Brown-toned Sparrow

Posted by Juli Wilcox on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:31 pm

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This is a severely cropped image of a young bird in a lilac bush in CSP made during the NANPA shoot in October. I thought it was sharp enough to make into this composition for a fall card. I brown-toned the image. What do you think of the crop and the color? The BG is a grassy hill. Thanks in advance for any comments. 1Ds, 500 f/4 IS, 1.4 X (700mm), 1/3200 @ 5.6, -1 exp. comp, ISO 200.

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by AlexC on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:42 pm

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I think it's Yummy !!!! , What else you need to know!!!
I know the 1Ds pack a great resolution, pretty much self evident here, the bird is well exposed and your choice of colors for fall looks very nice as well, the bird looking almost into the sun and the catchlite rounds off this nice image!! Congrats!!

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by Jim Urbach on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:47 pm

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Julie,

This looks real good on my monitor.

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by KK Hui on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:41 pm

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It's nice and sharp, Juli!

The brown tone looks unusual ...

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by Bill Whala on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:59 pm

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Juli,

This is beautiful!! I love everything about it. The composition is wonderful. The brown tone gives this an antique look that should work very nicely for your intended use.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:28 pm

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The phot looks good. The brown has just a tad too much magenta in it for my taste but it certainly is an interesting shot!

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by Wayne Ellis on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:35 pm

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Looks like a studio image, lovely bird.

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:27 pm

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Julie, Love the comp and the perch. I'm undecided if i like the brown tones. Is this a Field Sparrow?

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by mhp767 on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:30 pm

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White-crowned Sparrow. Nice shot!
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by Greg Downing on Sun Nov 02, 2003 12:54 am

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I like it Juli!

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by Alan Melle on Sun Nov 02, 2003 7:48 am

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It's a nice looking image but the brown tone just doesn't do it for me. Just one inconsequential opinion.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:11 am

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Juli,

Nice shot. I like the brown tones. It should make a nice card.

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by Heather Forcier on Sun Nov 02, 2003 11:13 am

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Juli, I like it! The browns do seem to have a bit of magenta in them, but I think it works. This would make a beautiful card.

Wish my "severely cropped" images looked like this!

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by Bruce Sherman on Sun Nov 02, 2003 1:40 pm