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    On the last day of my trip to Alaska I spotted this little guy. It was relatively late (around 10pm) and it was still singing
    in a willow together with other birds (do the birds ever sleep around there?). With the help of audio I managed to get it closer for a few shots.
    BTW, I find this bird's song pretty cool. Check it out if you have it available.

    This is approx a 65% crop of FF. I removed a few branch tips, darkened a couple of faint OOF twigs and repaired part of the perch
    which was being a bit obstructed.

    C&C are very welcome.

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    Fox Sparrow (Red form) - Passerella Iliaca
    Canon 7D, 500/4 + 1.4x TC, 1/1250s, f/8, ISO 800

    Thanks for looking,
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    Luis
    Last edited by Luis Villablanca; 08-27-2011 at 01:42 AM.

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    Nice comp and sweet BGD. The body does lack some detail. The right part of perch seems to have better detail than the bird.

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    Excellent colors and detail... like the unusual perch and that smooth back ground.. Nice one Luis

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    Good looking little bird Luis. The bkgr is great and all of the colors go well together. Nice light.

    Jack

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    Sharpest focus does seem a bit on this side of the bird.... Bummer that the tail lines up with the perch. Good head angle, BKGR, and EXP.
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    Great background and subject! The bird looks sharp to my eye. I might have gone with a vertical crop if it was mine.

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    Thanks all for the comments.
    The sharpest focus was on the face, but it quickly falls off and the rump and tail are OOF.
    I wish the bird had given me a profile view with this BG, maybe next time...

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