Sandhill Crane


Posted by Anthony Medici on Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:36 pm

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(Sandhill Crane) Bosque de Apache, New Mexico

Someone recently asked if all I have ever taken pictures of are Eagles. So, I'll skip an Eagle post to prove that I have something other than an Eagle. Next, I'll probably get asked if I ever take pictures of anything with a wing span less than 80 inches or something that's not moving? :roll:

Tripod mounted Nikon D1H, 500mm F4.0 AFS, ISO 250, Manual, 1/1250 @ F5. Cropped maybe 20%.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:42 pm
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Aha, the Great Red-headed Eagle! You are type-cast, Tony, so you've got to learn to live with it.

BTW, an excellent shot of this eagle. Love the rim-lighting.
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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:44 pm
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Looks like the Common Sandhill Eagle to me - quite common in the southwest during winter :mrgreen: A very nice shot Tony
 

by Mpresti on Tue Aug 26, 2003 5:56 pm
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I like the curlied primaries a lot!

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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:02 pm
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Very nice Shot Tony! The wing spread is awesome. How about a warbler for you next post? :)
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by AlexC on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:03 pm
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I wish it was mine, Lovely Eagle, indeed !!!
Congrats!!!
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:15 pm
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I like the underside perspective. It really emphasizes that wing span.
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:24 pm
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Laura Stiefel wrote:How about a warbler for you next post? :)
:?: :?
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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:37 pm
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I just figured you do so well on these big guys I would love to see what you could do on my favorite little birds. :)
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by Matthew Whitley on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:43 pm
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Cool shot, but I thik maybe a bit of a levels adjustment might give it some more kick. You have some severe sharpening halos around the wing tips, but I'm sure thats a web issue.
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by Chip Estabrooks on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:47 pm
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Fly like an eagle...walk like a gooney bird.
Nice one....I don't see the artifacts.
Now, show us your warblers. :D
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by Anthony Medici on Tue Aug 26, 2003 6:53 pm
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Matthew Whitley wrote:You have some severe sharpening halos around the wing tips, but I'm sure thats a web issue.
Matthew, I don't see it. It's no worse than around the legs. It more irregular around the wing tips since they are irregular. Besides, Alex usually scolds me if I over or under sharpen.

What does everyone else think? :?
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by NDCheryl on Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:02 pm
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Nice shot Tony. WE WANT WARBLERS!!!!!!
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by Bruce Sherman on Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:17 pm
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Tony,
This shot really makes me want to get back to Bosque. I never get tired of seeing these guys, especially in nice shots like this one.
 

by Juan A. Pons on Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:34 pm
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Lovely image, great sense of flight and beatiful spreading wings. I would tweak the image using curves, I suspect you may be able to coax quite a bit more detail out of those underwings.
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by Jill on Tue Aug 26, 2003 7:52 pm
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Nice eagle, Tony. Laura, Cheryl and I all WANT WARBLERS NEXT!!!
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by Alan Murphy on Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:02 pm
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Nice one Tony. I would love to see this with some fill on those wings.
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by Richard on Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:16 pm
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Tony,

Excellent flight image! Love the position in the frame, would also love to see a wee bit of fill flash and the head ever so slightly more toward the camera. (maybe you could talk him into taking another pass) :wink: Sweet image!
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by Larsen on Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:23 pm
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Was Jean Keene behind you thowing fish scraps when you shot this? :wink:
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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Aug 26, 2003 8:27 pm
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Quote: "Nice eagle, Tony. Laura, Cheryl and I all WANT WARBLERS NEXT!!!"




Look what I've started... C'mon Tony... Do ya have a killer songbird shot for us? :)
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