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Alauda arvensis On The Rocks

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Posted by Fran French on January 17, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Alauda arvensis On The Rocks
Well pebbles actually...

It has been quite some time since I last posted for personal reasons. But today I spent a most enjoyable day on the Kent coast and found some skylarks rummaging around for food. Not much else about though..

A bit of a crop here, but I think it works.

40D 300mm+1.4 t/c, ISO 320, f8, 1/1250 sec. DPP CS4 where a couple of dust bunnies were removed.

Fran :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on January 17, 2010 at 2:14 PM
That'll do for me ! Crest up helps too.
Lovely shot.
JohnR
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 17, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Hi Fran

It's a very nice portrait and though it might not seem like 'classic' skylark habitat the pebbles provide a really nice foreground :toast:

Andy
Posted by Phil Shaw on January 17, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Very nice; I like this a lot.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 17, 2010 at 2:40 PM
This is a lovely image, Fran. I like it a lot. :smile:
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 17, 2010 at 2:51 PM
A fabulous shot Fran, love it.
Posted by Andy Gregory on January 17, 2010 at 3:14 PM
What a cracker, great colour and sharpness, well done. :jump:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 17, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Nice detailed shot Fran. Caught the eye nicely too. :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 17, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Welcome back Fran.

A lovely habitat/environmental image, with 'truck' loads of content, nice one! :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Ian Mason on January 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Lovely image! Looks like a summer's day.
Posted by Tim Taylor on January 18, 2010 at 1:55 AM
An excellent image. Love the pebbles and clean background which show the skylark to advantage.

Tim :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 18, 2010 at 3:30 AM
Really like this - crest up, clean sky and colourful pebbles: nice.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 18, 2010 at 4:24 AM
Hello Fran.

Lovely shot and the setting works really nice. I also like the crest well done.

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 18, 2010 at 4:25 AM
Top shot. I really like everything about this image. Perhaps tone down that large light coloured pebble at bottom left but that really is a minor nit.
Robert
Posted by David Sewell on January 18, 2010 at 4:52 AM
We say this is not typical habitat for skylarks, yet there are many on this particular beach at present. A stunning image, Fran, one of your very best imo.

David

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Posted by Craig Jones on January 18, 2010 at 4:59 AM
Beautiful Skylark image with lovely light and detail,love the habitat captured,the colours of the different pebbles are great,very nice Fran :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Danny Green on January 18, 2010 at 8:38 AM
An absolute belter Fran, I would love this shot in my files, one of your best images IMHO.

Top Drawer.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 18, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Hi Fran,


all been said

Lovely image :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on January 18, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Beautiful Fran!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Keith Bannister on January 19, 2010 at 3:11 AM
love it Fran, great pose
keith
Posted by PhilH on January 19, 2010 at 5:08 AM
See ... told you :wink: , can only agree with the comments so far.... :jump:

Speak soon

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Posted by Rob McEwen on January 19, 2010 at 5:43 AM
Hi Fran,

nice to meet you on Sunday. All been said above - a lovely shot of one of my favourite birds. :toast:

Cheers,
Rob
Posted by Fran French on January 19, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Thanks all, much appreciated.

Rob, a pleasure to meet you too.

Fran :toast: :wavey: :wavey: :toast: