Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge - Monte Vista, Colorado.

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge - Monte Vista, Colorado.






"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 500
Shutter - 1/1000 sec.
F/stop - 8
Lens - 500 mm



LOCATION.
1. Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Monte Vista, Colorado.
2. Drive time form Denver is about 4 hours.
3. Cranes are gone, think about going next March.


THE CHALLENGE.
I think this was the 20th time photographing the cranes and I always came out of there with something
new. With so many birds and the changing weather, its almost impossible to come up empty.  Therefor  
there really isn't any challenge, just plan on spending a lot of time with the birds to see all of their activities.  


SOLUTION.
When covering something that provides shooting possibilities that last all day, you want to avoid having  your images looking similar. The best way to do this is by using all your lenses. Don't get caught only using big glass. For fun I would decide on using a certain lens and stick with it until I got something good.


Note - An earlier blog was dedicated to the "Dance of the Cranes", posted March 19th, 2012 and this
           is the second blog devoted to Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge, first posted last week, 3/36/12.



OTHER WILDLIFE REFUGE PHOTOS.



























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Ken Papaleo
Colorado Wildlife Photographer
303-674-0615



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I worked for the Rocky Mountain News for 28 years, until they went out of business. I now do freelance work, post this weekly blog, ski and play with my four grand children. I still have the love to get out and take photographs, which brings me great peace and comfort.

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