Singing Crane Family at Bosque

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Well, almost all of them. Photographed at Bosque over Thanksgiving last year. Thanks in advance. JR

Canon 40D, 500F4IS, 1.4 TC, 700 mm, 1/400s, F5.6, ISO-400, Manual Exposure, Gitzo tripod, Mongoose head

[Fabs Forns]

A very happy family, John :)
Beautiful light and EXP, good DOF for f/5.6

Wish they'd given you a chance to move left to maybe avoid some of the mergers? Or maybe not.

I like the BG colors and the OOF cranes are OK for me.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the interaction, soft light and poses. I might sharpen the birds a bit more, run NR on the BG and maybe a bit more room at the bottom for the 'virtual feet'?

[arash_hazeghi]

An interesting combination of different head angles, well done. Agree with a bit more sharpening.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Thank you for your feedback. Yes, sharpness was a challenge as they were all moving and as with F5.6 it was difficult to attempt to cover the entire depth anyway. Unfortunately, they never positioned themselves such that they didn't overlap. Lack of NR is my fault! :o

All good and valid comments which I much appreciate. JR