Song Sparrow

[Luis Villablanca]

Here is a song sparrow singing its song in the marshes back in June.

Song Sparrow
Palo Alto Baylands, CA

Sony A900 + Minolta 400/4.5 + 1.4x TC
1/1600, f/8/ ISO 640, manual exposure, processed in LR2 + PS3, 50% crop.
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Luis

[Doug Brown]

Love the singing pose Luis and the nice green BG. A little tight on the bottom. Did you try a vertical crop?

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful singing pose,bg,colors!

[Luis Villablanca]

Thanks for the suggestion, Doug. I think you are right about the vertical crop.
Here is a recrop in 8x10 format:

[Bill Dix]

Luis - I like the vertical crop. I might have taken a bit off the right and added a bit on the left, as personal preference. But in any event, a really lovely background and singing pose. Nicely done.

[Dan Busby]

Nice capture Luis. I like the vertical too. Terrific BG. I find there is a bit a sheen coming off parts of the feathers, especially above the eye and on the side. Maybe those could be toned down a bit. Also agree with Bill's composition suggestion. But these are small points for a wonderful image.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the vertical crop as well. Great timing capturing him in full song!