Meadowlark

[Bob Miller]

Nikon D-300
200-400 mm at 400 mm
Handheld
1/1250 sec at f6.3
ISO 1000

All comments welcome!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Bob - couple of things come to mind - will let others comment first and be back ;)

[arash_hazeghi]

very cool shot, love the BG. a bit tight on the right , this works in vert. comp too. I would sharpen the bird more and clone out the twigs that are blocking the tail, a slight head turn towards you will make this super. TFS

[PeterCollins]

Hiya,

excellent capture,

only thing that i can think of that hasnt been said is that the yellow seems a little too bold on the breast...agree that could do with a little more sharpening :) The foreground is quite "busy" but i dont think there is alot you can do about that from this capture

Love the pose and color in the background

just my 2cents :)

[David Stephens]

Love it. The "environmental" foreground is appropriate to me, since this is where you see these guys.

I'd crop it vertical, but I think it's plenty sharp.

Dave

[Bill Dix]

Really a lovely Meadowlark image -- they don't sit still for long. Habitat is very nice -- I might like a little more of it on the RHS. Yellow really pops, maybe so much that it has cost you a bit of detail in the breast. Generally looks sharp enough to me -- there is some sharpening halo around the bill and elsewhere -- but the eye might stand to be a bit sharper or brighter. All of that said, I'm really envious; this is a very handsome shot.

[Lance Peters]

Hi - made a couple of quick changes - for my tastes - thought the yellow could be reduced a little - selectively sharpened the bird. You could also work on the eye a little.

[Bob Miller]

Thanks again for all the helpful comments! Special thanks to Lance for taking the time to post a rework!