There is something both awkward and elegant about sandhill cranes to me. Took this in Fort Myers in early Jan on a gray day. So excited to finally get to see them.
Cropped from a vertical, sharpening, and some burning of the rocks. I know the bill is a bit dirty but I opted to leave it as is.
Thanks so much in advance for any and all comments and critiques.
Melissa - A very pleasing image. Nice comp, sharpness, detail and exp. Interesting that you went from a vertical frame to horizontal, it's usually the other way around.
Very interesting pose Melissa, I like that you were able to get the leading foot as sharp as you did with shut a slow shutter speed.
Great detail in the bird, and a nice background, well done.
Thanks for all the feedback. Marina and Dan, thanks for pointing out that spot. I had selected the rocks to darken them a bit and hadn't been especially careful in my selection.
I really like this photo. One can almost see the tentativeness in the downward steps. Stepping gingerly, almost like the crane knows it must be a little more careful than usual. Nice blurred background and good detail in the entire bird.
Striking image, Melissa. What I like the most is the walking down pose from the rock. You usually see these birds on flat surface. The pose you captured is unusual and great. Love the nice OOF bacxkground and the great details as well.
That's a very different pose Melissa and I like it a lot I like the angles created by the different leg poses and the curve created by the sandy hill that he is standing on
The Awkwardly Elegant Sandhill Crane
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