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Hard to believe a bird this big can be as graceful as it is.

Hard to believe a bird this big can be as graceful as it is.
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cameraCanon EOS-1D X

settings Aperture f/5 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 500/1 

upload_dateMay, 2020

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9 Comments |
RuthJollyphoto PRO+
 
RuthJollyphoto August 14, 2020
Beautiful shot.
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo September 11, 2020
Love! Congrats on your Challenge Win
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Petergwy September 11, 2020
Thanks Carol
Aeri
 
Aeri September 11, 2020
Congratulations on your well deserved challenge win🥳🥳🥳 kind regards Lokesh Aeri🙏🙏🙏🙏
RuwanFonseka PRO
 
RuwanFonseka September 11, 2020
Absolutely perfect
Maadhatter Platinum
 
Maadhatter September 11, 2020
Stunning capture!! Congratulations on winning the "I Believe I Can Fly" Photo Challenge. Well deserved.
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Petergwy September 11, 2020
Thanks Maad!
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TARPAPERHAVEN2020 September 11, 2020
Congrats
margaretgodfrey PRO
 
margaretgodfrey September 11, 2020
great shot, congrats on winning challenge :)
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Petergwy September 12, 2020
Thanks Margaret
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charterswilliamosborne September 12, 2020
Beautiful bird and shot. Congratulations on a well deserved win,
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Petergwy September 12, 2020
Thank you Mr. Osborne.
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VLJ_PHOTOGRAPHY April 12, 2021
Beautifully executed!

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Tags

#animal #bird #waterfowl #Crane Bird #outdoors #Sandhill Crane #bird in flight
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo on the shore of a small pond in Boyd Skinner Park in Pinedale, Wyoming. Pinedale is at 7,200 feet right below the Wind River Mountains.

Time

This was taken on May 22, 2020 at 7:32 am.

Lighting

The sky was overcast which meant no glaring sunlight or harsh shadows.

Equipment

Canon 1DX, Canon (40 year old) 500mm lens, 1/1600, ISO 2000, f/5.0; Wimberley WH200 Gimbal Head; Gitzo Series 5 Systematic 4 Section Tripod Other invaluable equipment/clothing: Neoprene waders, long underwear, several layers of cotton/wool, a down jacket, heavy gloves. Pocket hand warmers.

Inspiration

I have been a photographer for over 60 years, but it was not until the advent of affordable digital photography about 20 years ago that I became obsessed with the pursuit of wildlife photos in general and avian photos in particular. Pinedale and its surroundings routinely support perhaps a dozen nesting pairs of Sandhill Cranes each year. I had been watching this spot for several days and knew there was a nest in the immediate area. This pair would peck at a bit of grass for display to each other. One crane or the other would come and go to and from the nest and I happened to catch this crane immediately after takeoff. I spent about 20 hours over three days in my blind in rain, wind and chill but managed to eventually get a photo of the day old chick in addition to this image. Patience pays.

Editing

I uploaded to my MacBook Pro with Photo Mechanic 6. I have been using Photoshop for almost 20 years and know how to use perhaps only 30% of its methods of manipulation. I reduced the size of this image from 5184 pixels wide to 3000 pixels wide, sharpened a small bit with Topaz AI Clear and that was about it.

In my camera bag

Canon 1DX, Canon 70-200mm, Canon 16-35mm, Canon 100mm macro lens, Canon 500mm. Miscellaneous filters.

Feedback

Try a blind. Often wildlife is spooky and disappears before you can get a shot. But in a blind the wildlife becomes accustomed to the blind and doesn't notice the lens moving allowing photos that would have been out of reach otherwise. Dress for the conditions. Be patient, be patient, be patient.

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