Did I do okay? Sparky's TOP 10 2023 Bird & Wildlife photos

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6 ай бұрын

Sparky's TOP 10 2023 Bird & Wildlife photos; Bird photography, wildlife photography, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, North Dakota

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@andrewlamberson539 6 ай бұрын

Great series. Hard to pick a favorite.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Andrew. Happy 2024!

@doug433 6 ай бұрын

Well done, really enjoyed from beginning to end. 👍

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Super! Thanks for watching

@almeadows8277 6 ай бұрын

Excellent photography, my friend; well done.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Al… And Happy 2024!

@patkeen8668 6 ай бұрын

Very well done and truly enjoyable! Love the diversity of your portfolio.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Pat! Hope you’re enjoying the new snow.

@perstensland2270 6 ай бұрын

Excellent, so to answer your question; yes you did ok! One of my favorites here is the photo of the Western Grebes.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Hej Per, Tusen Takk! Western Grebes are certainly a favorite of mine as well

@tomaskoeck 6 ай бұрын

Great finds and great photos Sparky. Black and white shots looked really nice too

@SparkyStensaas 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Tomas! Just read the blurb on Audubon’s website about your project! Congrats!

@4star62 6 ай бұрын

The raptor with the lizard, and the "abstract " of the bison. Fantastic! All of them: use of light and color-just wow! Your love and honor of the natural world radiates. You're on my bucket list to order photos from . . .

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 4star! I appreciate hearing what your favorite photos were. I am trying to use light to better use these days. I put all my photos at sparkyphotos.com.

@Zugunru 5 ай бұрын

Wow, you got some incredible shots! Thanks for sharing.

@SparkyStensaas 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Kevin_Yuda_ 6 ай бұрын

Great job, Sparky.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Happy 2024!

@l15t47 6 ай бұрын

So beautiful. The cardinal stretching to drink is amazing! The songbird on the square wire fence with flower on the right (went by too fast to ID for me, then kept missing it when tried to rewind sheesh) is so beautiful, so peaceful, not flashy just a perfect moment in time. Such a great eye. All the pics were so beautiful, hard to hear you say you should have done this or that, I'm not a photographer so maybe you are playing to a tough crowd. It's brave to be an artist and put your stuff out there. I'm so glad you did, so great to see those shots. Great for your sons to have you as mentor. All the best.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

That is a fun photo! (Cardinal). The bird on the wire fence is a Grasshopper Sparrow. I thought about including the names of all the birds, but I thought it might take away from just viewing the images. I appreciate your comments about my “eye“… Still trying to develop that!

@RJCunningham-cx5vw 6 ай бұрын

Sparky, this is wonderfully creative and totally inspirational!

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thank you RJ! I appreciate that.

@joeinderman6047 6 ай бұрын

Excellent all around, the bison gets my favorite vote.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your vote Joe!

@malco1mm 6 ай бұрын

Great shots love the bison with the red for ground I think that is your best shot.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Malco. I really appreciate your feedback. Some thing about that shot that I love.

@BobMacNeal 6 ай бұрын

Well done. If I had to pick a favorite, it would be the rim-lit Bison at Teddy.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Hi Bob. I do love that one too. Really appreciate hearing your pick!

@shreecreativearts5132 6 ай бұрын

Amazing 👍👍

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks again Shree!

@allenfutrelle9090 6 ай бұрын

A beautiful sequence of subperb photo's.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Allen!

@katieforeman7947 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations on a great photographic year. My favorites are the turkeys through the snowy window. Just discovered your channel and am really enjoying it.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Katie! That is a pretty “out there” photo… Glad you like it too! Welcome to the channel!

@xijiang2728 6 ай бұрын

🥂Very Nice!! You're definitely getting more creative with your photos. Learned a lot from you. Thank you!!

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Awesome xijiang! I am trying.

@173jaSon371 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed the burrowing owls and all of the various shots taken with unique action and lighting. The Marten too. Making me realize that I need to get more creative and think outside the box more! This was my first full calendar year of photography as I started mid-summer of 2022, but I find myself slipping into using the same "style" recently and I don't like it haha. Great shots Sparky. I draw a lot of inspiration from people like yourself who are so passionate about the outdoors. I'm sure I'll come back to this video throughout the year.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Good to hear from you Jason (?). Glad you are thinking about your photography and style. I do love a good portrait, but the creative side is what fascinates me right now. You can always start with getting the usual Portrait shots and then if your subject sticks around, you can get more and more creative. Good luck!

@173jaSon371 6 ай бұрын

Good to hear from you as well! Sometimes I struggle with creativity with all this dull winter weather. I forget to try some landscape shots mixed in there when I can't take advantage of lighting conditions. I usually do pretty well with black and white landscapes in those gray conditions though! Hopefully 2024 is another good one for us both!

@terryroth2855 6 ай бұрын

Some very nice photos for sure, Sparky. The two Prairie Dogs facing left in the soft light was my favorite. Have a Great New Year.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Terry! Prairie dogs have a lot of charisma.

@ryanmarshik8971 6 ай бұрын

Inspired ~ SZB trip tomorrow

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

How was Sax-Zim?

@Pedro-nf2rr 6 ай бұрын

Muy buenas fotografías,me gusta la del cardenal bebiendo agua.Soy de los que incluir el entorno con el modelo es mi estilo.Gracias.

@SparkyStensaas 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Pedro. I also like to show some of the environments with the critter. Where can I see your photos?

@Pedro-nf2rr 6 ай бұрын

@@SparkyStensaas la verdad es que acabo de empezar a poner fotos hace poco tiempo.nuca publicaba nada.las estoy empezando a subir a soplavelas2018 en Instagram.PD:No soy tan bueno como tú, pero aprendo cosillas con consejos como los tuyo.Saludos.