Missed an AMAZING photo opportunity (bird content)

Logan7 · 24th of May 2007 (Thu)

I was driving along today in central Wisconsin with a friend, and as we were passing a small wildlife area full of sandhill cranes, I noticed a larger, white bird. Luckily, we had a field guide and some binoculars with us, and what they revealed almost knocked us off our feet.

It was a WHOOPING CRANE!!!!

I didn't even have a camera with me though. This experience alone is enough to make a nice tele zoom a big priority for me. It was about 200 yards off the road, I'm not sure what kind of reach it would have taken, but I'm hoping a 70-200 with a 1.4x on a crop body would do the job. It would have been incredible to get a nice photo of this exceptionally rare bird.

cjm · 24th of May 2007 (Thu)

I get that all the time. I will be driving for work and I will see a car crash with bodies all over the road... just kidding I will see a bird or landscape and be "Man that sucks!" because I dont have a camera.

24th of May 2007 (Thu)	#1
Logan7 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stevens Point, WI Posts: 299 IMAGE EDITING OK	Missed an AMAZING photo opportunity (bird content) I was driving along today in central Wisconsin with a friend, and as we were passing a small wildlife area full of sandhill cranes, I noticed a larger, white bird. Luckily, we had a field guide and some binoculars with us, and what they revealed almost knocked us off our feet. It was a WHOOPING CRANE!!!! I didn't even have a camera with me though. This experience alone is enough to make a nice tele zoom a big priority for me. It was about 200 yards off the road, I'm not sure what kind of reach it would have taken, but I'm hoping a 70-200 with a 1.4x on a crop body would do the job. It would have been incredible to get a nice photo of this exceptionally rare bird.

24th of May 2007 (Thu)	#2
cjm Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 4,737 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Missed an AMAZING photo opportunity (bird content) I get that all the time. I will be driving for work and I will see a car crash with bodies all over the road... just kidding I will see a bird or landscape and be "Man that sucks!" because I dont have a camera. __________________ Christopher J Martin Gear: 1D MKIII - 60D - 40D - G9 - 24mm f1.4 L - 24-70mm F2.8 L - 70-200mm IS f2.8 L - 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS L and more...

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