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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Sandhill Crane (Grus
canadensis)
Place: Bosque del Apache, NM, USA
Date: December 2003
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
monopod from car
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: aperture priority matrix metered
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 90% of original frame
Commentary: Most of the photos of Sandhill Cranes taken at
Bosque del Apache are of birds flying out of or into the night roost
ponds, but since I see so many of them from other photographers I
seldom take them. I always like habitat in my images, and love the
look of this crane against the typical colors of Bosque del Apache.
This was taken at the NE corner of the Farm Loop, where a small
number of cranes hang out every year.
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