My First Decent BIF - Crane?

darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
edited February 5, 2008 in Wildlife
Well, here it is. My first decent bird in flight photo. This is my second time out trying to shoot birds in flight. The first time I've ever seen a crane (right?) in Vegas. Got this shot out at the Vegas Wash/Wetlands this evening. It was great because I was the only one out there (weather was horrible). I even saw a couple hawks but was so excited that I didn't get any good shots of the hawks.

It turned out decent, of course not great - but I am happy with it for my second try. It's a major crop to have the bird fill the whole frame, I was hoping to get closer but he took off as soon as he saw me.

Just wanted to share because I was so excited about getting a decent shot.
:barb


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~ Lisa

Comments

  • cjmchchcjmchch Registered Users Posts: 222 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2008
    Nice, although a little more exposure /brightness would probably help.
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  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2008
    cjmchch wrote:
    Psssst...

    you forgot the photo.

    rolleyes1.gif
    Fixed. Thanks!
    ~ Lisa
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2008
    it's an egret --nice job
    Jeff W

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2008
    nice one thumb.gif Getting your first decent bif is a great feeling.
    Mike Helbig

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  • darkdragondarkdragon Registered Users Posts: 1,051 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    Thanks for the comments :D

    I hope to get something even Better next time - hoping for a nice sharp hawk photo.

    Interesting - the photo looked better on my Mac. It looks way too dark on my pc screen, I think I need to lower the brightness on the mac to get better color matching.
    ~ Lisa
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    Very nice for your first bif! thumb.gif I wouldn't crop so tight. You want to leave some room for him to fly into.
    Glenn

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2008
    congrats On your BIFclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
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