Sandhill crane in flight
Feb 2, 2018 15:08:39 #
up close and personal
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
Feb 2, 2018 15:12:50 #
Great shot, you have to wait them out and insidious buggers know just when you leave.
Feb 2, 2018 15:14:35 #
Feb 2, 2018 15:19:58 #
James Van Ells wrote:
Great shot, you have to wait them out and insidious buggers know just when you leave.
Thanks.
I sometimes wish I hadn't gotten hooked on bird photography. It's maddening!!
Feb 2, 2018 15:35:23 #
Psergel wrote:
up close and personal
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
Feb 2, 2018 16:22:38 #
Excellent shot, Paul. Birds drive me crazy, too. That's what makes it so rewarding when you get a shot like this one.
Feb 2, 2018 18:13:08 #
imagemeister wrote:
The shadow on the wing makes this extraordinary !
Feb 2, 2018 18:35:51 #
Psergel wrote:
up close and personal
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
After freezing my tail off for about an hour and a half I got back in my car and this guy practically flew in the window.
Paul, I must say that I am not a "bird" kind of photo lover but having said that, your shot is the exception and it is a very nice shot. I agree that the shadow on the wing does make the shot extra good. Bravo! It was worth the discomfort for the shot. You have a trophy as well as an adventure!
Feb 2, 2018 19:35:28 #
Feb 3, 2018 08:40:52 #
I sympathize - I was out yesterday morning at the local birdee place and it was 25 degrees out.
Your results were worth the cold!! The shadow on the underside of its wing is very uniques.
Your results were worth the cold!! The shadow on the underside of its wing is very uniques.
Feb 3, 2018 08:57:42 #
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Feb 3, 2018 13:14:41 #
I see you applied strong vignetting in post. I think a stronger blue in the sky is called for too.
Feb 3, 2018 13:57:45 #
df61743
Loc: Corpus Christi, TX
Excellent shot!! Assuming somewhere in New Mexico. Exact location would be nice.
Feb 3, 2018 14:45:06 #
df61743 wrote:
Excellent shot!! Assuming somewhere in New Mexico. Exact location would be nice.
Taken at one of the ponds on Rt 1 just north of the Bosque del Apache visitors center. (Bosque del Apache is about 12 miles south of Socorro, NM)
This is where the birds (mostly sandhill cranes and snow geese) spend their nights. The standard routine is to get there around sunrise and wait for the bird to start leaving the pond to feed in the area fields.
The snow geese often take off in one truly immense group (thousands of them) while the cranes peel off in dribs and drabs.
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