Taken at Bosque IPT#2
Artie said to visualize the photo before you take it. I actually did on this one.
Canon 50D
Canon 500mm f/4.0 IS L lens + 1.4 ext.
1/2500 s. @ f/5.6 + 1EV ISO 800
I like the idea of cropping off half of the empty space above. I like the upward zig-zagging mountains (looks like the opposite of the recent stockmarket value trend!!) Well done, and well pre-visualized :-)
I like it too and am glad that you executed your vision. I agree on the top-crop, plus a bit more sharpening on the birds. You did a good job of getting them before they disappeared in front of the mountain.
Love the two identical wings down position.
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