Flight of 2 - #1 on the Runway

[Richard Kowalski]

I stole this idea a bit from Tim Kuhn's first post this morning in _Avian, Wild and Free Birds_
It is also a practice file for using Quick Mask to remove offending objects, in this case two other cranes...

As was expected, the birds were taking off and landing into the north wind, near the Farm Deck at Bosque Del Apache this morning and I saw these two getting ready to go. I tripped the shutter as they both took their first steps of the take off run.

Canon 20D
1/2000th
Sigma 50 - 500 - 363mm @ f/ 5.6
ISO 400
Monopod

ACR for WB, PS for cropping, slight curves & color correction and quick masking out the two birds.

Richard

[Alfred Forns]

Out of the box and looking good !!!! I like the going away image, side light is perfect and so is the careful cropping Leaving a little more room on the left (both leaning in that direction) Everything about it looks good for me Richard !!! Big Congrats !!!!