Bosque-A Different View

Gallery: AvianPosted November 23, 2012378 views15 comments

OK, so not your typical bird photography lens!

Canon 50D
Canon 8-15mm fisheye @ 12mm
1/1600 @ f/4.5
ISO 640

I decided to try some different shots at the Bosque last week. Here's one of the snow geese blasting off the fields. There is a prominent Sandhill crane in the frame as well.

Larger version provides much more detail.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 23, 2012 at 10:26 AM

Like this Keith! Hans

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Comment posted by John Clulow on November 23, 2012 at 11:03 AM

What the flock?!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Not your typical bird lens, but it works well!!

Thanks for sharing a new look.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 23, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Keith ..now thats something new ...beautifully crafted image ..well done on this one

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 23, 2012 at 1:29 PM

This is a good look at a flock of snows filling the skies.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 23, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Neat image Keith. May

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 23, 2012 at 3:59 PM

Although I enjoy a lot of these wide angle flock shots I find the artificially bowed baseline to be an overwhelming distraction in this image. Have you tried this with the bow corrected in photoshop?

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on November 23, 2012 at 5:20 PM

This different take on a flock of waterfowl is really enjoyable. Very refreshing.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 23, 2012 at 6:26 PM

Very unusual. I like it al ot.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 23, 2012 at 6:43 PM

I find the artificially bowed baseline to be an overwhelming distraction in this image. Have you tried this with the bow corrected in photoshop?

Hi Richard. I have not tried to correct it in Photoshop. Part of the goal of this image was to create something significantly different than my normal images from the refuge. I know it won't appeal to everyone. I do appreciate your input. Always great to hear when things work, and also when they don't.

Keith

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 24, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Certainly different, Keith.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 24, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Snow Geese plus one rather than the Milky Way and stars, shooting or otherwise - I like your thinking here. I can't quite see a Blue Morph though!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 25, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Super cool photo Kieth

I like the formation of the flock and road or ditch that leads me into through photo.

NIcely Seen!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on November 25, 2012 at 9:41 PM

Intriguing image. Way to think outside the box. I am not a fan of the curved horizon, either, but you were going for different and this definitely qualifies. Well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Birds in a 'fish' bowl, how cool is that!

Very creative look, there must be at least a thousand birds squeezed in there.
Really like this Keith

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