Looking east, looking west.
 

Sometimes when I go out shooting, I forget all about what's going on around me, and just look straight ahead.</p>
<p>If I take my time and look around, normally there is just as much happening behind me, as in front of me.</p>
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<p>Coming up on sunset at Crex Meadows in Wisconsin, An almost full moon had come up in the southeastern sky while the sun was setting in the west.</p>
<p>Crex is known for having a large population of Sandhill Cranes during the migration period.</p>
<p>These shots were a little early for mass amounts of birds, but I feel that I came away with a couple of good ones.</p>
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<p>The camera used for these was a Canon XSi with a Canon 400 f5.6 lens.</p>
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<p>Looking east.</p>
<p><img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/374358207_G2JnB-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Looking west.</p>
<p><img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/373457584_5pWZp-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>About a month and a half later, the migration was in full swing.</p>
<p>They reported that there were about 8000 sandhills in the area on the weekend I took this.</p>
<p><img src="http://davev.smugmug.com/photos/403241106_D3cFy-O.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>Thanks for looking.</p>
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