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Bosque Sandhill Cranes

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 28, 201477 views6 comments

December 2, 2014 at Bosque del Apache, New Mexico in Keith Bauer's workshop, we captured images of Sandhill Cranes flying to roost for the night. The clear air helped us to capture vibrant images.

Nikon D4 600mm ISO500 1/1250 f/8 White Balance Auto Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK.

Comments welcome

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6 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 28, 2014 at 1:27 PM

This is very nice Patrick,
Great post for this WC . . .

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Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on May 28, 2014 at 7:14 PM

The orange glow on this is great. The silhouettes look great. Really nice image. Anything I'd change would just be experimental and different, not necessarily better. Things I'd try: A little more of the dark mountains in the image, a longer crop, maybe 3:2 ratio. Just my thoughts.

In any case, very nice.

Registered on February 28, 2014, 18 Posts, 147 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 29, 2014 at 12:47 AM

The sharpness on the cranes is great, Patrick, and the color sure makes a warm and inviting background. I like this very much as posted, but would be curious about how a version without the mountains "feels".

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 29, 2014 at 10:58 AM

Sweet capture Patrick

Comp is just right.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on May 29, 2014 at 12:05 PM

Alan LaFaver suggested a different crop. Here it is.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 29, 2014 at 4:44 PM

What a beautiful but simple image! I really like the orange sky and the clear silhouettes of the flying birds. Nice comp as is but I like you repost comp too. Great entry for this challenge, Patrick.

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