Morning at the Bosque

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 20, 20142,249 views11 comments

The tranquility of the Bosque Del Apache can be deafening sometimes..

This image was one of those moments for me.

Canon 5D Mark III
70-200 f/4 L IS @ 78mm
.5 seconds @ f/9, ISO 50

Larger version included.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 20, 2014 at 6:18 PM

Great scene. The birds add a real nice dimension to the sweet sky and mountains. Real nice.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 20, 2014 at 6:34 PM

Outstanding scene and I like the way you captured it , Keith.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM

That's quite a row of snow geese along the bottom. They are set off nicely by the mountain and the fine, subtle dawn colors. Hard to imagine all those birds being quiet. It's a lovely scene.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 20, 2014 at 9:05 PM

Nice layering: the birds, the desert mid-ground, the mountains and the sky. Personally, I would cut back some of the sky, cropping to more of a pano.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 21, 2014 at 9:41 AM

Wonderful scene. Makes me want to be there.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 21, 2014 at 11:28 AM

Nice sunrise scene. Nicely layered with the birds, mountains, and clouds and the reflection of the pink clouds in the water. I would agree with Phillip's idea of a pano. I think that when the sky is about 50% of the photo there is a tendency for the eye to go to the middle. For me, cropping some off the top draws my eye first to the birds and then is lead through the photo to the mountains and the sky.

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on December 21, 2014 at 5:48 PM

Very nice Bosque image, maybe bring down the blues a bit?

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 21, 2014 at 7:01 PM

Nice lines. Would be interested to see them all take off and do a longer exposure :)

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 21, 2014 at 10:39 PM

Sweet. Beautiful layers and I love that warmth in the clouds, Keith. My only suggestion would be a small crop from the top to get rid of that lighter blue sky as it pulls my eye a little. Either way this is a beauty.

Ed

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 22, 2014 at 10:31 AM

This is lovely. I like the mood very much, and the light is wonderful. The birds are a real asset, here. Nicely done, Keith.

Congrats on the GOTM!

--P

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on December 23, 2014 at 10:14 AM

I like the subtle light with the emphasis on the mass of birds. This has a real morning feel to it. Nice work

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