2014-11-30 P2440695 Sandhill Cranes dropping into the Bosque del Apache at sunset
Small groups of Sandhill Cranes were arriving from the left, right and behind me at Bosque del Apache NWR after sunset, preparing for their evening rest. By this time there was only one thin cloud formation that still had color reflected in it, so I searched in the distance for a group that looked like it would drop in front of these clouds on their way to the water. Using the manual focus wheel of my scope, I maintained focus on this pair until I saw the cloud's colors in my viewfinder, and then shot a burst until I lost their silhouettes in the mountain behind them. I was surprised that the light through the nostril of the lead bird was captured at 1/1000 second on a bird in flight after sunset.
Digiscoped using manual focus, just slightly cropped. GH4 + 20/1.7 + Digidapter + Swarovski STX85 scope
2014-11-30 P2440695 Sandhill Cranes dropping into the Bosque del Apache at sunset
Small groups of Sandhill Cranes were arriving from the left, right and behind me at Bosque del Apache NWR after sunset, preparing for their evening rest. By this time there was only one thin cloud formation that still had color reflected in it, so I searched in the distance for a group that looked like it would drop in front of these clouds on their way to the water. Using the manual focus wheel of my scope, I maintained focus on this pair until I saw the cloud's colors in my viewfinder, and then shot a burst until I lost their silhouettes in the mountain behind them. I was surprised that the light through the nostril of the lead bird was captured at 1/1000 second on a bird in flight after sunset.
Digiscoped using manual focus, just slightly cropped. GH4 + 20/1.7 + Digidapter + Swarovski STX85 scope