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.
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.
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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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...