Bosque Crane Liftoff

Gallery: AvianPosted November 21, 2009408 views16 comments

Captured this image last week while co-leading a workshop at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Early morning light.

Cloned a head from the right edge, cleaned up the water and added a little canvas on the left.

Canon 50D
500mm f/4 with 1.4X tc
ISO 400
1/2500 @ f/5.6

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 21, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Keith, this is very nice. I love the rich colors, the habitat, and the take off pose. Great detail in the bird and great light.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 21, 2009 at 6:26 PM

The larger version is fantastic - beautiful detail and you froze the action perfectly.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 21, 2009 at 7:43 PM

I think this is one of the more difficult species to photograh well Keith and I like this very much. I especially like the wing position and the water being pulled up by the take-off. Very crisp also.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 21, 2009 at 7:52 PM

Great catch. Love the forward leaning lines of the Crane.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on November 21, 2009 at 9:35 PM

Keith, I love this take-off capture as opposed to the usual flying crane. Perfect SS, great sharpness and beautiful colors.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 21, 2009 at 10:51 PM

Perfect timing on this take off shot Keith! This is one of my favorite birds to photograph and I think you captured this shot beautifully.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 22, 2009 at 2:37 AM

Perfect timing ! Great detail and comp. The head seems a little soft, so some added selective sharpening might help since the rest of the body is tack-sharp. .

sandy r

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 22, 2009 at 5:22 AM

Sweet Light, Great action!!! Very Nice image Kieth!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 22, 2009 at 7:39 AM

nice shot Keith. It's a very well captured take-off--I like the pose and the water at the feet. Nice and sharp in good light.

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Comment posted by Sally King on November 22, 2009 at 10:39 AM

Gorgeous. I love the water coming up with the feet, the warm light on the wing, and that beautiful yellow eye. I like the crop too, plenty of room in front.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Excellent timing, Keith! Speaking of timing, I was there the first part of last week - you must have been there about the same time.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on November 22, 2009 at 4:41 PM

Great action here Keith. Super detail

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 22, 2009 at 5:54 PM

Very well done here!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 22, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Great action, captured very nicely Keith

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 22, 2009 at 10:59 PM

Cool moment, Keith. Great catch.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 23, 2009 at 1:03 AM

Perfect timing Keith and lovely light

cheers
Rob

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