Cruising Through The Bosque

Posted by Neil Solomon on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:32 am

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As much as I like my close up shots of the cranes and geese, I think I actually prefer those images that show more of the surroundings. The Bosque can be a beautful setting for images at this time of year.

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by David Jernigan on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:36 am

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Excellant image, I like the wings in the same positions.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:49 am

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Good formation shot!

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:12 am

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Neil. I like how tack sharp the birds are against the BG. Nice shot.

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by BrianS on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:15 am

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Love the ariel ballet -- nice symmetry.

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by Bill Whala on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:36 am

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Cool flight shot. Just the right amount of environment to tell their story.

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by Matthew Whitley on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:54 pm

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I agree with you... the envronmental shots are more appealing to me as well. This is very nice... a good mix of sharp bird and BG. Too bad there isn't just a hair more space between the front bird's right wing and the back bird's head. This is just a nit ... an awesome shot.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:58 pm

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A fine shot, Neil. Well framed.

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by AlexC on Wed Dec 17, 2003 1:45 pm

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Well done and the environment could not be better, I like it a lot!!
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Dec 17, 2003 2:38 pm

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Neil,

Excellent shot. The formation is very nice and the environment adds much to the image.

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by scottleslie on Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:00 pm

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Superb! I really like the open feeling of the image, your composition is perfect. Well done!
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by Mike Wilson on Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:29 pm

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A beautiful, well composed image. Was this taken from one of the decks? Chupadera maybe? I tried something like this but the birds did not cooperate. Well done.

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by LHays on Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:43 pm

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I agree....I love the environmental shots. This one is very nice...love the matching wing positions of both birds as well.

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by Neil Solomon on Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:08 pm

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Mike Wilson wrote:A beautiful, well composed image. Was this taken from one of the decks? Chupadera maybe? I tried something like this but the birds did not cooperate. Well done.

Mike,

I was set up to the right of the deck that faces north across the corn fields. The cranes were flying along a line of trees and brush growing along a north-south running irrigation ditch to the right of the corn field. Incidently, this put the setting sun directly over my right shoulder. One of the few times I was actually able to set up this way.

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by Larsen on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:13 pm