SANDHILL CRANES, ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN, JULY 9, 2009
Pentax K20D
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF)
1/500 sec. f9.5
ISO 400
The other day I captured those cranes just after high noon, when the sun was high and the light harsh. Yesterday morning about 8 I went back and recaptured them when the sun was low and the light much gentler. I do think the second effort is slightly better than the first; the colors on the birds' bodies seems subtler and the shadows not so strong.
4 comments:
Good shot but the grass behind the cranes looks a bit oversharpened.
Got me there!
I disagree. The grass on the plane with the bird is just in focus and that is why it seems sharp.
I did sharpen the photo by about 70 per cent. Maybe the default 25 per cent would have been better.
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