Lo, here the gentle lark by busi2ness

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 01, 2006

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Lo, here the gentle lark, weary of rest, From his moist cabinet mounts up on high, And wakes the morning, from whose silver breast The sun ariseth in his majesty; - Shakespeare (Venus and Adonis)
It is good to upload again! My old cam broke down, the new cam is still not very used to me and tonight I have the first visible evidence that I managed to aim the cam in the right direction, LOL!
This is a photo of the Clapper Lark, a very common but very shy resident in most parts of South Africa. They are not very easy to capture and I was lucky to get close with the 17-85mm lens.
Thanks to all views and comments, and a special thanks to the local photographers plus Kai and Andreas offering help to master my new cam. You guys are great.

Comments (40)

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kelvinhughes

2:39PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

most excellent image well done

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short_ribs

2:42PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Awww what a shot buddy! IT'S OH SO STUNNING! You really must have gotten close if you only had a focla length of 85 mm or did you crop it? :P Anyway and excellent shot and yeah nice to see the new camera in use :D well hope you are keeping well buddy! TTYL ;)

Valerie-Ducom

2:47PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

wowwww, very beautiful bird and excellent color!!! Good day my friend and hugs ;)

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st_fish

2:49PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

WOW!!! you really did get close to it!!! Lovely capture and presentation, Oom!! So happy for you - have a new cam and all... I'm still waiting to get mine ;o( Have a splended eve! 8;o)

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odie

2:51PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

YAY!! The new cam in your hands! What a marvelous capture. Keep it up, Mr. Shake the Speare! :0)

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rainbows

3:06PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Thank you Oom Piet... and new Cam!!! Glorious capture. I am "over the moon for you"!!! I am thinking of your Dad as I type. Sublime quote from the Bard, Piet. You made me happy tonight :-) Na night & Hugs Di.

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Onslow

3:15PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

lol you and your new cam not used to you yet :D Nice shot which accompanies these softly words well :)

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_Guffi_

3:19PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Very well shot! Im also curious how you managed to get a pic like this with this focal length? But, great shot, looks like hes gonna fly away.

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1010

3:34PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

What a beautiful bird and an awesome photo, spectacular!

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Loloe

3:39PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Great capture of this lovely bird!!!! Bravo!!!!

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danob

3:47PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Bravo Piet so a new Camera and a lovely bird shot for me could not be better as a subject and well done in getting so close to this most wonderful bird, do they sing as sweetly as most of the species do?

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Petra-S

3:49PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

sehr sches Foto!

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Littlejock

4:06PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Lovely photo with this bird. I gald you start to feel better with your cam.. I have the D200 since last May and still I have to learn 90% how use right. the best way is read a little the book and practic very much..I wish you big moment enjoying with your new cam. Hugs Piet Luis

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mermaid

4:25PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

you certainly did aim in the right direction...LOL.. and yes I know about getting used to new cams... still experimenting with mine, which i guess is not to complicated...

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monjo71

5:43PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

A fine capture. I've never seen this species before. Thanks for sharing and enjoy the 30D! John

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Richardphotos

6:13PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

you did get very close. the bird must of sensed it was safe for you to be near by.excellent capture

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jocko500

7:08PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

lots of details you can see here. cool shot

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morghana

8:23PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

How pretty!... It is really a wonder! Hugsssssss

gingerlou

8:52PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Excellent capture and poem, bravo!

frankie96

9:36PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Lots of detail zoomed in..kind of an orange tabby bird..very nice...

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Margana

10:19PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

LOL at the cam not being used to you.That's cute.And also,LOL at "thank you new cam".Hey,you guys are 'honeymooning'.It takes time to get to know eachother,(wink).Fortunately,your 'x' decided to take a backseat at just the right time.LOL.Great capture,Piet.This shot is lovely.Also great of you to give credit where it is due.I've seen you do that time and time again,and find it a most admirable quality of yours.Happy honeymoon,lol.-M :^)

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goodoleboy

11:03PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

A wonderful study of the lark. The bird's color and texture is similar to that of a tree. I wonder if that's nature's contribution of camouflage to the little guy.

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Sekadhar

11:59PM | Wed, 01 November 2006

Fantastic work! SUPERB!*****

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sharky_

12:31AM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Looks like he's sitting down. Quite a Pose....Beautiful ... Aloha

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Gora

12:41AM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Wikkel Spies ne :) WOW new cam huh, and D30 as well.... Im very envious. Great capture, the clarity is perfect, well done.

KiwiMiss

2:40AM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Beautiful work Piet its a fine capture! Would love to know what you think of the 30D ... thinking of getting it myself :D

withinme

4:00AM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Great one!Love the comp and colors....Congrads on your new cam :)

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Denger

10:49AM | Thu, 02 November 2006

Phenomenal capture and crop! It looks like the sharpness could be taken up a half notch, and then this would be absolutely perfect. Too bad you couldn't include the soundtrack, as with your cheetahs... I'll bet this little fellow has a lovely song.

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