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Sandhill Cranes - Day 3 (Last Day)

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Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Sandhill Cranes - Day 3 (Last Day)
Spent my last morning photographing my new fiends (the cranes). yes it is COLD again, but well worth the effort. These cranes are so much fun to watch. Here are a couple more.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2010 at 12:39 AM
Landing
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on March 22, 2010 at 1:06 AM
Beautiful shots of some magnificent birds. Nice pose in that second one.
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 22, 2010 at 1:12 AM
More nice stuff, Kurt, especially #2. May I ask what lens/camera combo you're using?
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2010 at 1:24 AM
Sure Todd, I was using a Canon 1D MIV and a 500mm, sometimes with a 1.4 tc
Posted by bill meikle on March 22, 2010 at 8:51 AM
Good stuff Kurt.
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Posted by Nick Moore on March 22, 2010 at 8:57 AM
These are both really nice Kurt :toast:
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on March 22, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Great shot of the landing.
They are fun to watch - at least when your fingers and toes aren't numb.
Posted by Guy Runco on March 22, 2010 at 12:20 PM
Great shots Kurt, looks like Day 3 was fantastic!
Posted by Bob Karcz on March 22, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Both shots are super Kurt!! :toast:
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on March 22, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Kurt, was that you that Jared and I ran into down there yesterday? We ran into a couple guys with 400 and 500mm lenses and we said hello as we pulled out. :smile:
Posted by Todd Caudle on March 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Man, if I had that set-up, I'd probably stay down there for days on end, too! With my limited range, my options were so much fewer than yours, didn't make sense to hang around and gaze longingly at birds I couldn't get a decent shot of. You made that gear work! Great shots, I've enjoyed the serial posts from your trip.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on March 22, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Yeah I hear you Todd. We only spent one morning down there and I felt the exact same way. Just didn't have the right setup to capture the shots. Hopefully I got a few shots that worked like yours.. I will see when I get a min to sit down and process a few. Here is to wishing for a nice super telephoto.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 22, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Koveh, that was me. Nice meet you. Maybe we can chat a bit longer next time.
Posted by Morris McClung on March 22, 2010 at 6:45 PM
More really good stuff! I also especially like the pose in #2, but #1 is right there with it.
Posted by Don Grall on March 22, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Great stuff, they sure are fun to photograph!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on March 22, 2010 at 9:53 PM
I love the wings, they are so graceful.

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Posted by Byron West on March 23, 2010 at 12:15 AM
For this here so called photographer, there are no words to describe how much your series has moved me. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by Rod Chandler on March 23, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Kurt, Wonderful images as usual. I'm thinking of heading down there Thursday with Dave Bartlett. Are we too late?
Posted by D J Kuklinski on March 23, 2010 at 5:14 PM
Nice!
Posted by Dan Walters on March 24, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Great images Kurt! Love the wings in the second image.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on March 25, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Thanks everyone for the kinds words and comments!