Crane
May, 2015Views
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Location
This photo was taken in Northern New South Wales, Australia on a driving trip we took. On the outback country roads we came across a small lagoon with some wonderful autumnal trees and one crane.Time
Time of Day was around mid morning. When we happened to come across this small lagoon, we stopped and started snapping anything that was in our view. But patience was the key. My wife spotted the crane and started snapping shots as it walked around the water and reeds. At one stage the crane walked directly at her as she kept shooting. This was around the 30th shot as the bird decided to leave the area.Lighting
We didn't have any control over the lighting. It was mid morning, very cool and somewhat overcast which really replicated a huge softbox.Equipment
My wife used our new Nikon D3300 at the time. It was our first step up into the DSLR cameras. The lens she used was the Sigma 70 -300mm probably at around 300mmInspiration
This photo was inspired by the local area, the autumn season, the crane itself and luck.Editing
There was little to no post processing with this. I believe only a white balance adjustment and that was all.In my camera bag
These days our equipment has changed. From taking this photo we carried a Nikon D3300 plus the Sigma 70 - 300mm zoom, the kit 18-55mm lens and that's it. Now we have the Nikon D3300, Nikon D500, various lenses, two tripods, cokin filters, ND filters, polarising filters and a lot of lighting equipment. Our concentration has changed, but we do love our bird photography. Essentially to take birds now we use the Nikon D500, Sigma 70 - 300mm lens, the 16 -80mm kit lens and a tripod. Much easier to carry around.Feedback
The best advice we can give is patience. Find an area where birds congregate, try and find one particular bird or particular spot that is interesting. Take a lot of memory cards and charged batteries. Keep shooting. You may only get 5 great shots out of 100, but it is worth it.
