Avian - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2015Posted June 23, 20153,417 views19 comments

Bye Bye

Here is another Western Meadowlark take-off image. I was fortunate enough to get him right at the very moment of launch with his wings up. I shot this as a 2x3 and then thought it looked better as a vertical because of the wing position, so I cropped it for composition.

1DX, 500mm f/4, 1.4 TC, 1/5000 at f/8, ISO 1600

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 23, 2015 at 10:35 PM

Really nice Kurt. Love the wing position. The perch and background add a lot. Well done.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 24, 2015 at 3:19 AM

Kurt caught beautifully ,great looking bg with it's different shades,what is the perch?

Keith.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on June 24, 2015 at 5:52 PM

Nice launch shot, Kurt.

Looks like he departed in a different direction than he was faceing. Always makes for a difficult capture. Your crop works well.

I beleive the perch is a Mullen stalk Keith.

Congratulations on your 2015 EPA award, Kurt. Well deserved! devil

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on June 24, 2015 at 7:49 PM

Love this Kurt. Great timing on your part and the pose from the meadowlark is awsome. Perfect bg too. devil

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 24, 2015 at 9:21 PM

Wonderful image, Kurt. Looks like one of the small bird statuettes with a pose that you never see in real life. devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 25, 2015 at 8:08 PM

Nice timing, Kurt. The vertical comp works really well. Sweet background and spot-on techs.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 26, 2015 at 6:54 AM

An excpetional and gracious pose ! Pin sharp by the looks of it and excellent on all techs ! A winner devil , Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 26, 2015 at 10:41 AM

Great pose, very nicely executed!

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 27, 2015 at 11:47 AM

This is amazing. I really like the pose in this shot.

Very beautiful image...

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 27, 2015 at 6:46 PM

Another killer take off shot of a Meadowlark Kurt, I like this one even better as I think the vertical comp with the curve of the perch works great, nice work! devil

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on June 29, 2015 at 12:56 PM

Kurt: excellent in all respects. The wing position is unique. Richard

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Comment posted by David Williams on June 30, 2015 at 12:56 AM

Super timing on this one, Kurt, and really fine detail as well. devil

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on July 4, 2015 at 6:21 PM

I like very much this beautiful dancing pose. Wonderful moment and excellent capture. Congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 4, 2015 at 7:58 PM

Kurt: What a great shot against that terrific BG! Congrats on a well deserved WP. >=))>

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 11, 2015 at 1:46 PM

Kurt,

This is a real joy what a wonderful moment you have captured here devil

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 26, 2015 at 5:28 AM

Beautiful shot, Kurt, many congratulations!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 10, 2016 at 3:51 PM

Kurt: I'm certainly not an Avian expert but this is wonderful no matter the genre. Congrats on a well deserved EPA. >=))>

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Comment posted by Kate Silvia on January 11, 2016 at 9:23 AM

Incredible shot...it's like a dance! Congratulations on the EPA!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM

Congratulations Kurt, no surprise your image was chosen ! I enjoyed the whole series ! Cheers, Hans

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