Sandhills at Sunset

Gallery: AvianPosted December 15, 2010155 views15 comments

I know alot of people have been to or are going to Bosque Del Apache this year and wish I were too. I did go in 2008 for my 1st time and had a very memorable time there. It is something that I am looking forward to doing again in 2011.

This was shot at sunset as the sandills were flying back to the pools at around 8:15pm on 11/24/2008. I cropped this to a pano cutting off mostly from the top.

Nikon D300 w/sigma 50-500mm @ 135mm
f/6.3
1/200
iso 1000
HH
NR on BG

All comments and critique welcomed and appreciated.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Robbie Knight on December 15, 2010 at 8:48 PM

I like the color and the fact that you captured all in full wing extension. To me great color, wing tips, skyline and heads make this shot. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on April 10, 2010, 30 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by David Moynahan on December 15, 2010 at 9:42 PM

Beautiful capture - - its so tough to get that many birds in one shot where they're all separate, sharp and posed so nicely. That, on top of a glorious sky. Well done.

Registered on December 11, 2010, 11 Posts, 77 Comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on December 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM

How did you get them to cooperate so well? I too would like to try to make Bosque in 2011 also. Very nicely done.

Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Lou on December 15, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Nice formation with identical pose.

Registered on August 3, 2010, 86 Posts, 273 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 15, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Sweet image, Doug. I really like the colors of the sunset, and the landing poses of the cranes. The crop works very well.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 16, 2010 at 12:03 AM

Gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 16, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Doug, This is a beautiful graphic design.

Nice capture.

Carol

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 16, 2010 at 9:11 AM

Really like this Doug, excellent comp and lesson in silhouette

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 16, 2010 at 12:51 PM

A terrific capture against a lovely sky. Well done. Amazingly sharp on all seven birds considering your f-stop.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 16, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Beautiful Photo Doug!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 16, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Hi Doug: The symmetry of this image really works well. Your pano crop emphasizes it even more. Nicely captured and presented.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 17, 2010 at 7:49 PM

This is lovely Doug, wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 18, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Love it. Great overall feeling to this shot. Love how all the cranes are separated nicely. Not easy to find birds so cooperative.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 18, 2010 at 4:09 PM

I agree with all the accolades, this is a wonderful image Doug

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 20, 2010 at 4:23 AM

Whew! That's GOOD!

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