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• nglen (19674)
• [2008-06-15 10:51]

Hi Beverley. A good close up of this youn Sparrow, You have captured it with good detail and natural colours. They leave the nest full size looking at this one. I have been watching some young birds in the forest and will post them over the next few days.
Good notes too.
well done TFS.
Nick..

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• Silvio2006 (22519)
• [2008-06-15 11:04]

Ciao Bev, beautiful bird with good colors, fine details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• japiey (377)
• [2008-06-15 11:29]

Hi BR,

Good capture.
Your title is interesting..
Very natural moods.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

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• pekkavalo1 (3171)
• [2008-06-15 12:28]

Hi Bev,

Excellent capture of this young House Sparrow. Good pose and composition, sharp details and good eye contact.

TFS

Pekka

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• Hil (4761)
• [2008-06-15 12:56]

Hi Bev,

Lovely shot of the young Sparrow.
I like the pose it looks all lost with his little seed on the path.
Nice details and lovely natural colours.

Hil

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• gracious (11579)
• [2008-06-15 13:01]

Hello Bev,
The lighting here is truly beautiful and brings out the full beauty of it in great sharpness, nice colour and superb details of it!
many thanks for the sharing and notes
cheers
Tony

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• Juyona (13041)
• [2008-06-15 13:36]

Hola Beverley,
buen diparo y detalles,
excelente trabajo y pov,
saludos

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• Janice (17183)
• [2008-06-15 13:50]

She / he looks so cute Bev. I love these little fellows, and the young ones do grow quickly. And they have to learn quickly too about what it's like in the outside world. They certainly learn how to feed at the cafes around here!
Nice shot, details are clear, and the catch-light in the eye is perfect,
Janice

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• jaycee (14053)
• [2008-06-15 16:37]

Hi Bev,

The poor little thing! For the last few weeks I have been watching parents feeding their baby sparrows one seed at a time. I guess this unlucky one has impatient parents. A wonderful title and a you caught this baby in a lovely pose with a forlorn expression on her face. Nice colors and details. I guess even birds can't pick who their moms and dads will be.

Jane

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• rcrick (3424)
• [2008-06-15 20:24]

Hi Beverley,

Wonderful shot of this little house sparrow starting its journey though life, so much to learn and so little time, beautiful detail in the plumage, lovely eye catch, really nice work, all the best.

Cheers Rick :)

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• eqshannon (18435)
• [2008-06-15 20:58]

I have no idea of what it is to be a young bird growing up, but as a young man and looking back...i reckon it was one long and hard lesson...but us humans have longer life spans....we hope...as your birds hope is not a part of it's beauty...simply it's youth to hold dear and close...
bob

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• Jamesp (13756)
• [2008-06-15 23:06]

Hi Bev

A lovely shot of this young sparrow. Good isolation of the bird and nice detail in the plumage.

JAmes

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• gannu (9772)
• [2008-06-16 5:40]

Hello Beverley, Good closeup shot. Lovely details with brilliant colors. Great focus. Ganesh

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• CeltickRanger (6497)
• [2008-06-16 7:06]

hello Beverley

beautiful image of this young sparrow, with fine POV, DOF
and framing, excellent sharpness and details of the plumage
and that catch-light at the eye it changes alot the image
by improving it, imagine this photo without the catch-light
at the eye, the photo it wont be as beautiful,
i also loved your notes, TFS

Asbed

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• demeve (3964)
• [2008-06-16 8:08]

Hello Beverly,
Very nice sparrow, she looks very curious. Great POV and
composition.. Well done

Everton

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• Dando (3052)
• [2008-06-16 8:15]

Hi Beverley,

Nice capture, well positioned in the frame with good detail. Well done and TFS.
Dean.

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• Mana (15930)
• [2008-06-17 8:31]

Hi Beverley,
Wonderful profile shot of this cute House Sparrow. Very neat and sharp image with claer details on its plumage. Great natural lighting and exposure handling. I like your low POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• loot (8935)
• [2008-06-19 1:23]
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Hi Bev

The expression concerning a "Bird Brain" is such a misnomer, because these little creatures have so much to learn as everything they know doesn’t just come as instinct. Actually a bird brain has probably more between the ears than these people who continuously rape and wantonly destroy our wonderful planet. It seems that even as this little guy still didn't learn all about eating seeds, so too it didn't yet learn to be fright(flight)full of approaching humans.

I like the approximate panorama type of dimensions you cropped the composition as it seems to really fit birding photography. Since I read about someone applying this to all her birding photos, I started taking note of it and I must say it really seems to be working especially for the smaller passerine or songbirds. Maybe the colour tones are slightly on the yellow side, which could be attributed to either post processing or the white balance adjustment on the camera. I find that on my Canon 350D this is what normally happens when I select the "sunny" setting for the WB. "Cloudy" seems to be giving better results during any daylight situation.

Anyway, well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• Alex99 (14369)
• [2008-06-19 9:36]

Hi Beverley.
You have pictured a young sparrow very well. So natural scene and nice reproduction of all details of the bird. Even simple surroundings are suitable for this character. My best regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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• uleko (22536)
• [2008-06-19 12:15]

Hello Bed,
Very nice capture of this little House Sparrow in a fine pose in the sunshine. I like the yellow still showing on its beak and the catchlight in its eye. Fine sharp details and natural colours. We've had a family of these in the garden, they're lovely to watch!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Necipp (100)
• [2008-06-21 5:58]

A fine detailed shot Bev, good pose and the light was nice. Best Rgds Necip