Fall Flying
Uploaded: November 17, 2004 20:52:23
A Sandhill Crane soaring over the yellow cottonwoods in front of the rolling New Mexico foothills; Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico; f4.0 1/400s at 70.00mm with telephoto extender, handheld; Cropped slightly and enhanced in Photoshop; Feedback greatly appreciated!
Karma Wilson November 17, 2004
WOW WOW WOW! GREAT JOB! So clear and lovely! One of your best.Karma #189346
Pamela K November 17, 2004
Thank you, Karma! I'm really proud of this one... the sun and cranes were cooperating really well today!Pam #922444
Sharon Day November 17, 2004
Totally outstanding, Pam!!! I love the color, framing and mountains in the background. Just excellent! #922447Pamela K November 17, 2004
Thank you, Sharon!!Pam #922451
Wendy M. Amdahl
November 17, 2004
Robert A. Simpson November 17, 2004
Soft Sailing along. The BGD I love also adds to the great image. Nice JOb! #922552Dan Holm November 17, 2004
Wow! Awesome shot, Pam! Excellent in every respect! #922583Paul Michko November 18, 2004
Pamela, What am I going to do without my socks now. This is absolutely breath taking. Magnificent job. #922680
Deborah Lewinson
November 18, 2004
-Debby #922734
Kenton L. Elliott November 18, 2004
Excellent shot, and your final little treatments done to perfection. Fantastic work!!! I love it. #922813Barbara Kehoe November 18, 2004
This is totally wonderful. It looks beautiful. #922851Tammy McAllister November 18, 2004
Wow! This is beautiful! Lovely capture! #923144Dorothy Neumann November 18, 2004
Wow, Pam, this one is really nice! The lighting is perfection, and your composition is great, too! #923184Pamela K November 18, 2004
Woah! Thank you, Wendy, Robert, Dan, Pablo, Debby, Kenton, Barb, Tammy, and Dorothy!!!!!!!!!Kenton, thanks! I had to use a little unsharp mask because the bird's head was slightly out of focus (shallow DOF with my telephoto extender) and just a touch of contrast enhancement. I'm glad you like what I did!
Here's the original if you're interested.
Pam #923325
Gloria B. Wood November 18, 2004
Hi Pam,Pamela K November 18, 2004
Thanks so much Glo! I don't mind at all! (How could I?)I was just looking at my gallery, and I hope that the judges this month like birds (especially cranes)!! Maybe I should branch out a bit, just in case....
Thanks again,
Pam #923365
Julie Abston November 18, 2004
Another "WOW" from me!! That is just the first thing you think when seeing this stunnning image!!! The whole image is so very gorgeous! You should be extremely proud of this!!!!! #923446Pamela K November 18, 2004
Thank you, Julie!!!!Pam #923470
Peggy Wolff November 18, 2004
Breath taking Pam! I love the lighting on his wings and that amazing background of the mountains. He is crystal sharp as well. #923591Marcie A. Fowler November 18, 2004
WOW!! What an amazing image. Your slight adjustments just perfected an already fabulous image!! Your timing was perfect on this Pamela!! Gives the feeling of flying along with the crane. The background is simply breathtaking. BRAVO!!!!!! You ought to frame this one and sell it!! #923607Pamela K November 18, 2004
Thank you, Peggy and Marcie!!!I actually have some cards and matted pieces for sale at the Bosque del Apache... Maybe I'll add this one... My poor little 2.1 megapixels won't let me go much larger than 8x10, though... Thanks for the vote of confidence, Marcie!
Pam #923622
Judy S. Fung November 18, 2004
Breathtaking shot, Pamela! Nice work. #924003Pamela K November 18, 2004
Thank you, Judy!!Pam #924019
Greg McCroskery
November 19, 2004
Pamela K November 19, 2004
Thanks so much, Greg!!! (You should have seen the ones that got away, though....)Here's what most of my shots that day looked like...
Pam #925879
bob cornelison November 22, 2004
Well when I saw this I was going to say wow...but everybody beat me to it.Pamela K November 22, 2004
Thank you, Bob!! I don't mind hearing it again... :)Pam #931519
Eric Highfield
December 15, 2004
Pamela K December 15, 2004
Thank you again, Eric!!!:-)
Pam #974614
Jim Kinnunen
December 15, 2004
Pamela K December 15, 2004
Thank you again, Jim!!!Pam #974630
Tammy McAllister December 16, 2004
Beautiful shot...congratulations Pam! #975204
Diane Addonizio
December 16, 2004
Deborah Lewinson
December 16, 2004
Best Wishes,
Debby #975677
Patricia A. Kuniega December 16, 2004
You hit the jackpot with this location! Congratulations on this fantastic finalist! Good luck Pam! #975707Barbara Kehoe December 16, 2004
congrtulations Pam #975714Pamela K December 16, 2004
Thank you, Tammy, Diane, Deborah, Pat, and Barb!!!!! Pat, I love going to the Bosque del Apache when the cranes are there! I highly recommend a visit to anyone interested in photographing wildlife.:-)
Pam #976764
Judy S. Fung December 16, 2004
Congrats, Pamela! #979122Pamela K December 16, 2004
Thank you, Judy!Pam #979642
Mette Vendelboe Allison
December 17, 2004
Pamela K December 17, 2004
Thank you Mette!!! The bird was very cooperative!Pam #981136
Sharon Day December 17, 2004
Congratulations Pam!!! Outstanding image! Good luck! #981709Pamela K December 17, 2004
Thank you, Sharon!!!Pam #981723
Pamela K December 19, 2004
Ok, I'm thinking about re-entering this in December. Here's what I've come up with so far. What do you think?Pam #986781
Pamela K December 19, 2004
ok, that lost a little too much sharpness. Here's a version with USM applied.Pam #986785
Melissa L. Zavadil May 15, 2005
What a fabulous shot! It makes me feel like I am flying with this bird!--such a neat perspective! #1355757Pamela K May 15, 2005
Thank you, Melissa! I'm glad you enjoyed it!Pam #1355889
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Pamela K.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.
I already have an account!