Comin' at Ya

Gallery: AvianPosted December 20, 20152,200 views10 comments

This Sandhill flew directly toward me. This is FULL frame from left to right. I was fortunate to not wait any longer to squeeze the shutter on this one. Cropped top/bottom to this pano presentation. The backgrounds at the Bosque can be just amazing.

Please check out the larger version.

Techs:

Canon 7D Mark II
500mm f/4
ISO 400
1/1600 @ f/5.6

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 20, 2015 at 11:11 PM

Very cool, Keith. Wonderful light and you nailed the focus and dof. It always amazes me how much cranes look like boxcars with wings from the front.

devil

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 21, 2015 at 3:31 AM

Love the golden light here Keith. The flight angle is nice and perhaps emphasised by the tight/pano crop. Agree with you about the light, with the early morning mist it's a breathtaking location.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 21, 2015 at 7:06 AM

Keith,

very nice light and the framing you have choosen works very well. One hs to have a look to the bigger version to see that there is good eye contact to the viewer, something I find important.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 21, 2015 at 11:26 AM

Excellent focus, Keith. Having the bird looking directly at you is a real bonus, and I like the upward sweeping primaries.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on December 21, 2015 at 2:40 PM

Front to back is a lot of length on a sandhill crane, looks like some really nice DOF for f/5.6 devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 21, 2015 at 8:57 PM

Excellent , Keith. Sweet light, too.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 22, 2015 at 12:17 AM

Don't think I've ever seen quite that angle on a sandhill before. Excellent!!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 22, 2015 at 4:20 PM

Nice image Keith. I finally had a few fly towards me on the latest trip and always love this view of them. Good idea on the pano crop, the light is fantastic and really nice techs.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on December 23, 2015 at 3:00 PM

The background is gorgeous. Wing position is perfect, just a very cool shot Keith. devil

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Comment posted by William Bickle on December 24, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Hello Keith... Well done....Excellent capture....love the larger version, :)

Bill
www.billbickle.com

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