Fall Migration Sand Hill

[Gary Esman]

Hello, this Sand Hill Crane was shot this morning as one of the 8,000 or so Sand Hill Cranes that are on their fall migration. Thanks for looking and do appreciate and comments!

7D, iso:320, 1/2500, f/5.6, 500mm + 1.4, handheld.

Gary.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Great capture Gary. Love the wing position on this one. The hint of orange on the bg adds a tremendous amount to the image. I'm looking forward to seeing these guys come in next month!

[Randy Stout]

Gary:

Excellent capture, beautifully exposed, sharp, great pose. Nice light.

Good job!

Cheers

Randy

[Ivan Ellison]

Nice image, lovely BG to set him off. bird is nice and sharp throughout you have done well at f5.6 to get such a big bird sharp across the wings and body.

[gail bisson]

Miguel took the words right out of my mouth.
I love the hint of orange in this great BG.
Great wings up position and good IQ.
Gail

[Andrew Merwin]

It's all been said above. Great capture & I like the BG also.

[Grace Scalzo]

What a beautiful fall image, Gary. The background looks very painterly and

compliments your subject perfectly.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Gary. I like the wing position, exposure, sharpness, composition and BG.

[dankearl]

Excellent Crane photo with nice light and very nice BG.
Well done, I am envious of your conditions.

[PhilCook]

Very nice, sharp and nicely lit, love those big beautiful wings....8000 birds....wow, that must be quite some spectacle

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful flight pose captured.Every thing is just perfect.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Gary Esman]

Thanks all for the kind words I appreciate your time and input.!

Gary.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
Excellent flight pose, very nice details, wonderful background, and terrific comp.
Very well done.

[Shawn Zierman]

Excellent in flight image of this species. The background and light quality make the image
for me. It's refreshing seeing non-bosque flight images of this species with a forested background.