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cranes during migration in the fall

cranes during migration in the fall
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38 Comments | Report
Appleyes Platinum
 
Appleyes October 26, 2013
STREWTH that's a great shot
pixellimagery
 
pixellimagery October 27, 2013
Agree with Ray ^ ^ .... just beautiful, Johanna :-)))
meshersmith
 
meshersmith November 02, 2013
Gorgeous shot and DOF!
slagtersven
 
slagtersven May 14, 2014
Amazing photo
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta May 14, 2014
Superb capture. Congratulations.
catini
 
catini May 14, 2014
Great composition and mood, congrats on your feature!
AndreaE
 
AndreaE May 14, 2014
Fantastic shot! Congrats on your Feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 May 14, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
WileKyK
 
WileKyK May 14, 2014
Awesome use of DOF and motion. Congratulations on your Feature!
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz May 14, 2014
Sharp focus and pleasing composition of the central subjects against the blurred distant departing flock catch and draw the eye! The golden glow set by time of day is a very welcomed bonus! Congrats on a marvelous recording!
FrankSomma
 
FrankSomma May 14, 2014
Bravo Johanna!
Joecas
 
Joecas May 14, 2014
Very beautiful capure ! Congrats!!
meshersmith
 
meshersmith May 14, 2014
Congrats on your Feature !!!!!
Owlphoto
 
Owlphoto May 14, 2014
That's a real summer's evening. Well done.
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman May 14, 2014
Nice shot
devke
 
devke May 14, 2014
beautiful image :)
debhall Platinum
 
debhall May 14, 2014
Great Capture! Congrats on your feature!
LionesLens
 
LionesLens May 14, 2014
Congratulations!
MiguelOnPhotography
 
MiguelOnPhotography May 15, 2014
Great shot. Congrats.
jojoxena
 
jojoxena May 15, 2014
Congrats,amazing capture!
oZimages PRO+
 
oZimages May 16, 2014
Belle lumière ;)
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer May 20, 2014
perfect moment!
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 May 22, 2014
Great capture!
jrhalphen
 
jrhalphen May 24, 2014
Lovely composition!
svitebskiy
 
svitebskiy May 25, 2014
Nice capture and composition. Thank you for posting this photo.
photosue50
 
photosue50 June 14, 2014
cool shot
Dragondaryn Premium
 
Dragondaryn July 07, 2014
Amazing shot congrats.
Gragorgix
 
Gragorgix October 09, 2014
A Great shot of the "Seasons". Well done!
ornani
 
ornani January 03, 2015
great capture
johnkauten_2997
 
johnkauten_2997 January 28, 2015
Love the colors and the grace of the birds
brandonoh
 
brandonoh April 12, 2015
Amazing capture
judycarolphotography Platinum
 
judycarolphotography June 16, 2015
the colors are magnificent
fking Platinum
 
fking June 16, 2015
the color and the action combine for a very interesting shot
shahed_hossen
 
shahed_hossen June 28, 2015
amazingg....
Meezermex
 
Meezermex September 30, 2016
Spectacular! Brilliant!
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography December 18, 2017
Beautiful capture / Voted
RonTear Platinum
 
RonTear February 13, 2020
Sandhill beauty Kasper !!
CameraWitMe258
 
CameraWitMe258 December 09, 2021
I love this photo. You did a wonderful job
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Behind The Lens

Location

Linum is a small village 40 km west of Berlin, where the cranes come every fall to gain a little weight, before they continue their journey to Spain.

Time

It was in the early evening in the fall.

Lighting

I took this photo at ISO 2500 at f/4,5; 1/5,000

Equipment

Camera:Nikon D800 Lens:AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED Tripod

Inspiration

I love this time of the year, when the cranes come, September to November. The light can be so soft and warm during this time. The cranes are the birds of happiness and a long life. The "trumpeting" noise, they makes me happy, every year.

Editing

I did a little sharpening in lightroom.

In my camera bag

Well, it depends very much on what I intend to do. When I go in the summer for a walk I always take my Nikon D4 and a Sigma Apo 120-400mm lens and my AF-S Micro Nikkor 105 mm f/2.8 on My Nikon D800. Whenever possible I take my 600mm lens along. My favorite lens, but a little heavy.

Feedback

Patience. It takes lots of patience to find the cranes, to get close enough, when the light is beautiful. Patience, a long lens, good light. That is all that takes.

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