Strutting Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), Los Poblanos Open Space, Albuquerque New Mexico USA

            "The wind, it was a-howlin' and the snow was outrageous!"  (Bob Dylan, "Isis," 1976) 

First, let me be clear - I'm cheating here and I apologize... today I sallied forth with the Mid-week Enchanted Lens Camera Club (ELCC) Marauders.  Snow and rain... yes for two plus hours.  Challenging and "moody" light... yes.  Muddy paths... yes!

We went to photograph geese and cranes and so we did.  We also went to Weks and had "organic and low-cal breakfast fare" along with double helpings of good cheer.

Anyway, for me, a poor photographer, the light was simply too formibable so I post here a photo from the same venue only seven days earlier... I know!  Cheating... 

Shout out to Barry Schwartz for organizing and leading our trek to the Mt Everest base camp this morning... also got to meet Lynn Loomis, like Barry, one of my heros and inspirational creatives.  Final shout out to Weks for their "heart-healthy" Pancake Combo breakfast and "trash-can-o-hashbrowns" that I will be nibbling on for the next two days!

Taken in: United States / New Mexico / Los Griegos (show map)

Taken on: November 23, 2023

Tags:

bird

animal

Sandhill Crane

strutting

Los Poblanos Open Space

Albuquerque

Weks

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Sets appears in: • New Mexico Birds

Groups appears in: • ELCC Photo Sharing Group • Mid-Week Marauders more » • Birds And Words! Your best BIRD photos with a great story! • Photographing Birds • Worldwide Birds (opted out 30/60). « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-1, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 840mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-1
Lens:	FE 600mm F4 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.1 (Windows)
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