Rufous Songlark

[Rob Drummond]

This drab songster arrives in south-eastern Australia in October. It has a rollicking territorial song which it gives while flying over its chosen bit of bush

Canon1D2N with 500/f4 and 1.4X
ISO 400 f11 and 1/640 exp comp -1/3

Don't usually like the square crop but there was a lot of rubbish in the way

cheers Rob

[Rob Drummond]

Thanks Peter. The 'artefact' next to the bird's leg is probably an oof grass stem as I did no cloning, only cropping. Il kie what you've done with the rest of the image.

cheers Rob

[Tony Whitehead]

Great capture, Rob. I really like the pose and especially the raised far foot. Peter's post is a step forward. Would only add a little NR to the BG.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, details and perch and Peter's repost is a big improvement. I only find the streaks in the BG distracting and would try to remove them.

[Dean Ingwersen]

Great image Rob, particularly given how tough this species is to get close to. Love the pose and the setting, and think the repost works a little better than the square crop (though I'll admit I'm not much of a fan of square crops either!). Really nice.