Bosque Crane

Gallery: AvianPosted November 22, 2011199 views11 comments

Another from Bosque Del Apache. This is full frame with a little added canvas on the right. The crane was so big in the frame that it felt like it needed a bit more room.

Canon 50D, 500mm f/4 with 1.4xTC
1/1600 @ f/5.6
ISO 200
NR applied to background

Handheld

Larger Version included.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 22, 2011 at 8:41 PM

Excellent work Keith, great job on the PP & comp.
LP looks very nice, no nits!
Happy Thanksgiving

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 22, 2011 at 9:24 PM

A visually stunning image. The light on the underwing is glowing and the view and sharpness at the eye are dead on. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 22, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Marvelous capture Keith, wonderfully timed!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 23, 2011 at 12:18 AM

Wonderful flight pose and detail. I like the stark contrast between the head/body and the dark BG, but the dark area around the tail gets a little lost lost. If you could lighten up this area a bit, I think it would improve this nice image even further.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 23, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Just a 'wow'

Very well caught, full frame and birds in flight not always go this good together .. Well done ! Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on November 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Excellent Keith! Looks like you had a great time in Bosque!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 24, 2011 at 12:11 AM

I like the color transition on the wings but go back and forth on that layered background. Very nice handheld flight shot with the 500, not an easy thing to do, way to go.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 24, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Had to view the larger option to fully appreciate this photo. The feather detail is exceptional. It almost appears that a bulb went off inside the wings to illuminate the bird like a lamp shade, very cool. Good luck or good timing, but the light colored head is ideally situated against the dark background area.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 25, 2011 at 6:07 PM

Kieth, I can appreciate the difficulty in framing these flight shots, and you did well with the added canvas.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 26, 2011 at 8:03 AM

Gary's entire comment is exactly how I feel about this image so I won't repeat it all. Fun to look at the larger version. An impressive photo Keith. I too am impressed that you got this essentially full frame and HH. A few seconds hand-holding that lens and I'm toast.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 27, 2011 at 7:35 PM

Love the detail and the light under the wing. Beautiful image.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments