{"id":6889,"date":"2012-12-24T03:55:57","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T10:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T19:42:38","slug":"juvenile-white-crowned-sparrow-in-a-snow-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/12\/24\/juvenile-white-crowned-sparrow-in-a-snow-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile White-crowned Sparrow In A Snow Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JuvenileJuvenile White-crowned Sparrow in a snow storm – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 1600, +2.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The juvenile White-crowned Sparrow in this image is small in the frame, the bird isn’t super sharp and there isn’t a lot of contrast or color to the photo either yet the image speaks to me.<\/p>\n

When I look at this image I see the snow-covered shrub and can compare the size of the juvenile White-crowned Sparrow to how high the snow is piled up.<\/p>\n

I can see an icy ring of snow around the base of the bird’s bill. I see harsh conditions but I also see the small sparrow’s ability to survive and adapt to the environment.<\/p>\n

I see more than the image itself.<\/p>\n

It is a challenge to photograph in low light and even more so with snow falling heavily which is why I selected a higher ISO than I normally do. ISO 1600 is pushing it with my Nikon D300 and I also had to use positive exposure compensation so the image wouldn’t be too dark.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to view more of my White-crowned Sparrow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The White-crowned Sparrow in this image is small in the frame, the bird isn’t super sharp and there isn’t a lot of contrast or color to the photo either yet the image speaks to me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[511,27,1022,50,76,26,356],"tags":[768,4067,4071,156,721,4050,4093,4509,855,4195,4327,4256],"class_list":["post-6889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-avian","category-davis-county-utah","category-low-light","category-small-in-the-frame","category-utah","category-white-crowned-sparrows","tag-falling-snow","tag-immature","tag-juvenile","tag-low-light-2","tag-small-in-the-frame-2","tag-snow","tag-snow-covered","tag-snow-storm","tag-sparrow","tag-sparrows","tag-white-crowned-sparrow","tag-zonotrichia-leucophrys"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t