eyes to the left Meadow Pippet

[christopher galeski]

Have not been on for a while,so I hope you like this,this was taken the other week,it is a meadow pippet,it was tken early morning,the light was magic,cannon500mm IS L F4,tripod,7D,iso400,f7.1,1/100s,cropped,sharpened for web.comments good or bad,thanks.

[Arthur Morris]

Light: magical. IQ: superb. Image design: superb. Perch: lovely. BKGR: superb. Head angle: beyond perfect.

Suggestion: remove at least the two most prominent grass ends, one below and to the right of the bird and the other one about an inch in from the left frame-edge.

Overall: a spectacularly well-done image. Can you share the situation?

[PhilCook]

Like the angle of the rick perch leading away from the bottom edge. lovely posture and sharp detail....personal tastes, but for me the light looks a bit too warm

[Randy Rimland]

superb in every way, I wouldn't touch a thing

[Girish Prahalad]

love it as presented. great light, IQ & colors

[Shawn Zierman]

Gorgeous portrait(!) in the sweet golden light quality many of us chase after. Love the low angle. It's cool how there is
an opening in the background grass right where the subject is.

[David Salem]

That's the light I wake up early for! Beautiful shot and scene. Everything came together just right. Very nice.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful colors of background very well complimenting with pipits colors.
Superb inquisitive pose in lovely morning lights.Great details and beautiful lights.
If mine ,I would replace the OOF stone in RLC with grass,which will be absolutely marvelous.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Absolute gem Chris, love the pose light and composition.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Ahhhh that´s the sweet light John Shaw talks about! love the pose, ligth, superb BG and habitat feel. Agree about cloning some of the offending grass blades!

[Robert Kimbrell]

I love the light, and the warmth to it. Great pose, very well done.

[gail bisson]

This shot is "killer" because of the light and the IQ.
Love the rock as a perch and the way the grasses in the BG frame the bird,
gail

[christopher galeski]

Thankyou all for looking and your comments,Arthur this is the situation,this shot was taken at about 5AM UK time,near a disused quarry on moorland 10mins from were I live in Lancashire Northwest England,the sun had just come up and every thing was a golden yellow,behind the bird,the land drops off a few feet,and the next odject is a small planting,about 1/4mile away,giving me a nice blured BG,I don't use a hide,I like to sneak up on them,these birds are quite flighty,I was lucky,I managed to get close and get a few shots before it flew away,these birds are quite common on our moors,and are food for merlins sparrow hawks hen harriers.hope this helps.thanks again.

[vishaljadhav]

wonderful image, i love the light everything looks super here

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Chris, Thanks for the great story; sometimes we get lucky with small birds....

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful image.
The light is just gorgeous.
Terrific pose. love the grasses around the perch, and excellent comp.
Very well done.