The next morning we went to a pond and jackpot! It seemed all the birds were there sleeping. These early birds were taking off to feed.
Pack ’em in!
Category: Birds
Incoming!
It was crazy to watch these huge birds start landing in the ponds around sunset. It just kept getting more and more crowded. They would just land on top and squirm in between.
This night there were alot of cranes but they weren’t packed in. You drive to different locations, HOPING that the birds have the same spot in mind! Temperatures in the high desert drop very quickly at sundown. In our case back into the 20’s.
Sunrise Silhouette
Another project we undertook was taking silhouettes of moving objects.
Sandhill Cranes Are HUGE!
These birds are chest high. It’s amazing that they can even fly.
High Key Cranes
I went to Bosque del Apache NM to study under Lisa Langell a brilliant creative photographer. One of our tasks was to learn how to shoot in “high Key” where you deliberately make the background completely white to separate your subject.
Frozen birds in Bosque del Apache
Note the bird on the far right is still frozen in the pond.
Also note that it was 17 degrees and said photographer was also frozen in place. It’s VERY hard to control your settings when it’s nearly pitch black and you can’t feel your hands!
A Week @ Bosque Del Apache NM
I love to turn photos into pieces of art…