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Who will love a little sparrow?

Postby Matt. K on Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:58 pm

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Postby sheepie on Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:21 pm

Both lovely shots. The 2nd one, especially, is a lovely shot of a bird we tend to take for granted - the colour in the background offsets the neutral tones of the sparrow nicely.
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Postby shakey on Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:47 am

Great shots......but...is this a subervise song title challenge entry?..well its the first line of the song anyway...(S&G)
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:59 am

Leonard Cohen could have written ”Like a bird on the fence” instead of, ”Like a bird on a wire”.

Lovely shots.
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Postby Geoff on Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:24 am

Matt - lovely stuff!
Not something we often see from you - bird shots.. onya mate!
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Postby radar on Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:21 am

Very nice capture Matt. Poor little sparrows don't get photographed often but you have really done it great for them here,

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Postby ATJ on Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:27 am

Great shots. Was that with a 300mm? Did you crop the image at all?
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:33 pm

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Yes. No crop.
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