House Sparrow on Pittisporum

[Gina Hallgren]

Hello,

Caught this Old World House Sparrow perched on Pittosporum with Adobe wall as BG this morning before light got harsh.

CC's welcome and appreciated, reposts too,

Gina

Olympus E-520 IS, Zuiko 70-300mm ED

Aperture priority
F/6.3, 1/1250s
ISO 200
0.70 ev, high but compensating as for snow
Auto WB
430 focal length

[Dave Leroy]

Wow! Very dramatic bird Gina. It is very catching. I like how the high tone bg isolates the bird. Also looks like bird may have been darkened a tad and perhaps colour sat. a bit, not sure. Great details and nic eye contact, as well as a bit of beak isolated. Well done. Dave

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gina Good point by Dave !!! Can also point the sharpest part of the image is the shoulder not the eye. Would try focusing and repositioning or just select a different focus point !!

Love the pose and setting !!!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gina - love the pose and the setting - do agree on the focus point :)
Looking forward to seeing more :)

[denise ippolito]

Gina, all the techs have been covered, I love the Pittosporum-it's variegated colors are lovely-HA and composition look great!

[Harold Davis]

ditto! love the pose and setting!! these guys are good spotting the focus point on this one. looks great!! i may need new glasses!!

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice Gina,
I like the pose...agree with the techs. looking forward to your next capture...:):cool:

[Katie Rupp]

I really like the high-key look here as well as the composition. Congrats, Gina!

[Kathy Reeves]

It looks like it should be on a greeting card!

Kathy

[Oscar Zangroniz]

I like it the way it is. The branch where he's sitting against the white background makes it for me Aunt Gina.
Congrats