Sandhill Interaction

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 20174,571 views7 comments

After many times I've been to Bosque, this is the first where I've gotten two with a clean shot of their antics. Not sure but if I had to guess it's two males in a territorial dispute. I.Q. wasn't very good, so I added a little sharpness to the two as they were in a decent plane of focus. I boosted the exposure a little and cropped from RHS to exclude an OOF bird over there.

7D2 400 DO F4 +1.4X Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/250 f6.3 0EV

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 29, 2017 at 6:44 PM

They look really good, Bill and I like the interaction. It sure is tough to get a pair alone. There always seems to be another that wants to step into the limelight.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on December 29, 2017 at 9:59 PM

I really think this is an excellent image Bill, but that third bird takes away a lot of the balance and focus for me. If this were mine I would consider the tedious job of cloning out that bird. Love the interaction here!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 29, 2017 at 10:55 PM

Very good detail in the 2 cranes, sharpness is right on! Also like the color you have caught. Too bad about the OOF bird. For me just a minor distraction. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on December 30, 2017 at 4:23 PM

Nice behavioral image. I have tried for this image many times and never got them all in the same focal plane. Well done. Could go brighter?

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on December 30, 2017 at 7:39 PM

Great action shot, Bill - and so much fun to see them display and dance and what have you. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 30, 2017 at 8:21 PM

Bill: very good behavioral photo and the pose and detail are good. IQ looks pretty good to me. Richard

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 31, 2017 at 7:53 PM

Appreciate the comments. I tried a cloned version, but the third one is likely a family member, so I didn't mind the soft focus.

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