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Skylark

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Posted by Terry Longley on April 19, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Skylark
Took a trip out to Elmley Marsh yesterday evening after some Hare shots, unfortunately the Hares were not as obliging as the Skylarks.

Canon 40D
300f4 L IS + 1.4x ext
Beanbag resting on car window
1/200 sec
f8
-2/3 ev
ISO: 200
Posted by Ray on April 19, 2009 at 12:05 PM
A tad high in the frame for me, but as taken, could be cropped to advantage, bottom & left, otherwise a very nice capture
Posted by Brian Davis on April 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Great Shot, Agree with Ray about the cropping but great either way.
Posted by Fran French on April 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Agree with above, but then it's down to personal preference. I lovely image Terry, with good detail and nice evening dew on the grass.

By the way, the hares seem to be very active early mornings.

Best wishes,

Fran :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 19, 2009 at 2:37 PM


A fine capture of a difficult species to photograph, good job Terry.

Andy...
Posted by David Sewell on April 19, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Nice capture of the skylark. I was at Elmley earlier today and the skylarks were not settling that I could see - at least, not near the track. Perhaps they have their time of day like the hares!

David
Posted by Ian Mason on April 20, 2009 at 7:52 AM
You did very well to get a clear shot from my experience. Excellent!
Posted by eric weight on April 20, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Not too many replies for this considering its quality. An excellent capture especially with the raised crown, although I agree it would be better a bit lower in the frame. I bet there aren't too many around with a decent skylark shot in their collection.
:toast: Eric