Sandhill Crane

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. The convention is that for a flight image the wings should be fully raised or lowered for the best image, but I like this pancake pose because of the flared primary feathers. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 400mm
1/2500 F/7.1 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 280 Auto 1 WB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Arthur Morris]

"Except when the bird is angling 45 degrees towards you" to quote someone I know very well. Love the post and the clouds. Some might find the BLUE a bit over the top; I am not sure.

with love, artie

[Joseph Przybyla]

"Except when the bird is angling 45 degrees towards you" to quote someone I know very well. Love the post and the clouds. Some might find the BLUE a bit over the top; I am not sure.

with love, artie

Hi Artie, I think I know that person you are quoting. I can lower the blue, I didn't do anything to raise it. Will see what others say. Thank you for viewing and commenting.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks and good plan Joe. Heck, even straight at the camera with flat wings can work -- we all need to be careful about absolutes :)

with love, artie

[John Mack]

The light clouds are a nice touch. The pancake pose does work well here. Like the composition as well.

[annmpacheco]

Can Bosque be right around the corner? I know you grabbed this guy at Circle B, i like the open beak, clouds and HA, way to go Joe!

[Daniel Cadieux]

The spread primaries also help with added interest in the pose. I'm not sure about the fully central placement of the subject, but I do love the clouds all around it.

[David Salem]

The open beak and the clouds make the image, not the wing position. Well done

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.