Critique Style: Standard
The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.
Feedback Focus: Artistic / Expressive
About This Image
An image from Malheur NWR late last month. By the time we got to this location the sun was fairly high, but I was pleased that this didn’t come out too harsh looking and I really liked the setting.
Feedback Requested
I didn’t catch the beak in the full open position, so to me, this image lacks the feeling of exuberance that that pose conveys, so I was trying for a more environmental, sense of place image-hence the dominance of the sagebrush. The back view of the meadowlark with just a hint of yellow seems to me to fit that sort of image. Is there anything else I could do to take the viewer into the scene?
Technical Details
Camera: SONY ILCE-1
Lens: FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
Focal length: 840mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200s
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 2500
Cropped to 5784x3992 before resizing.
1 Like
The Oregon state bird. Nicely composed with great detail and depth of field. The simplicity and monotone color surrounding the set it off. I like the positioning of the bird and the back view shows the detail of the feathers. I can hear it singing.
Very well done, Dennis. I particularly like the fact that the bird is doing something. That piques my interest.
Very nice, Dennis. I like the singing pose and the wider crop to show some of the environment. Good background.
Lovely catch – I too can hear it singing – one of my favorite bird songs! The colors show the sagebrush so nicely and the light looks wonderfully soft. The BG is gorgeous, but I could see a slight softening of what looks like a tree trunk just left of the bird.
Excellent! I have a few of these from Nisqually but not as nice as this one! Great shot with fine detail color and background
A fine image Dennis and one that is unique to my southeastern eyes. A fine pose and I like the inclusion of ample sagebrush.
