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The other Bosque

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Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 16, 2011 at 12:04 AM
The other Bosque
While returning from AZ through New Mexico I decided to spend a couple of hours at Bosque yesterday evening, my first time and though no sandhill cranes at this time of the year but loved what I saw.

Here are a quick few ... your C&C as always is highly appreciated.

canon 7D, 300mm + 1.4 ex

#1
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 16, 2011 at 12:06 AM
#2

will perhaps have to fix the overexposed areas in water ?
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 16, 2011 at 12:07 AM
#3

Liked the way these 3 were sitting ... :smile:
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 16, 2011 at 12:08 AM
#4
... and the last one for now.
Posted by Grant Collier on March 16, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Love the turtles!
Posted by Stan Rose on March 16, 2011 at 2:59 AM
Some real interesting comps, Soubhik--especially the last 2. The exposure seems a bit 'hot' here, maybe partly due to the time of day. :wavey:
Posted by John Mumaw on March 16, 2011 at 6:16 AM
Nice shots of the egret! You could easily fix the out of focus highlights in #1, but maybe not so easy with #2. That one is no big deal to me.
I also love the turtles, and the last bird (species?) looks real good. You did very well for yourself on this trip. Anything from Arizona?
Posted by Morris McClung on March 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM
The first one feels a touch tight, but I like his pose, and the others are very good. A little taming of the highlights as Stan suggested. I also like the turtle shot.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on March 16, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments.

@John - I will work on the highlights of #1.
Will have to process quite a few pics from White Sands and Saguaro :smile:

I think the last one in the pic is a double crested cormorant.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on March 16, 2011 at 10:37 AM
I like the first the best, due to the pose. S-neck and the lighting. The darker background makes the bird stand out well. It seems too tightly cropped though in that the tail is clipped off and I would like to see the feet area (even if they are hidden in grass).
In #2, the bright reflection spots on the water are overpowering to me.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on March 16, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Good for you for visiting off-season! My folks live near there, so we go year-round, and there can be great stuff to see besides the cranes and snow geese, and there's generally almost no one there. I especially like when the big soft-shell turtles start coming out.

I love your turtles and cormorant!
Posted by Don George on March 18, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Great compositions. Really like the vertical Heron but my favorite is the cormorant especially with that blue eye.
Posted by Dan Walters on March 20, 2011 at 6:12 PM
Very nice light in the heron image. Like the vertical comp myself.