Sandhill Cranes Silhoutte

This image was taken at Crane Ponds, Bosque Del Apache, NM

I like taking silhouette images as cranes parachuting and landing on to the pond.

Nikon D500, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TCII
ISO 1250, f/5.6, 1/500 sec
Matrix Metering, Manual Mode

Minimal Post processing, un cropped Image

Let me know your thoughts and comments.

Thanks
Krishna

You have sure done well with these shots Krishna. This one is also looking good, with all birds showing the same type of flight pose. Love the BG colours. Good work.

Will

Yes I think this works well. The silhouettes stand out clearly against the background and are good poses. I'm not overly keen on the top left corner but I think it's just seeing it against the white forum background.

I like the concept here, and the sky looks good with the clouds in there. I just feel that the birds are too high in the frame, especially the top one. I'd be tempted to raise the WB quite a bit as my brain tends to think the silhouettes should not be so dark and solid with the sky still this bluish colour.

It definitely needs more room on the left and above.
I am not familiar with those birds or the conditions you experienced.
While Daniel is most likely on the money with his comment, I don't mind the birds as complete silhouettes!
TFS

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Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux

I like the concept here, and the sky looks good with the clouds in there. I just feel that the birds are too high in the frame, especially the top one. I'd be tempted to raise the WB quite a bit as my brain tends to think the silhouettes should not be so dark and solid with the sky still this bluish colour.

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I agree reposting the image with changing White Balance.