I call them House Spartows as does Audubon. I’ve shot hundreds in my backyard. This shot would benefit from midrange contrast, easily achieved with limits adjustment. Paul
> On Jan 16, 2023, at 2:43 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > we calls 'em ENGLISH sparrows over here.. they are frequent visitors to the > fire escape outside my window. They hang with the pigeons. I'm > surprised to hear Rick ask who he is - as they frequent his neighborhood as > well. Now I suspect he will find them everywhere.. :-) > > ann > >> On 1/16/2023 1:35 AM, mike wilson wrote: >> It's a male British House Sparrow, Passer domesticus. Generally regarded as >> a pest in the USA. Was once one of the most common birds here but it >> getting to be substantially rarer. Send it back home. >> >>>> On 15/01/2023 17:03 Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Very nice Collin! I’m impressed with the sharpness after the cropping, and >>> the DOF is used very well. >>> >>> What sort of bird is it? >>> >>> Rick >>> >>>> On Jan 14, 2023, at 3:56 PM, coll...@brendemuehl.net wrote: >>>> >>>> Wanted to go to my favorite city park to shoot today because, as so rarely >>>> happens on a central Ohio winter day, the sun came out. I parked at the >>>> first open trail and there was this bunch of fat birds working to survive >>>> the winter. This crop is about 1/9 the original. It’s just a square out of >>>> the center. >>>> >>>> http://collinbrendemuehl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bird1.jpg >>>> >>>> I shot about 30 images but too many had bush branches in the way. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
