House sparrow (M&F) (Passer domesticus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Another shot from my back garden, hand held, in many instances I have no need to use the permanent hide or a bag hide, they have become pretty accustomed to being fed, in fact the sparrows and woody come looking for mealworms.Olympus OMD EM-1X
Lens : M.40-150mm F2.8 + MC-20
Lens focal length : 164 mm
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 328.0mm
Metering mode : Pattern
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO Sensitivity : 800
Exposure time : 1/4000 sec
F number : F5.6
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV

ACR/PSCC

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, nice action here. You should leave enough fod for all to share. I like the lunging pose of the lower Sparrow, together with the worm curled around the beak of the second Sparrow. Nice and sharp for an action shot, and I like your soft light.

[Randy Stout]

Jon:

Agree with Stu's assessment. Nice action. I might consider toning down the yellow flowers just a bit. I like the added color, but they do tend to pull the eye away from the action a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[David Roach]

Another backyard stunner. The action is the star, but I also love the flowers. TFS

[William Dickson]

Well captured Jon...two great poses and I like the facial expression on the female looking at the worm.....Lovely detail and the colours are spot on...The perch works nicely with both birds in the frame.

Will

[Brian Sump]

Jonathan, way to turn an ordinary subject shot into something cool. Food in the mouth and some bird banter bodes well for this one.

[John Mack]

Nice interaction. Neat how the meal worm wraps around the bill like that. The yellow flower dots in the background are another bonus.