alles im auge
V formation
Posted by daniela scharnowski (Berlin, Germany) on 7 November 2009 in Animal & Insect.
Just to give you an impression of one incoming group of cranes =)
Not a really good capture, but they were moving so fast!
As our guide said, the average flying speed is about 45 - 65km/h!
Flying racers ;)
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hehe, small extra ;o): how many cranes do you count?
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FZ28
1/30sec - f4.4 - Iso400 - 86.2mm - pp: cropping, heavy denoising, contrast etc
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Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States
You got a nice formation - movement is not a bad thing. You illustrated the speed of flight. A creative choice!
7 Nov 2009 5:33am
@Barbara Kile: Given the low light at that time it was the only possibilty =) Thank you Barbara!
Lyl and Roll from Besançon, France
C'est vraiment épatant ces vols en V... Très bonne capture.
7 Nov 2009 8:02am
@Lyl and Roll: ;) Merci beaucoup!
Kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand
I really like the visual effect of movement you have captured
7 Nov 2009 8:26am
@Kiwisa: I just got to knew the quality of the shots here on the monitor - as usual. I´d love to present you a bigger picture including more of this small groups flying together, but in that light I really had to focus on less subjects ;)
k@ from Paris, France
Yes, the movement is greatly felt within that blur, I like that a lot, let's all fly - away !
7 Nov 2009 8:30am
@k@: I´m with you =) South of France / Morocco they´re heading - sounds completely like my choice ;))
AG from London, United Kingdom
The movement adds a lot to this and makes for a fascinating shot. I count 30 !
7 Nov 2009 9:59am
@AG: ta, AG! Icounted 31 but maybe I´m wrong - tsome are to close ;)
Loner from Wörgl, Austria
Hallo, Daniela ! Wenn die Kraniche am Abend einfliegen, ist es meistens schon ziemlich dunkel und da wird die Belichtungszeit lang. Das Bild wirkt trotzdem gut, besonders durch die V Formation. Ein schönes Wochenende wünscht, Sonja !
7 Nov 2009 12:02pm
@Loner: Hallo Sonja =) Du sagst es - es war schon wesentlich dunkler als das Bild suggeriert. Bin eigentlich ganz zufrieden, hätte nur gerne auch ein gesamtbild eingefangen von der Linie der Züge ;) LG Daniela
kaveh Sadeghi-Azad from TEHRAN, Iran
beautiful! i like these birds, they are delicious. lol
7 Nov 2009 12:19pm
@kaveh Sadeghi-Azad: As I read, some crane population migrate to Iran for the winter - maybe in a few weeks you get licky too =) (Japanese say this bird symbolizes luck & longevity)
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Love the blur of the wings. Perfect.
7 Nov 2009 4:10pm
@john4jack: Thank you =)
@John: Oh dear, I counted 29. 30 & 31) ;)
John from Geneva, United States
I probably counted wrong - maybe you count better than I do. Test your skills counting the number of passes made by the team in white shirts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4
Good luck!
7 Nov 2009 9:38pm
@John: That´s a very tricky video, I got 13 passes but missed the dancing bear completely! - thank god i`m no car driver ;)
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
It's either 29 or 30 :)
I like this shot. Lovely tones and movement. I like the formation. Very well captured
7 Nov 2009 9:48pm
@Anina: After many counting I tend to 31 =) Thank you Anina ;)
David Nos from Barcelona, Spain
I have counted 31 cranes... Very nice formation, they are splendid pilots. You have captured it in a way that shows its speed!! Wonderful!!
10 Nov 2009 5:27pm
@David Nos: That was a great experience for me - first - shooting flying birds in bad bad light - but more the view of their clusters arriving at the horizon, coming closer and closer, flying spirales (they look like twirling & flying snails when they are far away) and then just a few seconds over your heads... very touching.
