Western Meadowlark

Gallery: AvianPosted October 11, 2012122 views8 comments

Olympus E-5. 300mm x 1.4TC, braced in truck window
f5, 1/3200, ISO400

Antelope Island, Utah, with Ron and Mia. I'm curious if folks find the background distracting. Shallower depth of field left part of the bird soft.

Full frame. Usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 11, 2012 at 9:35 AM

Background looks just fine to me, I prefer seeing a little something of substance as opposed to something flat. I like the pose and detail on most of the bird. The tail feathers look slightly soft to my eyes. Just my opinion. A nice comp overall!

Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 11, 2012 at 11:35 AM

No problem with the BG for me, Jim. I do see the softness you mentioned, but also not a problem. Next time try 6.3!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 11, 2012 at 12:25 PM

Well done, they seemed rather shy to me. Like the colors , BG is slightly distracting, but since it was there.... The overall image looks fine to me - cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 11, 2012 at 1:44 PM

I like the BG as presented here. Very nice natural colors that also compliment the subject.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 11, 2012 at 4:39 PM

Nice comp Jim. Rocks with brown grass always seem to work for me.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 12, 2012 at 6:04 PM

Very nice Jim.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 12, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Nice setting Jim - nice to see one that's not on a fence post. maybe a frac off the top??

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 13, 2012 at 2:29 AM

I actually like the background and do not find it distracting. It would of been nice to not have the branches on the bottom lower left but a nice full frame shot, way to go.

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