White-crowned Sparrow

[Bill Dix]

From gardens behind the Bosque visitors' center.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 240mm, ISO 800, 1/2000s @ f/6.3 manual.

[gail bisson]

Light a bit bright but I really like the fan like BG effect of the grasses. IQ on bird is very good.
I would consider a version with the black area cloned out as I find it pulls my eye away. But if you are feeling as I am these days,_which is no cloning, I understand!
perky pose!
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice profile pose indeed. Beautiful details. I love the BG, except for that black spot. You could use methods other than cloning to gt rid of it

[John Mack]

Nice view and pose of this sparrow. Light looks a little harsh but you handled it well.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Nice look at this beauty in front of a desert fan palm. Fine detail throughout.


Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. Here's a version without the black areas. Yes, John, by the time we finished with cranes and snow geese and wandered around the Visitors' Center, it was mid-day and the light was a bit harsh.