Juvi Sandhill Crane

[Miguel Palaviccini]

A juvenile Sandhill Crane forages very close to his parents. It took a bit of patience to get a frame without the two parents in there, but it was worth it!

Shooting Info:
Nikon D800 | 500 f/4 VR + 1.4x
1/1000" | f/8 | ISO 500

[Doug Brown]

Excellent detail and great habitat. Your patience paid off with a nice frame; the only thing that would have improved it for me is a slightly better head angle.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Sharpness, colours, low angle all great. I'd get rid of the yellow OOF smudge in the FG and I agree with a better head angle. I would also take some off the bottom...I find leaving room for "virtual feet" in long-legged birds is not as essential in low shooting angles like here (key words "long legged" and "low angle")...

[Aidan Briggs]

Agree with Daniel, even with the virtual legs, the image feels a little bottom heavy. Great soft light and sharpness. Head angle doesn't bug me.

Looking forward to more!

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent detail and soft light.Beautiful colors and BG.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the color scheme here. Overall a very pleasing image.

[Girish Prahalad]

love the habitat here. lovely colors & details.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with great colors and details.One more vote for crop at the bottom.

Regards,
Satish.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Thanks for the comments. I learned about 'virtual feet' here on BPN less than a year ago so it's only fitting that I finally know about virtual feet in these circumstances!