White-crown Sparrow

[ChasMcRae]

Sparrow with beak full of insects for young---photographed along Denali Hwy,Ak.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Camera serial number: 0470511630
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.2.1
Date/Time: 2010:06:21 20:376
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 400
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal length: 840mm
Subject distance: 0.640 m
AF mode: One-shot AF
Image size: 3456 x 5184
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Picture style: Standard
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal

[Randy Stout]

Chas:

Exposure, sharpness, perch and background all very nice. I might consider a very slight crop from the top, perhaps 15-2-% of the free space, but very nice as is. A sliver more room on the left also an option.

Cheers

Randy

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Charles,

I like the composition. The vertical presentation works well here in my opinion. I agree with Randy that the exposure and sharpness look good. I also think the head turn displays the bird nicely. The simple background with it's gradation is also pleasing. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[Jory Griesman]

Exposure, head angle/turn, sharpness, detail, perch and background all excellent. Composition fine as is, but might consider taking a shade off the top, and leaving a bit more room to our left, the direction to which the bird is turned.

[denise ippolito]

Charles, I like the pose and the beak full of bugs. The gradient BG adds a lot to this image in my opinion. Nice composition but a tiny bit tight for me.(My personal preference)

[Michael Zajac]

Charles, I like the pose, exposure and sharpness and another vote for it being tight in the frame.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Charles, superb eye level portrait on layered beautiful BG. Thx for sharing.

[ChasMcRae]

Thanks for all the comments. The good news is I do have more frame for cropping.

[Hendri Venter]

I can only agree with all above positives. Beatiful bird and expertly captured Charles.