Sandhill Crane

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A Sandhill Crane from Bosque Del Apache

Canon 1D4, 500mm, 1.4x
1/2000, f6.3, iso 640

I liked the light and the fact that both eyes are visible and evenly lit.
All comments appreciated.
Thanks!

[Alison McCoy]

The light and image is beautiful. I love the warm tones in the completely uncluttered BG. The splash with the one foot adds life to the photo. Very nice!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is an amazing shot Sidharth, I like the pose, light and BG very much.
Congrats

[David Salem]

Great light on this shot. Wing position and the fact that we can see both eyes well makes for a beautiful capture. The splash is a nice touch too. Techs look perfect. Nice work.

[Greg Oakley]

Awesome shot Sidharth - the light in this is sensational,
Cheers, Greg

[Karl Egressy]

Nice landing pose, Sidharth. Love the smooth and clean water and the nice ebackground.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, lovely soft light, and you have brought out good feather detail on the crane. Im amazed that with the head tilted ever so slightly to the crane's right, that both eyes are still clearly visible. What I call timing is how the toenail of the right foot is juuust touching the water. The colours in the BG are stunning. Well captured.

[dankearl]

Beautiful light, silky smooth, nice pose and I like the splash.
No critique here, very nice!

[Satish Ranadive]

Sidhart:
Excellent landing pose captured.
Love the wing position,colors,details,nice soft light,eyes,flash of water and beautiful BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Mike Milicia]

Congratulations on a wonderful image that's also a bit different which can be hard to do at Bosque!
Agree with all of the excellent critiques above.

Only thing I would add is that it's a little tight at the bottom for my taste, especially with such a dynamic landing pose.

[Sachin Saraf]

Absolute beauty Sidharth...love the splash, BG, Pose and light...Agree about having more space at bottom...

[Robert Holguin]

Splendid image.
Wonderful light, excellent pose, terrific details, and great comp.
Very well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thanks folks. Appreciate the comments.

[Ian Cassell]

Gorgeous, Sid. I agree that seeing the two eyes is a real plus and I like the little splash. I'm at Bosque this week (until Sunday) and haven't been very happy with most of what I've gotten so far.

[Troy Lim]

wonderful shot...well lit. Congrats.

[Mike Veltri]

Super image, l really like that you can see it's eyes and it was not looking downward.
All it needs is a frame and wall to hang it.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all for the kind words. Much appreciated.

[Uri First]

super capture. excellent bg and very good feathers details. well done

[supreet.sahoo]

Simply awestruck at this remarkable shot !! The details are impeccable and the magical light just makes it a shot to remember !!! Fantastic