Connect The Dots Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was last last evening of our little holiday, we were flying home to Scandinavia the next day. We were spending the last night in the Moselle valley and took a walk along the vineyards.

I heard a typical trumpet sound from the sky and when I looked up, I saw all these Common Cranes (Grus grus) flying south.

I guess they had been spending their summer in northern Scandinavia and were now returning to northern Africa. They will return back again in March - April, they usually spend their first days in Sweden at Hornborga lake in southwestern Sweden. There will be thousands of them and a big event for bird watchers. After some days, resting and eating frozen potatoes, they continue to their nesting places in northern Scandinavia.

I counted to 132 cranes here and in the WS you can see a photo taken 6 seconds earlier.

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mafegan (4517) 2009-10-23 0:16

Hello Gunnar
Certainly a most unusual photo. You were fortunate to have your camera handy and to be able to capture such a shot with no time for preparation. Simple and effective. Tfs, Marlene

swiatopelk777 (9366) 2009-10-23 0:48

Hi Saxo!
Amazing birds, wonderful flock, excellent sky, nice shot. Very funny picture.
Greetings from Warszawa!

hardyuno (2615) 2009-10-23 1:50

Hello Gunnar,
i have seen a few of them resting at the German coast near Rügen. Very beautiful birds and a very nice sight if they are flying in formation.
Really a fine picture, thanks for sharing
Hartmut

holmertz (10003) 2009-10-23 2:17

Hej Gunnar,
An unusual but attractive photo. I think it would have been interesting to see a series of pictures to see how the shape of the "plow" changes constantly. In just these few seconds they have changed positions considerably.
A very nice composition by nature itself.
Hälsningar,
Gert

emka (22389) 2009-10-23 2:22

Hi Gunnar, I have never seen so many cranes! Fantastic view. You were very like to have such a clear sky, so they are perfectly visible. The make interesting pattern. I hope you will go to Hornborga in the right time to show us them eating potatoes.
Warm regards

Malgorzata

snunney (35522) 2009-10-23 2:51

Hello Gunnar,
This flock of birds flying south for the winter makes fascinating subject. It is interesting how they form into these V shapes; one wonders how they decide who is going to be 'squadron leader'. The azure blue sky makes the perfect backdrop. A good nature documentary image.

jasmis (51029) 2009-10-23 5:03

This is some magic in those birds. When I look on such group, the feeling of adventure awakes...
Regards.

jplebrun (17330) 2009-10-23 5:37

Bonjour Gunnar
l'automne ramène ces volières d'oiseaux migrateurs qui passent pour une température plus clémente, très belle luminosité qui t'as permis de réaliser ce beau cliché.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

UlfE (9188) 2009-10-23 11:26

Hej Gunnar,

A simplistic shot but very beatiful and creative.I am really, really impressed by the excellent detail you could actually see the neck and legs of every single crane. TFS and have a nice weekend!

Hälsningar

Ulf

nirvana73 (8848) 2009-10-23 11:45

Hello Gunnar
good timing and observation
very special scene for to me
good blue colors too
thanks for sjaring
best regards
Ozhan

vasilpro (9497) 2009-10-23 15:01

Hello Gunnar,
Excellent dot game composition in lovely blue, a smart idea, a decisive moment, a beautiful photo.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

windosil (820) 2009-10-23 15:29

What a wonderful sight! I have seen many skeins of geese, but never in numbers like these cranes.
Do you know this lovely song?
Incredibly uniform blue sky!
TFS, Winifred

skoogmi (39) 2009-10-23 22:47

Hej Gunnar,
Snyggt porträtt av gubbe med pipskägg och en mycket intressant bild.
Hälsningar
Mikael

danyy (69499) 2009-10-23 23:35

Bonjour Gunnar,
très bien du et pris avec une grande netteté.
C'est très graphique.
Best regards.
Daniel.

jurek1951 (26162) 2009-10-23 23:37

Hi Gunnar,
This picture is a masterpiece,very nice scenery.
great composiiton and nice sharpness,
Georg

Graal (58786) 2009-10-23 23:42

Hi Gunnar,
good shot. Nice view like from my country. Season is ended, cranes and other birds flying away. Good WS also. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

gildasjan (24149) 2009-10-24 1:37

Bonjour Gunnar
On voit une vignette toute bleue,il suffit de cliquer pour admirer le tableau.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

Royaldevon (5944) 2009-10-24 3:33

Hello Gunnar,

I hope you had as good a holiday as we did, on the Moselle.
What an unusual shot!
I've joined the dots and decided it is an old lady with a cigarette in her mouth! Am I right?

Have a great w/e, my friend,
Bev :-)

bukitgolfb301 (5021) 2009-10-24 6:42

Hello my dear Gunnar

What an amazing and mysterios shot!
Perfect calculated framework and composition, vivid color contrast (very much beautiful) are splendid as usual! Very very unique shot, I am surprised at your own idea.
Congratulation on your masterpiece!
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a nice weekend !

Takero

rbassin (4291) 2009-10-24 8:43

Hello Gunnar,
Une prise de vue originale, d'un bon graphisme
Bravo pour le coup d'oeil du photographe, il fallait agir vite.
Bon W-E
Roland

wolf38 (13087) 2009-10-24 9:58

Hi Gunnar. It is fascinating to watch the migratory birds. These birds are masters of orientation. Even in the old myths, this phenomenon is described. Against the blue sky, the birds are seen very well. You have photographed in the ideal moment. Very nice. Best regards, Wolfgang.

jlbrthnn (39039) 2009-10-24 13:06

Hello Gunnar,
This almost unicoloured image is very spectacular and especially very beautiful. It is an image not only natural, but artistic, abstract. It is very beautiful. Congratulations.
Have a good evening
Cordially
Joël

Buin (38310) 2009-10-25 3:20

Hallo Gunnar!
This year I haven't seen them here although one of their flight path annually seems to run over Siegen. A wonderful shot - and a interesting compositions in both photos - but made by the cranes ;-) Isn't this bird migration a wonder ... ?!
Greetings from very mild (15°) and sunny Siegen! A nice Sunday to you both!
Frank
PS: Next Wednesday I'll go to hospital in Grafschaft for three days and I'll think of you when passing Fleckenberg and Jagdhaus! ;-))

jafadabret (40369) 2009-10-25 6:59

Bonjour Gunnar.
Je suis émerveillé par tes deux photos. Elles montrent l'organisation du vol de ces migrateurs tout en laissant un beau graphisme dans le bleu du ciel.
Du très beau travail !
Amical salut !
Jacques

rodgerg (25079) 2009-10-25 7:52

Hello Gunnar,

I like this very simple but efficience and very beautiful composition. The birds arise very well to the superb blue sky. God framing too. An interesting and good photowork.
Best regards,
Roger

Silvio1953 (42911) 2009-10-25 11:16

Ciao Gunnar, fantastic capture of a splendid parade of birds in the blue sky, I like a lot, ciao Silvio

patdeph (18348) 2009-10-26 3:19

hello Gunnar
this is an original and very simple picture,where the line of birds is superbly emphasized by the uniform blue of the sky!Even if the birds are very far and appears very small,there is an incredible sharpness on them!And I like how they are placed,the lines seems like a face!Superb!
Regards
Pascale

ellelloo (4961) 2009-10-27 10:35

Hej Gunnar,
A fine shot showing the miracle of a migrating flock of cranes. You were lucky to catch this sight and to shot it with your camera. The cranes are so clearly visible against the completely blue sky. TFS!
Hälsningar,
Lasse

scroller (2883) 2009-10-28 0:20

Hej Gunnar,
A funny title and a nice catch of birds towards a fabulous blue sky!
Hälsningar
/Stefan

alibasarir (14497) 2009-10-28 2:19

merhaba Gunnar,
gerçekten çok güzel görmüş ve nefis yansıtmışsınız.gökyüzünün nefis mavi renk tonu ve kuşlar harika görünüyor elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

s_lush (2588) 2009-10-28 12:03

Hello Gunnar,
This is very interesting picture, not only ornithologically but also aesthetically. The beautiful birds all together make a beautiful flock. Absolutely artistic shot!
Best regards,
Sergiy

maximage (13604) 2009-10-31 10:06

Hello Gunnar,
Très bel instantané, très original, bravo.
Amitiés.
max

ecureuiltimide (840) 2009-12-05 2:16

Bonjour Gunnar,
Je trouve superbe cette photo d'oiseaux traçant des arabesques dans le ciel, une symphonie en noir et bleu.
C'est très beau.
Merci pour ce partage.
Bonne journée.
Cécile