Sweee-eeet. A good job with the EXP at zero to prevent over-exposing the RED and YELLOW channels. Love the sharp birds and the o-o-f bushes in the BKGR. The head and neck of the crane on the left frame edge and the edge of the body of a facing crane on the right frame edge are mildly distracting. A small crop from each side and a bit off the bottom would eliminate that problem. I do like the careful framing and the clean lower edge.
Where exactly was the image made?
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Wow! I can certainly understand why this would be one of your favorites. My eyes are drawn to one of the center birds, with both it's wings spread up. It just seems to stand out and adds nice symmetry to an overall splendid composition!
Bosque can certainly create some magic light. Nice image with a good exposure. I too would crop just a fraction from the left and clone the small bit of the bird on the right that intrudes. A very nice image from a great place.
Thanks David, My Fire in the Mist image was created at the Main Impoundment. Just for the record, I am pretty sure that they will be cracking down on folks crossing the tracks to get to the North Railroad Pond this year.... I hope that they do not put up any fences as you can make some good images from the road. You can still walk in by using the crossing north of the pond but it is at least more than a mile round trip. Just more of the War on Nature Photographers....
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