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    I was hoping to get back to Bosque this winter but our schedules aren't going to work for it. I was reviewing some old images and found this one from 2010 that I rather like. The equipment was old and I could probably get a little better IQ today. Canon 5D2, 300mm f/2.8 IS + 1.4X TC II. ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/3000 sec. First light at dawn. Don't remember if I was on a tripod or handholding, but I do remember I was freezing to death.

    Just very basic LR adjustments (revisited with the latest version) and into PS for some extremely slight BG retouching -- removal of about two OOF weeds. Did a Nik Detail Extractor on the head, which was tonally a little flat, and a touch of local contrast on the near wing. It's cropped to 40% of the full frame. I would have preferred more pixels on the subject.

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    Wow. This is beautiful Diane. :)

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    What incredible light !! Hard to find a single nit with this one. ( Not that I,m particularly looking for one ! )
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    Hi Diane, that is a great IQ considering 40% full frame crop! Tones are fantastic, as is the composition and wing position.

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    I like the flight angle, sharpness, details, composition and complimentary BG. Very well done Dianne!

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    This is nothing short of a fantastic flight shot and the lighting is so sweet. The detail and colour in the feathers is sublime.

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    Very nice BIF image. I have a similar one form the same place and it is also my favorite.
    Love the pose and the evenly lit bird.

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    Gorgeous light really gives us a great view of this bird.

    In an ideal world, the near wing would be a bit further down, but that really is nit picking. I love the curled primaries on the far wing.

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    This is really nice Diane! I agree that in a perfect world the near wing would be a bit lower but man the light and details are killer. One of the better sandhill shots I have seen in a while. Well done
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    Nothing more to say about this! Just beautiful Diane!

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    Thanks everyone! I'm honored! For better wing positions, I'm looking forward to 12 FPS or whatever the new 1DX II will bring. When it came out I decided the 5D3 would be good enough for my needs, then of course I got interested in things it didn't do well enough. Time to fix that.

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    its all been said,a great flight image,well done.

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    Great light and flight pose, Diane.

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    Killer light and details, Diane!
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    What a beauty, Diane. All is said above. I wish I could dredge up something like this in my old files.

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    Beautiful, Diane! I really wish to go to Bosque some day and it's probably not gonna be this year. So looking at these pictures make me wanna go even more!

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    We have seen lots of Sandhill shots, yours is one of the best. Well done Diane!

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    Thanks, everyone! Adhika, I saw on artie's blog the other day that the numbers are way down this year. I don't remember if it was equally low for Sandhills and geese. He has an excellent PDF guide to shooting there and posts updates on his blog during his workshops there.

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