2020 New Year's Collection - Bosque del Apache
Jan 7, 2020 11:24:41 #
Jan 7, 2020 11:26:42 #
Sharon B
Loc: Orlando, FL
A beautiful collection - thanks for sharing! #2 is my favorite - the expression on that little guy's face makes me laugh! #3 and #8 round out my top three picks. 
Jan 7, 2020 11:29:38 #
I really like the last one in particular but wonder why you didn't crop out everything but the flying cranes. I personally think that would make a much stronger composition.
Jan 7, 2020 12:59:48 #
I will be there again in about 2 weeks. This is just a great place for BIF. Good shots.
WJH
WJH
Jan 7, 2020 18:45:57 #
DirkWill wrote:
Hoping to get the new decade off to a good start with a couple days down at the Bosque del Apache. It is refreshing to be there in the silence as well as the loud cacophony of massive numbers of birds. The best thing about the Bosque is all you need to do is show up...
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year...My hope is that it will be filled with kindness!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year...My hope is that it will be filled with kindness!
Nice set
Jan 9, 2020 09:18:59 #
saxman71 wrote:
I really like the last one in particular but wonder why you didn't crop out everything but the flying cranes. I personally think that would make a much stronger composition.
Hummm...I'll try it...you're probably right. The dry land isn't attractive at all, but I usually try to get the flying or taking off cranes in some sort of context. That can give the image some energy of motion. I'll give it a try, thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks to all for generous comments...
Jan 9, 2020 13:41:43 #
saxman71 wrote:
I really like the last one in particular but wonder why you didn't crop out everything but the flying cranes. I personally think that would make a much stronger composition.
What do you think saxman? I think I like it...
Jan 9, 2020 13:57:54 #
Hereford wrote:
Beautiful set. The roadrunner is a surprise in a wetland. Not many people capture a roadrunner so that one is special to me.
Lots of roadrunners at Bosque del Apache. It is not what I think of as a wetland as found in other parts of the country. The water is only present in areas that the refuge has been flooded with water ultimately channelled from the Rio Grande. There are many (dozens ?) of sections that can be flooded, and maybe half of them are at any one time. When left unflooded, the plots soon dry out, plus around the flooded ponds, it is dry desert vegetation and corn fields that get knocked down for the birds to feed on. The animals represented are not wetland dominate. So javelinas, coyotes, roadrunners as well as the wintering birds. You never know what you might see...
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