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Here are a couple of sandhills that I captured recently.
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I realize this is a “butt shot” but, to my eye, it has appeal with the head turns. What say you?
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Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, 1/5000th, f 8.0, 615mm, ISO 2800, hand held, cropped to 4324 x 3214.
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The head turns help, Dave, but I’m having problems with the lack of focus on the rear bird. Something about the bokeh in that bird’s head bothers my eye a bit. Even though it’s behind the other bird, it’s enough larger that having it out of focus is something of an issue for my taste.
Any time I can get a crane in the viewfinder is a good day. If they’re hanging around the area, you might just sit and hope they turn toward you. There were a bunch where I was last weekend and I don’t think I got a single usable image, largely for this same reason.
Hi Dave, not so much bothered by the" butt shot" the rear bustle is a big part of the birds make up, as the out of focus on the eye especially the lead Crane.
