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    Going through some more fall images, and I quite liked this one. It was just about to shake its feathers, hence the puffed-up appearance. Always fun to happen upon tamer individuals!

    Canon 40D + 100-400 @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering (exposure histogram-checked), 1/400s., f/6.3, ISO 800, natural light, handheld (lying on the ground).

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    Daniel you simply rock with these little guys! Tack sharp, nice background, HA is awesome. Very nice.

    Gary.

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    Fantastic low angle, a really cool image, BG & colours work very nicely and like the head angle. Excellent!!

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    Hey Dan, getting down and dirty has given you a perfect perspective. I like the overall light, especially on the eye, sharp, and with a great two tone BG. Maybe move him to the right a tad?

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    Daniel:

    Fine techs, great perspective. He looks like he had a bit too much for dinner:)

    I suspect your average elevation above ground level per shot has to be about the lowest around. :p

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    Minor thought: (like most of mine:o) - might consider removing the one blade of grass angling up behind his right wing. Rest are fine.

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    Hi Daniel, not much to add to what has been said but as allways perfectly sharp, great composition and wonderfull background. I like the way the bird is nestled in the grass, allround great image.

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    Love the comp. Techs are spot on. Nice and sharp and love the setting.
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    Great setting and sharpness. I wish the bird's head was angled a BIT more towards you. Nice shot!

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    Hi Daniel, Wow, I appreciate this. I was thinking of you today as I saw my first horned lark and patiently tried to get the best shot. they are clever little guys and beautiful as your image here. Really like the low ground view, and the grass giving the appearance that there's a nest below. Puffed up is lovely. Ann ps how long did you crawl around and wait till you could get this close? TFS Ann

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    Love the soft light and beautiful pastel BG on this one!
    Puffed up pose is pretty nice, too!

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    Thanks for your comments/suggestions everyone!

    Ann, they sure are clever - and usually quite flighty. I was lucky with this individual as it had more tolerance to people than any other I've ever encountered (I usually only find them on country roads during the winter, and photographed from the comfort of my car). I was close most of the time, but it took a good 20-30 minutes to get it in a prime spot on the ground (always with a low and slow approach). Most other images were of it perched on a rock, or a short series of it half buried in the sand hiding from a hawk.

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    Really nice image Daniel, The pose, soft light and puffed up look are wonderful.

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