Running on Air

Gallery: AvianPosted February 10, 201392 views12 comments

This Crane just didn't seem to figure out it was already airborne. I got quite a series of this take-off sequence and I'm thinking of picking three of them to create a triptych. Has anyone tried that for this kind of situation? If so, was it effective?

1DIV, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs. f5.6, 1/2500, iso 640, manual exposure. Cropped to 11.9 MP. Minor adjustments in ACR and CS5. Taken at the north crane pool at Bosque del Apache at 8:20 am on January 19th.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 10, 2013 at 12:37 PM

Excellent - vey fine detail, great pose, and the terrific Bosque BG.
I'm thinking of trying a triptych too - we'll see if it works!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 10, 2013 at 12:51 PM

This is my favorite image you've posted so far from your Bosque trip Dennis. Really nice details, light, natural colors and action. Really good blend of everything done well. Congrats! Dennis, I stitched three successive action shots together of a diving Goldeneye recently. I posted it in the art gallery because I wasn't sure if by doing that, Avian was the right place for it. It isn't a true Triptych, because I merged the shots together in one pano. But, check it out if you like. Maybe it will give you some more thought on doing one.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 10, 2013 at 1:07 PM

Excellent shot. I really like the "running" pose and the detail, sharpness and BG are great.

The one Kurt Bowman posted looked very nice. I would go for it if I were you. I might even consider a quadtych, quintych or even a sextych or whatever it would be called if you have enough shots.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 10, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Wonderful species and shot. If it were mine I would have made it a little darker, but other than that a real treat to watch ! Looking forward to see the results of your little experiment

, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on February 10, 2013 at 4:06 PM

What a fun image, I can't stop looking at it. The tech details are outstanding and the crane position with that BG is quite stunning.

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Marsh on February 10, 2013 at 5:19 PM

Beautiful image Dennis. The large version is awesome! Love the detail, bg, colors, everything!

Registered on December 29, 2012, 21 Posts, 225 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on February 10, 2013 at 5:33 PM

Great action Dennis.
May

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 10, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Marvelous! If you have two more like this, it would make a great triptych!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 11, 2013 at 12:23 AM

Wonderful take-off shot, Dennis. Sweet light, great timing and fascinating behavior. The implied motion is outstanding.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on February 11, 2013 at 7:49 AM

Well done Dennis. I love the lighting, detail and action in this image and it IMO, is the absolute best posted so far. The larger version is really nice, congrats!

Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 11, 2013 at 7:59 AM

super! great action, good light, nice habitat. good one, Dennis.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 11, 2013 at 3:09 PM

Wonderful timing and amusing flight pose with the feet position. I might tone down some of the highlights on the crane but an excellent shot all the way around. Way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments