early morning sparrow

[pat lillich]

just wanted to post one sparrow for april. This one was fun to watch - it was having problems balancing on the thin seed stalks while it ate.

1/1600 @ f/5.6 iso 640 500 mm f/4 lens, handheld 1dmk4

crop in LR, nr on background and nik tonal contrast and sharpening on bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Pat, the thumbnail doesnt do the image justice. I was pleasantly surprised to see how the sparrow pops from the surrounding BG, sharp, and well timed to get the raised wing.

[jack williamson]

Well captured Pat, the bird looks nice and sharp, like the wing and the environment.

Jack

[Joe Senzatimore]

Great timing and action captured. Nice tones in this image.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice indeed, for me just a tad bright especially on the bill and right leg.

[pat lillich]

hey Stuart, Jack, Joe and Jonathan, thank you so much for commenting! I knew with the busy environment this probably wouldn't show well - but I really enjoyed taking it. (and most of my other sparrow pics seem to be bird-on-a-stick!) Jonathan, I checked the whites on the spots on the wing, but didn't check the bill and leg - so I bet pp put them over the top. Thank you for mentioning that!