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Description
Back in March of 2017 I was on my way to Texas for an extended photo trip and stopped at the For Kearney State Campground to take in the Sandhill Crane migration. I had occasion to look in the folder of the three days of images I took there recently and realized that with travel and the photography I was doing on the Gulf Coast of Texas that I had given those three days very little attention and had processed only a very few of them. One of those mornings I was playing with slow exposures to try capturing ethereal images that conveyed a sense of the flight of cranes. These are three of those images that I thought worked.
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Do these images convey any of the sense of flight to you?
Technical Details
All images taken with a Canon 7DII, Sigma 150-600 contemporary @ 600m, f/22, 1/10, iso 1250. The sky had a bit of a grainy look in all of them, so I processed them through DxO PureRaw 5 which tamed the noise nicely. Further processing in LR & PS CC.
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Hi Dennis,
This is a very interesting trio of images and yes they do portray a sense of flight very well IMO. Maybe make a triptych with these. All three are wonderful with the second one being my favorite as the wings are a little more defined while still retaining that wonderful sense of motion. I also quite like the contrasting warm and cool tones in that one as well. Beautifully done.
Dennis: Great concept and fine execution. I think they all convey the idea of flight. I like #s 2 and 3 since the birds are more prominent in the frame but #2 is the clear overall winner for me. Those tours through the archives can be fun and they certainly bring back fond memories. Most excellent. >=))>
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Technical:I really enjoyed all of these images but I agree with Ed. My favorite is the second as it most expresses motion with a well composed image. I enjoy the soft warm colors and thought the crop was well done.
Super!! Gorgeous shapes and flowing lines! I love them all and they are definitely up to today’s IQ standards. These and possibly others would make very some very nice triptychs or diptychs.
Thanks, @Ed_Lowe@joann2@Bill_Fach@Diane_Miller. I like the idea of a triptych, though it might want some alternate crops. I do have a few more that might bear processing. and I could always check my Bosque trips.
These are all terrific, Dennis. You beat me to the punch but I was just going to post similar images that I just took in San Diego of the breeding pelicans and Cormorants.
For me, they are beautifully abstract and viewers may not know what these are initially but after viewing for a few seconds they’ll be able to figure it out. I am enjoying all three but the second image is stellar. I think it’s the dark and gracefully bending wings, the slight overlap of the two bottom birds and no distractions. The third one is my second favorite and the first one is my least favorite but just barely. I love the colors in all three. Beautifully done. How many images did you shoot that day?
Not a clue how many, David. I’m pretty sure I culled them on the road and I think there are still five or six hundred in the folder. Most aren’t abstract since once the sun got up a bit, I went with more realistic images. It’s a fun thing to do in early morning and late evening when it doesn’t take a filter to get the shutter speed low. I took some the next day as well and I was processing some of them this morning that might fit better in a triptych with one or two of these. We’ll see.
Dennis, I think #2 works best. It has the boldest tones, which make the shapes stand out more, while also retaining the most bird-like qualities—those great wing tips—to give a hint about what the subject is.
Thanks @Glenys_Passier@Max_Waugh and @Don_Peters#2 is the clear favorite and looking at them, I’m inclined to agree. I think there might be a little too little definition in the first and too much negative space where it’s not justified.
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These are great, I am inspired to try a similar approach with snow geese and trumpeter swans near me. I think I agree with @armin that the background colours coudld be brightened or play with colour balance to get a look you like. Lovely photos.
Hi Dennis,
I love these ICM images. You really get a sense of the movement and playfulness of the birds. I also like the subtle changes in tones of the birds. Lovely!
