Bringing dinner

Gallery: AvianPosted August 5, 20141,570 views8 comments

Photographed this lark bunting perched on a dried yucca husk on a very hot late afternoon at the Agate Fossil National Monument in the far western part of the Nebraska panhandle a couple of weeks ago. Very little crop and processing (sometimes you get lucky). Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC (420mm)
ISO 400
1/1600 @ f/5.6
HH

LR5.6-NIK-PSCC

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 5, 2014 at 9:34 PM

John,

That background is outstanding.It has just enough plant detail in the tans to make it even more interesting. I really like the rustic perch also. On my monitor it looks just a tiny bit soft. Perhaps another round of selective sharpening.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 5, 2014 at 10:30 PM

Great bird, perch, and BG. No need for all that dead space above , though - cropping much closer to the bird would focus the attention it deserves on the bird. I agree a bit more sharpening would help.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 5, 2014 at 11:23 PM

John. Cool bird on a very natural perch. Overall techs look pretty good. I think I'd crop quite a bit from the top. You would still have the tan/blue transition with more emphasis on the bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 6, 2014 at 2:41 AM

John,
Great catch for both of you

I also agree that a little more sharpening may help.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 6, 2014 at 8:21 AM

Nice perch and excellent pose. Love the two toned background.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 6, 2014 at 12:03 PM

Lovely, John. Great pose and that perch is fantastic. The only thing I might think about changing is removing the two bright oof grass stems just to the left of the bird-the ones on the right add to the image for me.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 6, 2014 at 2:47 PM

A very nice perch for this bunting and great to get it with the bug John. To me it feels like a little too much negative space at the top so I would look at cropping a bit from the top.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 6, 2014 at 4:32 PM

Nice head turn and the meal makes this more interesting. I also would remove much if the top. Would probably crop as an 8x10 vertical.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments