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BobIr · Oct 25, 2012, 11:56 AM

Ok, by popular request (Keltech), I'm posting some pictures from my foggy day shoot. Here's the original (cropped) followed by what I was able to do in PS.

Found converting to greyscale made it more interesting...to me anyway. Your comments on that will be appreciated.

Here's one of many groups ready to fly out of the refuge (Crex Meadows) to the surrounding fields to feed. On a clear day the sky is filled with V formations of the various flocks heading out. With the fog, I could hear them, but not see anything.

Keltech · Oct 25, 2012, 2:34 PM

Thanks Bob, I really enjoy seeing these majestic birds. You were able to coax a nice B&W out of an image that did indeed have a ghostly aura to it. The B&W has a lot of merit and has more detail than I would have thought looking at the color image.

Someday I would like to get to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Reserve in New Mexico where the Cranes gather by the thousands. From your third picture it looks like you have more than you can handle in MN.

Thanks for posting these.

Lou

BobIr · Oct 25, 2012, 3:05 PM

Thanks for the comment Lou. There's a spot in Nebraska that gets huge numbers too. Those are the Lesser Sandhills. While we have a lot in MN, the big gathering is at Crex Meadows, a refuge in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. There's now about 10,000 Greater Sandhills at Crex, only about 800 of them "residents" that nest and raise their colts there. The rest migrate in to rest and feed 'til November when they all head to Florida, sometime in November. When the flowages freeze over, they're gone.

Frogfish · Oct 25, 2012, 10:42 PM

Glad to see you at least got to 'see' your birds Bob. So frustrating when you make a trip for a specific bird and don't find it.

NMRecording · Oct 26, 2012, 7:49 AM

Great shots. I love the B&W version. Great atmosphere.

Oct 25, 2012, 11:56 AM	#1
BobIr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 188	Ghost Cranes in the fog Ok, by popular request (Keltech), I'm posting some pictures from my foggy day shoot. Here's the original (cropped) followed by what I was able to do in PS. Found converting to greyscale made it more interesting...to me anyway. Your comments on that will be appreciated. Here's one of many groups ready to fly out of the refuge (Crex Meadows) to the surrounding fields to feed. On a clear day the sky is filled with V formations of the various flocks heading out. With the fog, I could hear them, but not see anything. Last edited by BobIr; Oct 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM. Reason: adding picture

Oct 25, 2012, 10:42 PM	#4
Frogfish Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Shanghai, China Posts: 2,774	Glad to see you at least got to 'see' your birds Bob. So frustrating when you make a trip for a specific bird and don't find it. __________________ http://frogfish.smugmug.com Pentax : 15 Ltd, 77 Ltd, 43/1.9 Ltd, Cosina 55/1.2, DA300/4, Contax Zeiss Distagon 28/2.8, Raynox 150/250, AFA x1.7, Metz 50 af1. Nikon* : D800, D600, Sigma 500/4.5, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 - 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 - 35/2.0, Nikkor 85/1.8G, Sigma 50/1.4. Nikon x1.4 TC, Sigma x2.0 TC

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Oct 25, 2012, 2:34 PM	#2
Keltech Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Andover, Massachusetts Posts: 2,177	Thanks Bob, I really enjoy seeing these majestic birds. You were able to coax a nice B&W out of an image that did indeed have a ghostly aura to it. The B&W has a lot of merit and has more detail than I would have thought looking at the color image. Someday I would like to get to Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Reserve in New Mexico where the Cranes gather by the thousands. From your third picture it looks like you have more than you can handle in MN. Thanks for posting these. Lou

Oct 25, 2012, 3:05 PM	#3
BobIr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 188	Thanks for the comment Lou. There's a spot in Nebraska that gets huge numbers too. Those are the Lesser Sandhills. While we have a lot in MN, the big gathering is at Crex Meadows, a refuge in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. There's now about 10,000 Greater Sandhills at Crex, only about 800 of them "residents" that nest and raise their colts there. The rest migrate in to rest and feed 'til November when they all head to Florida, sometime in November. When the flowages freeze over, they're gone.

Oct 26, 2012, 7:49 AM	#5
NMRecording Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eastern Appalachains Posts: 866	Great shots. I love the B&W version. Great atmosphere.