It's always a pleasure to make my way over to a specific spot to photograph this species, as it is on the very outskirts of its range over here and rather uncommon. Except at a couple of areas that they are known to frequent yearly. When looking for a "perch" to set up, I was not purposefully looking for a matching one, but when I came upon this particular rock it clicked right away that would somewhat match the sparrow's plumage, so that is the one I chose.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/5.6, ISO 400, natural light, handheld while prone on the ground, FF. Audio used.
I like everything, I don't know if you have a frame that includes a little more of the base, I get the impression the rock has been cut off as it were - just wondering if some inclusion of ground level would help?
Wicked perch, wicked image -- I love the BKGR, and wicked BKGR. Heck, and a wicked bird too --- I've seen this species once or twice in my life.
with love, artie
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