nina050

Concert in the Meadow

Concert in the Meadow

Western meadowlarks are a common sight in the 5,000-high alpine valley of Sierra Valley near Portola, California. These beautiful birds perch on top of fences,...
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Western meadowlarks are a common sight in the 5,000-high alpine valley of Sierra Valley near Portola, California. These beautiful birds perch on top of fences, posts, or any shrub that will support them and sing until it's time to fly off.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

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Jul, 2018

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566

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+195

Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Magnificent Capture

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Superb Composition

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Top Choice

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Superior Skill

Virtuoso

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

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This is stunning Nina. So sharp and absolutely beautiful. We have meadowlarks here as well.

Wonderful image! I'm waiting to get a good shot of one of these beauties sometime

thank you for your title and story with the location. i feel this is the correct way to submit photos, well done!!

Spectacular bird and capture. I have never seen one.

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Perfectly stunning, Miss Nina! ッ

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Absolutely Beautiful love it:-)

so so beautiful !!

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Magnifique

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Great portrait of this singer

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Gorgeous...love the colors and details!!! Perfect title! : )

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Wonderful shot of this meadowlark. They really bring a happy sound to the area.

Beautiful !

Gorgeous, truly stunning!

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Lovely clarity and exposure in this capture Nina, such a beautiful bird !

Absolutely beautiful 😊

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Sooo happy! Great photo!

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Excellent. And I love that you captured his performance!

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Perfect composition focus and timing. Voted

Excellent shot Nina. Love your bird photography!

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