Lark Sparrow

Gallery: AvianPosted August 19, 2011148 views11 comments

A Lark Sparrow at Cedar Canyon. The light is a little harsh and the bird is back light. It is as close as I have been able to get to most of the birds of the prairie. All comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/500
Aperture f11
ISO 500
300mm

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on August 19, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Great job getting this species off the ground. Love the perch. Light is harsh as mentioned. I feel you dont need as much negitive space on the right.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on August 19, 2011 at 7:28 PM

Kind of unusual light with the light falling on his backside, but you've done a ncie job with the exposure to make the face/front clearly visible. Really cool perch.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 19, 2011 at 10:25 PM

difficult light, but a great perch and setting, Richard. better than anything I have of this species.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 19, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Very nice. I love the perch and the little tip of his head. You handled the harsh light very well and captured a very appealling image

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 20, 2011 at 4:23 AM

Wonderful capture despite tough lighting conditions!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Jackson on August 20, 2011 at 8:11 AM

Richard,

Great shot! I really like the monochromatic tones you have here. The light you have illuminating the Lark Sparrow I don't find that harsh--in fact, I find it useful in keeping my eye moving throughout the image. Well Done!

Chrisie Jackson
Denver, Colorado

Registered on September 19, 2010, 20 Posts, 244 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM

Really neat perch Richard. I like the birds feet on two separate pods and the similar colors throughout.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on August 20, 2011 at 11:25 AM

That is a great job on this image, especially considering the not so perfect lighting you had to work with. The perch and OOF BG works really nicely.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 20, 2011 at 5:58 PM

I like the lighting in this image Richard. I also, like the perch and BG. Not long ago I had a conversation with some bird photographer friends about the merits of subtle colors and the difficulty in capturing them well. This image is a good example of a well executed image with a subtle color palate. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 20, 2011 at 8:08 PM

Well the bonus of using a slightly shorter focal length is that you get to incorporate some great vegetation and surroundings, as here. Nice head turn and background.

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Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 21, 2011 at 3:31 AM

Well done Richard,

The prairie sounds very exciting for me. I sure would lig to go and see one.

Lennart

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments