF branches. Having FG branches OOF is often detrimental to an image but here it works very well -- for me, anyway. The soft gold light in the BG is delightful and the bird is well balanced by the heavier branches on the left.
I might clone out the small branch below the bird.
Thanks Diane. I was quite taken with this scene, and unsure in the moment as to whether or not I liked the hooked branch below our friend. Indeed I tried several compositions, but there's something about that branch that balances things for me?
That it does, but it's perilously close to the bottom edge. Any more room there? It could be surgically shortened, but it would be a delicate operation.
Quite right! With this particular frame (my favorite by far of the lengthy sequence) there is no room at all. This is the full-frame picture, for better and worse!
If it's not against your ethics, it's easy to add a little canvas at the bottom and fill it in. I used Content-aware Fill here and had to do a little cloning as sometimes it tries to put in detail where you don't want it. Hope you don't mind my playing with your beautiful shot!!
Diane, are you kidding? I am flattered, and welcome such tinkerings! Let me get my eyes on this one. I see where you're going with this, I really do. At the moment I'm undecided, but I appreciate your giving me something new to consider.
Winter W.T. Sparrow in a low-lit sweetpocket
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