Lined Up for Takeoff

[Bill Dix]

Like planes on the tarmac. The left-hand Sandhill Crane is bending forward, indicating his readiness for launch. (I was ready for him, but unfortunately when he did take off he did not present a very attractive wing position.) From Bosque in November.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 550mm, ISO 500, 1/3200s @ f/9 manual.

[David Roach]

Love this canvas overall. The FG and BG OOF birds, the sharply defined subjects, the placement in the frame of both and those wonderful colors. TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat line-up!! The last bird of the line should have had its bill more in profile, I guess it did not get the memo. Still pretty cool to see this. IMO the image works well with the lower ducks cropped out, but I understand you leaving them in too. Looks like it was a very beautiful morning!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Nice, I like these kind of "bronze" images. You could go with a very tight crop, above the lower ducks and just above the top ducks.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Very Nice Image, show the moment nicely. Was this done at Crane ponds or Main Pool ?

TFS

[John Mack]

Nice to have all your ducks in a row, well cranes here i guess. Nice mood to this one.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. Yes, it's too bad that the RH crane didn't want to play the game. I considered other crops, but decided that the "ducks in a row" at the bottom added some depth and context to the scene. I could see it with a tighter pano. Krishna, this was taken a few hundred yards north of the Flight Deck.