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From the archives: “Cranes, Sunrise, Winter Sky” — Sandhill cranes fly in winter sky as sun rises above the Sierra Nevada.
(Read more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/24/cranes-sunrise-winter-sky/)
Yes, this actually happened. No AI involved... (continue reading below)
#wildlife #nature #landscape #sunrise #photography
From the archives: “Cranes, Sunrise, Winter Sky” — Sandhill cranes fly in winter sky as sun rises above the Sierra Nevada.
(Read more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2023/02/24/cranes-sunrise-winter-sky/)
Yes, this actually happened. No AI involved... (continue reading below)
#wildlife #nature #landscape #sunrise #photography
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I was at one of my California Central Valley locations to photograph winter migratory birds. High clouds we picking up sunrise color and muting the intense light of the rising sun, so I put the camera on the tripod and composed a photo that included the sun, the...
...distant ridges of the High Sierra, and those remarkable clouds. Obviously, there were bits in the area — that's why I was there — but I wasn't expecting them to be in the frame... when this group of lesser sandhill cranes crossed into my composition. Fortunately I was about to react quickly!