Western Meadowlark

[Dan Brown]

Western Meadowlark shot today. I shot about 100 frames to get a couple decent shots. PP'ed in ACR and CS3. This one is a big crop, houses in BG were minimized with some color adjustments and Noise Ninja. Selectively sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro.

Camera Model: NIKON D300
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
VR Image Stabilization: On
AF mode: AF-C

[Alfred Forns]

Its is a good pose and like the bg Only wish the lighter part was not there. Good eye contact and overall feel. Just need to get them larger in frame !!! Doing well !!!

[Gus Cobos]

A very fine capture Dan,
I like the sharp details good head angle, and sharp eye...well done...:cool:

[Ilija Dukovski]

Like the pose and flight action a lot.
I like what you did with the BG, but
I'm not sure about the contrast between
the smooth BG and the bird.
You did quite well considering the difficulty
of the task.

Cheers, Ilija

[Lance Peters]

Hi Dan - like the inflight wingspread, good head angle and exposure looks good.

Agree with AL on the lighter part of the BG - but sometimes you just gotta take what you are given.
Looking forward to seeing more :)

[denise ippolito]

Dan, Super!! I can't believe you got him with his wings open-Nice HA and details!

[Glenn Romain]

Very nice indeed Dan , i have only in flight were they are flying away from me , so i know you worked hard for this one . Well Captured :)

[Katie Rupp]

Great catch, pose and HA, Dan.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

THe light part, yes m,entioned. I am sure you worked your butt off for this result so I take my hat off to ya! Well done! :)