Sandhills

Gallery: AvianPosted November 15, 2015115 views4 comments

Sandhill cranes are still migrating through our area and a few stick around all winter in weedy fields. I cropped this photo with the right being more tight than the left? Do you think that the comp would be helped by leaving more room on the left? I used an aperture of f13 which seemed to help with catching the group in-focus. Let me know what you think. K5 IIs, 600mm f5.6 (1/640sec at f13, ISO 800) Crop for comp, +contrast, LM and curves for lights, Topaz Detail, NR on Bg...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 15, 2015 at 3:19 PM

I love the two that are giving you the "stink eye"! I like the environment, but there is too much of it. I would try a pano crop.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 15, 2015 at 5:52 PM

Excellent detail in the cranes, Jim, and a very nice grouping. For my taste, there seems to be a bit too much foreground. I think cropping it above the oof area might make a more powerful image.

devil

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

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 16, 2015 at 7:17 AM

Classic situation, well documented. If it were mine I would make it a slight panorama crop and desaturate the greens a bit. But both suggestions are strictly according to personal preferences, the images is good as presentd of course cool

, cheers, Hans

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

Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 7, 2016 at 3:11 PM

Nice. Only suggestion perhaps crop a little off the top so the fgd and bgd don't look so equal in size.

Registered on February 25, 2011, 189 Posts, 1160 Comments