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.
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.
I will be there again in about 2 weeks. This is just a great place for BIF. Good shots.
WJH
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...
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...
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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