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Posted by Anthony Medici on Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:06 am

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(Western Meadowlark) Bosque de Apache, New Mexico

This year I managed to get a clean shot of a Meadowlark which added nicely to the number of species I got this year.

Window mounted Nikon D2H, 600 AFS VR, TC-17EII, 1020 mm, ISO 200, Aperture Priority, 1/750 @ F8, EV -0.3. Cropped about 5%.
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by Haim Ziv on Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:13 am
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I like very much your way of working. Excellent color, BG, perch and comp. :D
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by Alan Murphy on Sat Dec 11, 2004 7:50 am
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Not an easy bird to get. I like this clean shot. I might go a bit darker.
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by Chris Kayler on Sat Dec 11, 2004 9:21 am
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Very nice Tony!! I still need a good meadowlark shot. Alan mentioned the brightness, and I agree w/ him.
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by Gaelo on Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:28 am
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Sweet shot!
 

by Christopher Dodds on Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:30 am
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Nice one, Anthony. Great perch, comp and bird.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:42 am
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Excellent, Tony. Almost sunny-f16, so the light must have been harsh. Like Alan, I would darken the entire image a bit. Did you do any burning on the bird's body and/or head?
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by Anthony Medici on Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:07 am
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On the body in the yellow, which was down a 0 on one channel in the shadow. I didn't burn the head at all. This was taken 9:15 am so that light should have been that bad (2 hours after sunrise) although you certainly can't call it good light. I did maintain low contrast from the camera instead of bumping it like I usually do, that might be causing it to appear too bright. (Although I like the way it looks on my monitor. Go figure.)
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by BrianS on Sat Dec 11, 2004 11:58 am
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Bosque offered great opportunity of these guys in trees this year -- I too was pleased.
Love the clean perch and BG -- coming in a touch light on my monitor.
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by AForns on Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:38 pm
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I like it Tony !!!! Difficult bird to get Congratulations !!!! Would darken a bit !!!

Don't have one with such a clean bg !!! Nice going !!!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by Trevor Quested on Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:25 pm
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I like the perch and at 1st the bird seems light. When I look at the blacks and the white brow it seems spot on. Thanks for sharing it Tony :D
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by Kristi Graham on Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:13 pm
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Great shot! :D
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by Tomasz on Sat Dec 11, 2004 5:42 pm
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Nice shot. The light looks harsh but you did very well.
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by KK Hui on Sat Dec 11, 2004 8:39 pm
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A terrific shot, Tony!
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sat Dec 11, 2004 10:05 pm
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Tony:

I like it a lot, mine were worthless.
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