Song Sparrow

[Mike Lentz]

Got this guy hanging out on a small pine tree.



Nikon D200 - Nikkor 300mm F/2.8 w 1.4x TC
ISO 400 ~ F/6.3 ~ 1/640 sec ~

[Fabs Forns]

Ouch! It's so pretty it hurts :)

The placement of the bird is a bit centered, but having the pine cones behind him makes it acceptable to me. Good going!

[Glenn Bartley]

Really nice. A bit more of a head turn would be even better :)

[Doug Brown]

Nice perch, pose, and BG Mike. I think the bird is too centered in the frame, and would crop some off both the right and the left (more off of the left). Very pretty though. Thanks for posting!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great pose,colors and fantastic bg!!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful! The composition works for me for the same reason as Fabs. If anything I would probably tone down the needles, especially at the tip of the perch. Is this the same individual that you posted a couple of months ago?

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Mike,
I'd probably only crop the RH 1/2 pine cones coming into the frame.......yes, this will leave a 1/2 pine cone on the edge of frame........but it will be going out of it and be less of a distraction for me anyway............that being said..........killer BG/pose and perch.

[Mike Lentz]

Beautiful! The composition works for me for the same reason as Fabs. If anything I would probably tone down the needles, especially at the tip of the perch. Is this the same individual that you posted a couple of months ago?

Thanks guys, I had a tough time on deciding comp on this one.
Daniel, yes sir this is the same bird! You are good!!! Here's the image you recall.

[Daniel Cadieux]

That's the one! Knew this guy looked familiar :-)

[Raymond Barlow]

beautiful Mike., sweet shot.