Chipping Sparrow

[jack williamson]

I think this is a chipping sparrow. The bg is lit by the very early sun, the bird was in shade.

This is at a setup, cropped about 50%. Is the bg too bright? Thanks to all of you who give

me advice.

Nikon D700, 300mm f2.8, 1.4tc, f6.3, 1/160, iso 400, +1 ev, vr on

Adjusted white balance, exposure, clarity, vibrance, saturation in acr, usm in cs3, cloned

away a piece of corn in the beak.

[pat lillich]

beautiful bird, wonderful bg and i love that perch. perhaps if the bg were darker, or less saturated it would not draw the eye away from the bird as much?

[John Goldman]

Love the colors, the bird really stands out from the BG. For me, too much vegetation. Somewhat soft on my screen.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Really like color in the background here, I also think the color of the perch match well with bird too. Compare to the bird the perch maybe a bit too big but it's okay since the perch looks unique (at least to me). Agree about the image being a bit soft, sharpen the image up should help.

[John Chardine]

Beautiful image design! Live the perch background and bird. I agree the image is a bit soft but I think another round of sharpening on the subject will do the trick.

[Johan Kruger]

the background is really something else

[Brendan Dozier]

The way you composed this image is just outstanding, Jack! Nice HA, details, and the background is just awesome. I really like how the perch colors compliment the colors on the bird. Nicely done!

[jack williamson]

Thanks everyone for your input. The perch is last years' seed pod from a madonna lily.