Touch down, almost!

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 20151,467 views8 comments

Yet another Bosque crane, hope everyone aren't getting tired of them. During my short visit all the midday activity for snow geese and cranes were at the fields in front of the willow deck and coyote deck. At times by late afternoon the light was magical. I like how his head and body are framed by his wings. I wish the wing feathers had a little more sharpness and detail.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC (420mm)
ISO 400
1/800 @ f/8
Tripod
PP in LR CC, NIK, PS CC

Thanks for looking.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 7, 2015 at 6:58 PM

I like this a lot John, it's a little different from whats been posted from Bosque. Great color palette all around and a good look at the eye and the feet. The wing blur doesn't detract from the image IMO. The only distraction I see is what I'm assuming is a oof duck directly in front of his beak. If it were mine I would probably clone it out. Great environment shot. Well done!

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 7, 2015 at 8:34 PM

Nice shot. I like the light you've got on this.
I agree with Steve about the oof duck, and I would also add the oof crane on the top right.

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 7, 2015 at 11:19 PM

Nice action/environmental shot. I'd probably remove the distracting elements, particularly the duck, to really highlight the crane.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on January 8, 2015 at 6:34 AM

neat capture John. beautifully exposed and a great pose.
one small niggle for me is the out of focus bird in the top RH corner and the legs of another at centre top. I think cloning these out would remove distractions.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 8, 2015 at 9:40 AM

With these guys, it's all about the wings IMHO. The wing position you managed to capture is great. The background birds are a bit of a distraction, but not a deal breaker for me. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on January 8, 2015 at 7:36 PM

Thanks for the great comments guys, goes to show you how valuable this site is. My eye was so focused on the subject I didn't even notice the duck right in front of the subject. Here is a repost with it cloned out and also the one above, I left the OOF crane in. Thanks again!

Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 8, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Excellent job John! The oof crane in the corner does not bother me at all. Sweet image.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on January 10, 2015 at 1:05 AM

You've captured a memorable wing position in this shot John. I love the repost with the duck removed. I also like that you kept in the OOF crane. I too wish that there was a little bit more feather detail but the composition and the wing position of the crane just rules. Nice job!

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