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Oct 21, 2009 13:02 | #1

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My first post on here. Not my best photo but first time shooting Sandhills. This was taken from several hundred feet. It was quite a site seeing and hearing them fly into this field for a few hours, then off they go. There were maybe a thousand or so. Going back in 3-4 weeks. Should be up to 20,000 by then. They gather in this area on their migration south for the winter.

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Oct 21, 2009 13:11 | #2

Pretty shot of the Sandhills... the light is very nice as well as the detail in the feathers... well done.

The title "Jasper-Pulaski Refuge" caught my attention and jarred my memory back to the 60s... I accompanied a group of high school students & my biology teacher friend to Jasper... long time ago.... Great spot.

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Oct 21, 2009 13:11 | #3

Nice capture. Welcome to the forum.

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Oct 21, 2009 13:17 | #4

Thanks guys. Kind words are always appreciated as well as any cc.

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Oct 21, 2009 13:28 | #5

Welcome to the forum, beautiful picture of the Cranes

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Oct 21, 2009 16:21 | #6

Nice shot, look like they are admiring the sunset :lol:

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Oct 21, 2009 17:11 | #7

artyman wrote in post #8867772

Nice shot, look like they are admiring the sunset :lol:

Close, it was the sunrise. They had just come out of a ditch right in front of them. I guess they spent the night there. We were there before sunrise.

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Oct 21, 2009 19:39 | #8

Nice , I will be making my first trip to Jasper next month should be peak for the Sandhills, thousands are said to be there and stay till the water freezes.

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Oct 21, 2009 20:28 | #9

andrewhuxman wrote in post #8868852

Nice , I will be making my first trip to Jasper next month should be peak for the Sandhills, thousands are said to be there and stay till the water freezes.

I'll be looking for the guy with the big white lens. Hope to see you there.

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Oct 21, 2009 20:41 as a reply to @ luciddreamer's post | #10

Last year J-P was my first stop after getting my new 40D and 70-200 2.8. It was a great day! Now I'm hoping to make it back with my new 1Ds II and my wife's 100-400 this year.
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Oct 21, 2009 20:51 | #11

I've spent enough on lenses in the last year. It will be awhile before more come my way, but they will.

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Oct 21, 2009 20:56 | #12

luciddreamer wrote in post #8869153

I'll be looking for the guy with the big white lens. Hope to see you there.

LOL..... the big white lens covered with Realtree Max HD camo lens coat. I am thinking my first trip there will be Thanksgiving weekend (Saturday and Sunday) dont have the details yet but thats the plan. Hope to see you there.

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Oct 21, 2009 21:12 | #13

andrewhuxman wrote in post #8869318

I might very well be there that weekend. I'm the guy with a wood tripod and Leica lenses on a Canon body. I think you can outgun me, but I'll give it a run for the money! ps, you won't need the camo, they couldn't care less.

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Oct 21, 2009 22:05 | #14

luciddreamer wrote in post #8869410

I might very well be there that weekend. I'm the guy with a wood tripod and Leica lenses on a Canon body. I think you can outgun me, but I'll give it a run for the money!

ps, you won't need the camo, they couldn't care less.

Very cool a wood tripod dont see that very often anymore, and you have nice glass thats for sure. I know the birds dont care bout the camo but I just think it looks cool.

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Oct 21, 2009 22:56 | #15

andrewhuxman wrote in post #8869735

Very cool a wood tripod dont see that very often anymore, and you have nice glass thats for sure. I know the birds dont care bout the camo but I just think it looks cool.

Sounds like why I have a wood tripod.

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