Meadowlark

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 2011108 views14 comments

Galveston Texas. April 2011.

D3 ISO 400. 300/2.8 with 2x tc. f5.6 1/2000s -0.3ev. Natural Light. Handheld.

The whites on the head are suffering slightly from compression. Original with fine detail there.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 20, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Sweet! Good pose and eye, detail looks fine to me, and nice BG. Fledgling?
I think, if it were mine, I'd clean up that dark area on the front of the post perch. Since it is close to the bird, and centered, it really draws my eye.
Nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on July 21, 2011 at 12:09 AM

Breathtaking clarity and detail, Angela.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 21, 2011 at 1:18 AM

Wow, super detail Angela. They just love fence posts don't they. I wonder how this might look with a slight warming of the color balance, the whites look a bit cool.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 21, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Great detail! I, too, would add just a tad of warmth to it.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 21, 2011 at 11:48 AM

Very nice up that shows the feather patterns and color really well and interesting to see those large feet, way to go.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 21, 2011 at 1:07 PM

Nice detail. I too would warm this up slightly.

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM

nicely scare pose, the detail is not the finest one, understand I have the same problems with the low resolution...

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Nicely captured, Angela......could have been shot right here in MT........perch and all........

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 23, 2011 at 9:36 AM

I like this handsome bird, I've never seen it here.
Sharp detail and the overall comp works well IMO.
I see what you mean about the whites at the head, minimal though..
I agree with Gary, perhaps a bit of warming?
A fine job as posted

Have a great weekend & happy hunting Angela

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM

I'm on vacation and can't get to the warming yet. I see it on my vacation monitor. Truth, it's been too long since the desktop monitor was calibrated. I'm pretty sure I couldn't see the blue there (but will have to see when I get home) and I also agree about the spot on the front on the perch. Thank you all.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 23, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Amazing details Angela sweet pose as well. I too see a cool tone

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 24, 2011 at 7:26 AM

Beautiful detail Angela

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 24, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Really nice detail Angela, nice pose & eye contact too. Great view of the large feet of this species. Agree about warming this up slightly.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM

Color corrected (I think). Now I remember why I hadn't calibrated my monitor in a while. Spyder2Pro malfunctioning. Spent 2 hours downloading corrections/new software/Rosetta. Finding original discs.........................etc. Still nothin'

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