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Sandhill Crane (light)

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 18, 201675 views6 comments

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)

Place: Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
Date: December 3, 2016, 7:04 am
Equipment: Nikon D7200, Nikkor AF-S 300/4, hand held
Exposure: ISO 800, 1/4000^th second @ f/4, Aperture priority matrix metered
Raw, PS CC 2015 on Mac, 54% of frame

I posted this a few days ago in Avian, but added it here as well after getting ther suggestion a couple of times

I do most of my avian shooting in the early morning to take advantage of the soft warm light, as shown here with the crane in flight.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger image for critical viewing provided.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 18, 2016 at 4:22 PM

This shows the golden glow of early (or late) light very well, Richard. It also shows excellent details in the bird.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 18, 2016 at 6:17 PM

Thanks for posting it here, Richard. You really captured that early morning Bosque light in this one.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 18, 2016 at 10:07 PM

Nicely composed with great morning light. I've never seen one of these birds fly. Someday I hope I get the chance.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 19, 2016 at 12:54 AM

Classic. Great example of early light.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 19, 2016 at 5:36 PM

I've already mentioned how much I like this shot. Ideal for this theme.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on February 20, 2016 at 1:22 AM

Beautiful golden glow and excellent detail on the Crane, well done.

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