Breaking a rule...

[Kerry Perkins]

From Bosque Del Apache, two Sandhill Cranes make an interesting composition in the sweet light of early morning. I know this is breaking the rule of separation, but does it work at all? I like the position of the two sets of wings - one up and one down.

Converted in LR2, then tweaked in CS4

50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/1000 ISO 200 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Harshad Barve]

Kerry
I liked this very much , breaking rules works very much for me here
TFS

[Lance Peters]

hi Kerry - Different - amazing timing to get them like this - cant make up my mind whether I like it or not. On one hand it kinda makes it look like a deformed two headed monster and on the other its kinda cool.
Exposure looks good, BG is awesome - ALL the techs look solid.
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[Desmond Chan]

On one hand it kinda makes it look like a deformed two headed monster

I'm with Lance on that. Other than that, what rule? :)

[Gus Cobos]

Kerry,
What timing...lets not talk about the conventional rule...this is different, a nice record shot...I like it...the details, color rendition and placement in frame are all good...:):cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Kerry it is different but don't think it works for me .. it is a fun shot !!!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

I like the wings and legs merge but not the heads. If the the heads are more close together (to almost look like one head) or far apart (to clearly separate into two headed bird) would work for me. This is not breaking the rules, it's being creative ;)

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I was fascinated by the synchronized flight of these large but elegant birds but agree that there are better ways to showcase that. I have others that I will post for your consideration.