# Sandhill

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688 "2019-10-31T16:09:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688/1 "2019-10-31T16:09:24Z")

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It’s getting to be time to drive over to the Merced Refuge to seek out some Sandhills to shoot. I like their look both on the ground and in the air. Here’s a shot I got there last season with my D500, Nikon 2-500mm lens, 1.4 TC, 1/3200th, f 8.0, 450mm, ISO 1000, AI Clear, hand held, cropped to 2501 x 1872

 ![SANDHILL](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/8/8ed3220cb342f735df671443c28ea98fe6b4be31.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688/2 "2019-10-31T16:23:34Z")

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Nice in-flight look at the crane. I like how the left wing is hanging down.

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**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688/3 "2019-10-31T21:20:41Z")

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Looks good–you may want to tone down the sharpening just a little bit–you may not need to sharpen this one as much. Otherwise, I like the pose and the focus on the eye is excellent. Well done…Jim

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688/4 "2019-11-01T00:31:33Z")

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Nice flight pose, Dave, and I love the light in the eye. The bird looks rather noisy for iso 1000. I look forward to seeing your images this year.

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Bauer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_bauer/32/211_2.png) [@Keith\_Bauer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Bauer)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 12:41am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/sandhill/9688/5 "2019-11-01T00:41:19Z")

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Dave: Technically this image looks fine. I don’t see any noise when I reviewed the image. My first reaction is the blue sky is pretty bright and overpowers the image. The color is also pretty cyan, rather than blue.

I know that images against a blue sky are easier to capture than against a natural background. We always encourage participants in our Bosque workshop to work hard to get images that help convey a sense of place and that means having a background that isn’t just blue sky.