Rufousnaped Lark

[Stu Bowie]

This little guy likes to sing, and every sixth note, he lifts one leg, and flaps his wings. Taken in a small nature reserve, close to Pretoria. I liked the light in this.

Canon 50D
100-400L IS USM @ 375mm
1/1600
F/8
ISO 400

Exp Comp -0.33
Hand Held

[Ramon M. Casares]

Light is simply priceless, BG is great as well, moment is nice as the comp and the level of detail. COngratulations!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice bird and light. Nice composition and BG, I only wish I could see the feet.

Great job.

[Steve Maxson]

I like the behavior illustrated here as well as the explanation, Stuart. The light, exposure, comp, and sharpness are right on. Well done.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Excellent. Clean background, active bird, sharp, nice light, good comp.

Might consider cloning out the small bright diagonal twig in RLC, it stands out against the sky, but that is a very minor point. Not much else to change!

Randy

Like the story too.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, This caught my eye. Very nice details and I love the pose!

[Tony Whitehead]

Typical behaviour well captured, Stuart. Lovely light and eye contact. I love the wing position and crest.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool pose, details, angle and perch. There are some jpg artifacts in the BG, probably due to compression.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great behaviour image (thanks for describing what is going on with this species), and sweeeet light! Is that a clone mark in LRC that seems to be slightly bleeding onto the "elbow" of the bent branch?

[Maxis Gamez]

Lovely light with a nice composition. Very sharp and with a good eye contact. Very nice!

[Dan Brown]

Very nice behavior shot! I would maybe crop a bit off of the left, but not much. Good one:)

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for your kind words. Much appreciated.

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp, cool pose, interesting behavioral note, nice light, and well-designed.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Beautiful light and well captured in the action! I like the OOF horizon line and composition.