Return Flight +repost

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Description

A dozen Sandhill Cranes returning on a December evening to the Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife Area in Indiana. Thousands come in around sunset from all directions to dance and socialize before settling down for the night.

I had many cameo options, chose this grouping because of the variety of wing positions and the framing from the clouds below and contrail above.

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thoughts & suggestions welcome

Technical Details

Nikon Z6ii, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/5000s, ISO 1000. Cropped & adjusted in LrC.

Repost

Revised image to bright the sky per discussion below.

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This is a beautiful silhouette with a classic flock of cranes and a wonderful sunset sky Bob. I love the sharp outline of the cranes in flight. Nicely done.

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Very well done! It’s not easy to get an isolated group with clean frame edges and you found a good arrangement of them. The dark sky feels authentic – my limited experience with them in NE was that they came in when it was almost too dark to get good exposures.

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Thank you @Sandy_Richards-Brown , @Ed_Williams and @Diane_Miller for taking the time to review and comment. I went back to my files and concluded that the photo was taken some minutes before sunset and the clouds were indeed brighter in the original capture. I have reposted a corrected file above.