Desert Lark

[Richard Stern]

A well-camouflaged bird, in the Thar Desert in NW India in Feb. I hope the bits of stick etc. aren't too distracting in this image.

D300, 80-400, hand-held.
Focal Length: 400.0mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
ISO equiv: 1000
Exposure Bias: +0.33
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Manual
Color Space: sRGB
Comment: Copyright R.Stern

Richard

[Paul Lagasi]

Richard different bird for sure, I like the crop and sharpness, a little more head turn would have been nice..TFS
Nice to see

[Jory Griesman]

I really like the monochromatic effect of sandy bird on the sand (and I don't find the sticks, etc distracting) . Sharp, good comp. Could use a catchlight. There's some noise in the background, and I might notice some in the bird's head.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Richard - like the single tone feel of this, The eye is lifeless - a added catchlight might be a possability. Would run some noise reduction on the BG.
TFS