Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow

[Josh Gahagan]

I made this image over the summer in Rhode Island. I just reprocessed the photo for a different composition and thought I would post it. Hope you all like it.

20D, 300 f4, 1/800 @ f7.1, ISO 200, cropped.

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice image and composition Josh, would like to see the bird's bill in front of the reed not in the back...:confused: I would also kick up the contrast a wee bit for my taste...:D

Gus...:cool:

[Dieter Schaefer]

Second Gus comment on the beak position and on the slight contrast boost on the bird itself.

[Stephen Stephen]

Josh I definitely agree with the previous two comments. Do you have any images where the bill is in front of the reed?

[Josh Gahagan]

No, this was the only shot I got.

[Del Cockroft]

Nits accepted, it is still a very nice image. Love the BG.

[Jody Melanson]

Nice pose and BG. Good angle and light. Shame about his beak behind the reed.

[Robert Amoruso]

I love these types on images Josh. Great BG and bird. Exposure looks good. Two this to improve the image. Take this picture but wait for him to put that beak in front of or better yet not interesting the branch. As noted, this was the only one you got.

The other is move the bird vertically up in the frame using a Rule of Thirds placement of the bird in the upper left power point.

[Josh Gahagan]

Here is another version I have.

[Fabs Forns]

Second version better. I was going to say to place him lower :)