Look at me, I'm talking

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 20141,482 views12 comments

Can't say for sure but this might be the same group of cranes that were in Sharon's last post. It was a glorious morning and they were putting on quite a show.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC (420mm)
ISO 640
1/1000 @ f/6.3
Tripod
Just a slight crop to remove some canvas off the right side of the frame.
LR & Nik

Thanks for looking.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 4, 2014 at 8:08 AM

Could be, John...I was at the southern end of the pond...you must have been more to the north. That one juvenile had a real dark back of the head. Nice capture with all 3 paying attention! The group I posted yesterday, the male did this 6 times...Makes me smile! Nice light and poses and good title! Sharon

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 4, 2014 at 9:52 AM

Nice capture of the behaviors. I like the crane in the air with the water still coming off the feet. You also go a shadow on the inside of the wing like the one Sharon posted. Pretty cool. I do wish the Juvie on the left had a touch more room and his/her entire tail.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on January 4, 2014 at 10:47 AM

Good moment captured. Maybe a tighter crop off the right would help make up for the close crop on the left?

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 4, 2014 at 11:38 AM

I thought this looked familiar

Great stop action and POV, just a bit tight left is all..
But you know that

Great shot John!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 4, 2014 at 11:46 AM

Nice, John. Looks like a different angle than Sharon's with the same subject. Great display pose. You might want to check a few shots to either side in the sequence you took to see if you can pick up some extra canvas on the left or just add a bit on that side.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 4, 2014 at 1:48 PM

I like the open wing pose with the water coming up under the feet. Looks like some wonderful light. Maybe just a little more room on the left side of the image would really balance it out but a fine shot as is, well done.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 4, 2014 at 2:18 PM

Thanks for the comments guys. I have quite a few images of this group, I'll have to work up some other interesting selections. Wish I would had composed the frame better in this shot. Perhaps I'll have to try Keith's content aware canvas addition technique that he showed us at the workshop. I just recently installed PS CC so I have a lot to learn yet.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 4, 2014 at 3:48 PM

Great family capture, John. More room on the left would have helped, but still a wonderful interaction here, and especially the "wake" off the feet.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 4, 2014 at 5:13 PM

Excellent moment shot, he just like telling something and the the other birds are listening,

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 5, 2014 at 4:32 AM

Sweet action behavior in wonderful light John. I'm wishing for a bit more room on the left side too.

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 5, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Nicely captured John. The one bird is clearly grabbing the attention of the other cranes.
May

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on January 24, 2014 at 7:21 PM

Love the dynamic action. Colors of birds and water with coppers, blues, and touch of reds super.

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