Sand Hill Cranes

dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
edited December 14, 2006 in Wildlife
Over night the Sand Hills are sometimes frozen in the ice, and they leave in the morning in groups or singles as they thaw at diffrent times. In the process of leaving they present a pretty funny, but graceful departure.


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William
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  • LCDLCD Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    These are wonderful! I especially like 3,4 & 5!! And that last one looks so forlorn.

    Great Series!! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Lisa
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Great shots William! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    greta shots Willaim. clap.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Excellent series, well done!

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • ebwestebwest Registered Users Posts: 416 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Very nice. The last guy looks so lonely.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    great job --the d200 you do very well with thumb.gif I have not had the success you have had with it .Are these with the 300 no tc and pumped up headscratch.gif you did a great job when you compare the stuff shot at 500 ect clap.gif and you did it with no gloves eek7.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif really great work
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    that is a great sereis!!clap.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    LCD wrote:
    These are wonderful! I especially like 3,4 & 5!! And that last one looks so forlorn.

    Great Series!! clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Lisa

    Thanks Lisa, I was pleased the last one played right into the script. He actually was the last one to fly and did look very lonely out there on the big lake, but the truth of the matter is that just before take off they all asume that pose, and it really has nothing to do with their ego. I thought, however, because he was the last to leave that he too deserved to have his picture taken like all the others.
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    Great shots William! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

    Thanks Glenn, I had a wonderful time, and spent quality time with my wife and Pei baby Casper. After shooting we drove to White Sands N.M., which was outstanding, and on to the Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon. A cold and busy week, but very rewarding. The white sand, and the hazy canyon has given me many photo challenges to look forward to.
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    greta shots Willaim. clap.gif

    Thanka you Boss thumb.gif
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Excellent series, well done!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Dick

    Thank you Dick, I'm glad you liked the little story about the crane who was left behind, but went on to become leader of the flock.
    William
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    ebwest wrote:
    Very nice. The last guy looks so lonely.

    Thanks EB, but he caught up with the flock in short order. Last time I saw him, he was offering seeds to a cute little female.rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    William
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    Thanks EB, but he caught up with the flock in short order. Last time I saw him, he was offering seed to a cute little female.rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    Jeff W

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    great job --the d200 you do very well with thumb.gif I have not had the success you have had with it .Are these with the 300 no tc and pumped up headscratch.gif you did a great job when you compare the stuff shot at 500 ect clap.gif and you did it with no gloves eek7.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif really great work

    Thank you very very much Jeff, I appreciate your compliment. I like my D200, but it has its limitations in low light. I got these images using the 300 w/1.4, aperture priority, 1/1250 @ f8, -1 EV, ISO 200, and no gloves, but boy was it cold. Even with the TC I was very far away so with a large crop I was able to post some fairly decent pictures..... just lucky. Sorry that you didn't do better, but I think you're modest, and have some good shots that you feel are not perfect. Next time will be much better.
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2006
    Nice shootin' William. thumb.gif
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  • BIG BROTHERBIG BROTHER Registered Users Posts: 268 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2006
    GREAT series of shots Bill bowdown.gifbowdown.gif .Number 3 would make a wonderful cover shot. Wish I could have been there but 7 degrees forget it.:D :D
    _____
    Jim
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2006
    BIG BROTHER wrote:
    ...............but 7 degrees forget it.:D :D
    _____
    Jim

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    Don't your feathers stick to your walker at that temperature? :D

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    eek7.gif

    Don't your feathers stick to your walker at that temperature? :D

    56988161.jpg

    Who walks? Soon you'll have a real Eagle..........:ivar :ivar :ivar
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  • FroggyFroggy Registered Users Posts: 610 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2006
    Hey
    I was just thinking about you and your trip looks like it went well, Nice captures as usual, looks really cold, I bet it was more than refreshing....lol

    Steve
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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2006
    Froggy wrote:
    I was just thinking about you and your trip looks like it went well, Nice captures as usual, looks really cold, I bet it was more than refreshing....lol

    Steve

    Hi Steve, thank you for thinking of me, and thanks for the compliment. You are sooo right, for a Californian it was really cold, and the right word is refreshing. Not only the nice people we met, but the different places we visited was a welcome change. I'm looking forward to more trip around the US.
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