Birds of the Bosque

Cindy had made a one-night reservation for us at the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe. I had the idea that we might see some sandhill cranes while driving past the open fields south of Bernalillo on our way up. I had set up the camera and lens in advance so that if we saw any birds I could jump out of the car and take some photos. Cindy was driving and as we passed the fields she spotted some cranes. I didn't see them at first but got out of the car, grabbed my camera and crossed the road. There was a fence about 20 ft from the road so I couldn't walk too far. I started taking pictures.  Cindy also saw a coyote in the field and she tried to point him/her out to me. I could not see it because I don't wear my prescription glasses when birding; they just get in the way.  I kept snapping pictures and a police woman drove just past me, threw on her lights and then backed up. I walked towards the window and she informed me there is no photography on the reservation. I was aware of thi...

 Here is an example on a small scale of what I'm talking about in regards to photo manipulation  on a small scale. In the second picture there is a manmade yellow stick of some kind and in the first picture I've removed it. Realize that with this tool called a "bandaid" I can add or remove any object such as birds for instance. I could bandaid in as many birds as I wanted. The same for grass or trees or changing the sky. You would never know it. These pictures don't have any blur on them at all so somethings going with the blog. More things to figure out. The other thing bird photographers on instagram do is stage shots especially with raptors. I asked a mentor of mine a professional photographer how do you know when the image has been manipulated or staged? If it looks too good to be true then it probably is. Now off to posting about my adventures!