Western Meadowlark

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 2011250 views19 comments

The meadowlarks are singing big time around here - it must be spring. I caught this one on the first down beat of lift off.

7D, 1/4000, f/6.3, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 3/13/11, cropped to 54% of original image, slight exposure adjustment in ACR, sharpened bird and part of perch, no additional processing or adjustments, natural light, not set up or baited

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Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 17, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Nice action, great light and detail on the face and bill. Great background. I like it a lot, Ron.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM

Beautiful image, Ron, great timing, great detail.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 17, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Lift off poses are great and this is no exception. The down beat and body tilt really works to add tension here, Ron. MIght get rid of the lrc twigs, though. Still love it as is.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 17, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Great action pose with wonderful details. I like it! Sharon

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 17, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Ron,
I too love lift off positions and this one is no acception. Very nice detail for a rather large crop. I really like the composition and the background compliments nicely. I like the twigs in the lower right corner. To me it provides a nice balance Ron. Another beauty Ron. Wouldn't expect anything less.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 17, 2011 at 10:47 PM

What a wonderful photo with such crisp detail, I'm very impressed Ron :^) I really have to get out again soon and start practicing shots at shutter speeds of 1/4000+ ;^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 18, 2011 at 12:43 AM

I like the pose and the relaxed grip of the feet as the bird releases from the perch. Nice BIF capture Ron.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 18, 2011 at 3:01 AM

A truly excellent capture Ron. Your timing couldn't have been better. Perfect exposure and lovely detail.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 18, 2011 at 4:48 AM

Smoking Photo Ron

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 18, 2011 at 4:49 AM

Great capture Ron. The vivid colours agianst the background work wonderfully.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 18, 2011 at 10:26 AM

you have completely frozen it. terrific details.
Luca

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Comment posted by Jay Levin on March 18, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Perfect stop action capture with a superb pose and background, Ron. Another outstanding one.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 18, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Nice timing - I like the position of the feet. Very nice sharpness.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Sweet detail in the bird on this shot Ron. Love the take-off position. Nice BG and perch too. Perfect head turn for the light in the eye. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 19, 2011 at 7:56 AM

Ron, that is way cool. Love the pose, light and sharp detail.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Nice image. I enjoy them singing here too. You've caught a beautiful display of the yellow colors and I like the pose.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2011 at 10:33 PM

I really like this a lot Ron, a unique view of a meadowlark.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 19, 2011 at 11:45 PM

Terrific background to set off the meadowlark. I like the pose you captured - very different from the usual meadowlark poses. Your choice of composition also works very well.

Thanks for sharing.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 20, 2011 at 12:11 PM

gerat capture! Widh the wings were out just a bit more but that is only because you already have this one

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