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House Sparrow (Female)


House Sparrow (Female)
Photo Information
Copyright: Gregory Lazzaro (glazzaro) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 112 N: 1273] (4497)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-11-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D2X, Nikkor 70-200mm f:2.8 D VR, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/4.8, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2005-11-27 23:52
Viewed: 1072
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Good evening.

Ok, new prop, went out and found be a 12" in diameter log that I could stand upright, drilled 1" deep and 1" in diameter hole in the top of the log, then 3 similiar holes on each side and one in the front. Trying for a different composition with a more natural feel to it. This is the result, female house sparrow. I also was able to get a Wren and a Nuthatch but haven't had a chance to really look them over yet. So, let me know what you think.

Greg


House Sparrow
Passer domesticus

Description:

5-6 1/2" (13-17 cm). Male has black throat, white cheeks, and chestnut nape; gray crown and rump. Female and young are streaked dull brown above, dingy white below, with pale eyebrow.

Habitat:

Cities, towns, and agricultural areas.

Nesting:

5 or 6 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown, in a loose mass of grass, feathers, strips of paper, string, and similar debris placed in a man-made or natural cavity. 2 or 3 broods a season. Sometimes builds a globular nest in a tree.

Range:

Introduced and resident throughout temperate North America. Native to Eurasia and North Africa, and introduced on all continents, excepting Antarctica, and many islands.

Voice:

Shrill, monotonous, noisy chirping.



Weather: Cold, Dark Skies, heavy overcast.
Tripod : No
Lens : Nikon 70-200mm F 2.8 VR with Nikon 1.7x TC
Focal Len : 340mm
Flash : No
Exposure Mode : Aperture Priority
Metering Mode : Multi-Pattern
Exposure : -0.7 EV
Shutter : 1/60
F Stop : F 4.8
ISO : 100
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Your yard-bird wizardry is amazing Greg. I've been mostly guilty of neglecting my own back yard but seeing your efforts I'm gonna try something out soon. Congrats on achieving superb lighting under "cold, dark skies, heavy overcast" conditions ... we do get a "bit" of that kind of weather up here in Seattle too :) One small observation is that your USM was a tad conservative here .. deliberate (?) Thanks for sharing!

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2005-11-28 2:02]

A lovely sparrow, Gregory. Very sharp details, good light, wonderful POV and composition. Well done and TFS. : )

Hi Greg,
Beautiful feathers colors and details, enhanced against the neutral BG. I like to see eyes detailed so well. This is a very good bird shot. Nice also to see that on both sides of the Atlantic, we have the same sparrows. (I have a bunch of these here this winter). Thanks for the note. Seems to work well :-).

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5943] (17794)
  • [2005-11-28 4:34]

Spot on focus Greg, the little lady is quite perfect. Colours and details are all great. Well done.
And what a good idea for a feeding place. My cat would love it!

Excellent capture!
Great details and sharpness,
Very nice colours.
TFS!

It takes a special photo to make such commonard an interesting subject

Beautiful composition, excellent details, colors, BG, and POV.

We are priviledge to enjoy these fine photos of yours, and benefit from your wonderful tips, Gregory.

Thank you.

Hi Greg,
I was gonna accuse you of just rotating a shot from your feeding log. (Just kidding) Great idea, and it looks like it is working well. Excellent colors, detail, and DOF here. Perfect OOF backround!
Scott

A nice composition Greg. Perfect light and natural color with a very good OOF clean BG.
The eye and beak are just a bit soft focused..
1/30th? is pretty low. Excellent note with camera data..Well done & Thank You.

Perfect shot! really nice lighting and details with a nice soft background. Well done Greg. :)

Beautiful sparrow shot. Good composition and colors.

Hi Gregory

A quick critique I am sorry to say. Busy time leading up to Christmas. Points only this time.

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  • nofer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1219 W: 367 N: 805] (2225)
  • [2005-11-28 20:58]

É um pardal ou um pica-pau?...!!! He... He... He...
Muito bem fotografado! Nitidez ótima.
Cores e o fundo estăo ótimos!
Ainda tive o prazer de completar seus pontos para o WORKSHOP! A partir de agora vocę terá um quadrado DOURADO junto ao seu nick... parabéns e obrigado (TKS)
TFS
Reynaldo

Fantastic image. Greate DOF. I really like the tecture in this image. I did not quite like the virtical nature of the image so I created a workshop. Its a simple composition change.

Let me know what you think

Jeff

Good close up detail here Greg, though I think you've just missed the critical focus on the eye there. Feather detail onthe back is excellent.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1648 W: 79 N: 1438] (4742)
  • [2005-11-29 6:18]

Beautiful picture with good details. Very nicely composed and well exposed. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-11-29 10:52]

Gregory, I have the feeling that focus could be better on the head/eye. You used f/4.8, as I can see above; as for speed, 1/60, according to your note, although on the data above it's written 30 seconds.

I guess light conditions were not that good. If they were, maybe could have used something like f/8. By doing so, maybe focus on the head could a even better.

Apart from these opinions, I do enjoy the shot. Composition is okay to me, as well as the pattern upon the back feathers. Excellent bg.

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 312 W: 238 N: 427] (1537)
  • [2005-11-29 23:42]

I really like this one!

Almost monochrome, sharp and beautifully exposed. Excellent details in the feathers. And I like the bird hanging to a vertical tree. It seems so easy for the to defy gravity.
Great work Greg and TFS.

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 519 W: 0 N: 16] (2603)
  • [2005-11-30 6:17]

Fantastyczne zdjęcia ptaków, swietne kompozycyjnie i od strony technicznej też OK.
Robert.

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