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Sandhill Cranes, Bosque del Apache, San Antonio, NM This is a straight shot and not a digital composite. It is from the same series which included this image: http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=6512 From that post as well is how I made this image for those interested in the process (so I don't have to repeat it all over) was this text: The moon set was well after sunrise, which resulted in it being slightly muted. This also provided enough light to illuminate the birds, as well as freeze their motion without panning. Panning with the birds and freezing the moon may have also been possible, but would not give me enough focus control to ensure everything remained in focus and it would have also proved difficult to control the composition. I locked the composition on the tripod, without a bird in the frame, and manually focused on the foreground. Not having my hyper focal distance chart with me, I used the DOF preview button to ensure that the moon would be in focus, while keeping a reasonable working distance for a bird to fly into the frame. I knew my working area, and would not shoot if a bird flew outside of that. Since the wind was calm most of the birds were taking off, and flying, well below the distant mountains. Moving further away from the take-off location gave me a better chance of getting a bird above the mountains. Each time a bird, or birds, would fly into the viewfinder I would hold down the shutter button and let it rip (thanks to digital). Never being sure of the optimal wing-position of the subject, I used my 1D, instead of my 10D, because I knew the 8FPS and the reduced shutter lag would give me a much better chance at getting what I wanted. Comments welcomed! EOS 1D, EF 7-200/2.8 IS @ 200mm, 1/1250 @ f8, ISO 250. Greg Downing
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