Sandhill Crane "Out of the Bosque"

Posted by Rob Palmer on Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:44 pm

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While attending Chas's workshop, he encouraged us to think out of the Bosque (Box) I thought this might be an appropriate image. I did adjust the background color a bit from the raw image.

Canon 1D, 500 F4 IS, F4, 1/1000 sec, +1 ev, ISO 200

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:06 am

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Rob, I like the silhouttes of these birds. not so sure about the color you picked for the BG. The left bird has the silhoutte of something (wing) extending out from the neck which distracts a little. It's a nice clean image and it is out of the box.

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by Andrew Mc on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:24 am

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Nice one, I like it - certainly out of the Bosque.

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by Juli Wilcox on Wed Dec 17, 2003 2:11 am

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Well, I have to say I am very, very partial to the BG color---have always liked the magenta in this range. The birds are unusual in their posture; the one on the left has a bow-tie and the one on the right has an electrified tail.

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by Cliff Beittel on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:48 am

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Solid shot. Excellent even, especially if full frame. Apart from the color, though, not especially out of the box at Bosque, IMHO. Is the electrified tail as recorded, or the result of a selection?

"Bosque," from everything I've read, means "woods."

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by Matthew Whitley on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:49 am

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Very interesting shot! They have no wings!

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by Bill Whala on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:50 am

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Very nice shot.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:57 am

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Excellent, Rob. I wouldn't mind more room in front.

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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:44 am

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I don't get it, why is everyone in Chas's workshops trying to get "Out of Bosque"!!!???

The shot is excellent - love the colors.

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by Rob Palmer on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:14 am

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Cliff, the "electrified tail" is the way the pic was taken. I only tweaked the color.

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by BrianS on Wed Dec 17, 2003 11:19 am

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Hadn't seen these colors at Bosque -- nice catch.

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by Cliff Beittel on Wed Dec 17, 2003 12:54 pm

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Rob Palmer wrote:Cliff, the "electrified tail" is the way the pic was taken. I only tweaked the color.

Feathers can look odd at times, I know. No disrespect intended in the question, though I wish the right bird's tail looked like the one on the left.

Picking up on Matthew's comment, I think the wingless look really makes this. Silhouetted parachuting cranes aren't out of the box, but this image has a primitive, almost cave-painting look that's different, because of the wings. For a print, I might eliminate the one wingtip that sticks out at the neck.

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