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    Default Walking On Clouds...American Tree Sparrow.

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    Fresh snow, ground dwelling bird, photographing lying flat on the snow...this is what you get! I thought it looked rather heavenly, minus the blue sky I photographed this fella about an hour before I stumbled onto the Saw-whet Owl I posted a few days ago. In that excitement I had nearly forgotten about this sweet little fella...and this from someone who loves sparrows!

    Canon 7D +100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1600s., f/6.3, ISO 800 (settings histogram checked for slightly blinking snow), natural light, handheld, levels to make the image pop...especially the blacks.

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    This image is ...heavenly! I love the softness of the image. Good HA , terrific IQ and as always, love the snow. You have a nice soft diagonal line in the snow that I like very much. I might wish for a sliver more room on the left and a bit less on the right but that is a minor nit. well done,
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    Daniel:

    Well captured and processed. Great shooting angle.

    When I looked at the image with the light gray bg for my browser, the the snow rather faded into the light gray, and I thought the bird was lost a bit in the mass of light tones. I switched to Capt. James skin with the black bg, and liked it a lot better.

    Good example of how 'matting' of the image makes a big difference.

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    Daniel,

    I love the BG and the diagonal mound of snow this attractive sparrow is perched on. Just right body posture and head position.

    I find the bird a bit to dark for my taste. I downloaded it and used a rather aggressive Shadows/Highlights correction on the shadows and then added black to black and neutral colors using Selective Color to put back the POP the S/H correction flattened out.

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    i like the mood and comp, for me the best is the emotion i feel when i see it

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    Beautifully simple.
    Dan Kearl

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    Nice composition and excellent expsoure control and sharpness.

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    Hi Dan, lying cold in the snow has paid off with this angle. I really like how the colours of the sparrow pop from your snowy BG, and a great pose from the little guy as well. I feel your placement and comp are spot on. Well captured.

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    I like the low angle, pose, setting and composition. Well done Daniel!

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    Wow!! Excellent shot. Love the pose, excellent detail. well composed, and lovely light.
    Very well done.

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