Sandhill Crane

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 20172,760 views9 comments

Another photo from my Bosque workshop with Keith Bauer. Hardly unique, but a bit different from the hundreds of cranes in flight shots I took (of which I'll likely post one).

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 500 mm
ISO 640
1/2500 at f6.3

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 6, 2017 at 2:23 PM

Lovely take-off shot, Allen. One of my favorite crane "poses" and you captured it very well with that distinctive Bosque color palette. Well done.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 6, 2017 at 2:31 PM

Very nice timing. Love the take off run and the sense of motion it conveys. Of course I also like the environment!! Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on December 6, 2017 at 3:34 PM

Great timing, pleasing angle and wing position on the bird in beautiful light. I love how these larger heavier birds get a running start preflight. The stride and splashing water really emphasize that. Unfortunately my BIF shots there were a complete bust for some reason. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 6, 2017 at 5:35 PM

Actually pretty unusual to see a running Sandhill Crane. I like the pose with the outspread wings and the one foot about to enter the water and water coming off the trailing foot. Maybe a bit more room on the right or a small left crop to get the bid off of center. Fine otherwise. Richard

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on December 6, 2017 at 8:56 PM

Wonderful action image Allen. Nice you could catch this crane in such an interesting pose. It seems a bit bright and could maybe use a little boost in contrast. That debris on the water (feathers?) are somewhat of a distraction. Nice catch!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on December 7, 2017 at 12:24 PM

I really like the warm light and the pose on this image. I could see a little more room on the right side so that the bird was a little less centered. I could also see using the spot healing brush to remove some of the grass just below the legs of the crane. I do like the panoramic crop. Nice job.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 7, 2017 at 2:40 PM

Really nice - love Bosque's golden BG's this time of year.
Great take-off pose, and the splashing water is sweet.
How do you like the 150-600? Love mine, and LOVE not having to drag the 500 everywhere.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 8, 2017 at 5:41 PM

Sweet golden light and nice take off action Allen, I do find some of the foreground grasses distracting here. devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 8, 2017 at 9:49 PM

Very nice pose and great timing Allen! If mine, I might consider a small crop on left and also clean up a lot of the white dots on the water. I kow that sounds time consuming, but it really gives a clean look and think it is time well spent.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments