Eastern Meadowlark

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Captured image this past May at a local preserve on a slightly overcast day. C&C welcome.

D4s, Nikon 500mm + 1.7 TC, 1/1000s, f 8.0, ISO 800, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.

Some distracting dried twigs and grasses removed in cs6.


Geoffrey

[arash_hazeghi]

I love the calling pose, what a colorful bird. The perch and BG are a bit distracting but at the same time show us the habitat

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Agree about the bg ,but the bird itself looks excellent on it's natural perch, really like the singing pose.

[Bill Dix]

Well done getting him within range; not an easy feat. Great colors and singing pose. I can almost hear his sweet high tweedle. A bit of crop from the bottom might reduce some of the distracting twigs and still leave some sense of habitat.

[dankearl]

Tough to get them in anything but what you have shown... the bird looks terrific.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks everyone.




Geoffrey