Accidental Shooting

Posted by Kathe (Marquette, Michigan, United States) on 17 April 2009 in Animal & Insect.

I was trying to photograph this song sparrow singing his little heart out. But just as I snapped the shot, he took off.

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Comments (7)

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Maybe it was a lucky accident. This seems better that a static shot would have been. Very nice.

17 Apr 2009 3:06pm

@B. Thomas: Thanks, Barbara. I agree. :^)

Eleftheria from Athens, Greece

Beautiful!

17 Apr 2009 3:30pm

@Eleftheria: Thank you, Eleftheria. :^)

jane | wildgulch.com from United States

I agree, lucky you, that he took off when you clicked. Beautiful wingspread, a shot that is hard to achieve. A nice glimpse of the sparrow's gray primary feathers too. Like the texture and earth tones.

17 Apr 2009 5:41pm

@jane | wildgulch.com: True - there's no way I'd manage a shot like this intentionally. :^)

Lee from Fort Frances Ontario, Canada

A splendid shot Kathe. Most of the shots like this are accidental. To plan for it and time it is virtually impossible. Excellent capture. Thank you for sharing

17 Apr 2009 5:50pm

@Lee: Thanks, Lee. :^D