End of the day Sand Hill Crane

[Tom Redd]

At the end of the day, this crane flew in for a visit. Homer, Alaska.

Nikon D3s
300/2.8 with 2xTC
600mm effective
1/160 sec
f/8
ISO 1600
0.33 ev

Cropped slightly for presentation, sharpened

[Morkel Erasmus]

I love the colours in this Tom, especially of the crane against the vibrant green. I do wish there was some more space at the bottom for the "virtual legs" :t3
To my eye the bird can do with just a wee bit more sharpening as presented...

[Tom Redd]

Morkel, thanks for the feedback. Here is a repost, I understand the virtual legs, but didn't think the extra space added much but here it is. I also sharpened it a bit more.

[Nancy Bell]

Great repost! I do like this soft green bkgd with the band of flowers. I'm glad that band of flowers does not interfer with the head.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

No nits whatsover ...esp with the repost !! Magical ....I'd say .