Flying Above the Sun

Last week I took my youngest daughter out to the local refuge in search for some Owls. Since I wasn’t planning on shooting any landscape shots I had my “big lens” attached to my camera as we drove the loop. When we came around the corner I happened to look at the sun. I really liked how the clouds were partially obscuring the sun so I thought I’d shoot a few frames. In the corner of my eye I can see a flock of Sandhill Cranes flying close to the sun. I was hoping they would fly “through” the sun, but they flew above instead. Still happy to capture this.

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Mike is a Central Valley California landscape and nature photographer whose subjects include scenes from Merced County, Yosemite, SeKi, and the eastern Sierra. He is currently living in Atwater, CA.

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