Sandhill Cranes (Page 2): These are all outstanding!

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

These are all outstanding!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Photolady2014 wrote:

Still working on the BIF. I sort of liked the snow caped mountains in the background.

I went to Monta Vista Colorado 3 times, so lots more crane photos!

These birds were all pretty far away. Heavy crop with a 600mm!

Open to thoughts and suggestions!

stillkickin Loc: Coastal Bend of Texas

Very nice set Photolady
Bill

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice series. These are great showing the environment & tell a little more than the can see every hair type of a photo. Try & get closer is the only thing you can do, if the distance is your concern. Camo, a Blind & maybe being in a spot before the sunrise might help

Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas

Excellent, thanks for sharing.

Walkabout08

#10 is my favorite of this set, really fine BIF work, keep them coming!

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Beautiful images and another great set Beth!

DougS Loc: Central Arkansas

Excellent set! I like them, too!

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Beautiful! I love the photos with the mountains in the background! We went to the Crane Festival in Monte Vista one year. Bitterly cold, but tens of thousands of cranes - an awesome spectacle!

randave2001 Loc: Richmond

Super set of images. Very striking.

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

Photolady2014 wrote:

Still working on the BIF. I sort of liked the snow caped mountains in the background.

I went to Monta Vista Colorado 3 times, so lots more crane photos!

These birds were all pretty far away. Heavy crop with a 600mm!

Open to thoughts and suggestions!

terrific set!

Richard HZ Loc: Indiana, US

Photolady2014 wrote:

Still working on the BIF. I sort of liked the snow caped mountains in the background.

I went to Monta Vista Colorado 3 times, so lots more crane photos!

These birds were all pretty far away. Heavy crop with a 600mm!

Open to thoughts and suggestions!

Great set! Thanks for sharing!

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

Retired CPO wrote:

Outstanding BIFs! What are you still working on?

Getting the focus on the bird I want. Right now I’m just happy to get one in focus! Also, I struggle with exposure. I had to take quite a few to get a few that are right!

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

tcthome wrote:

Nice series. These are great showing the environment & tell a little more than the can see every hair type of a photo. Try & get closer is the only thing you can do, if the distance is your concern. Camo, a Blind & maybe being in a spot before the sunrise might help

The getting closer for sure. In Montarosa Vista they have ropes and a barrier you are not supposed to cross to get closer. The ones on private property/ farmers field I suppose you could with permission… I know there are other places where you can get closer. I think a blind would help, but don’t have one yet!

Photolady2014 Loc: Southwest Colorado

SWFeral wrote:

You sort of liked the snow-capped mountains in the background; I really like them. I like all of them.

I have watched videos on bird photography and I guess serious birders don’t want a blue sky let alone any sky or distractions in the background. But, I think the mountains add a sense of where they are! So I like it anyway!