Grey Crowned Cranes

[Rachel Hollander]

Taken in South Luangwa N.P., Zambia.

Canon 5D3
100-400 II @ 400mm
1/500
f5.6
ISO 1600
HH from safari vehicle, slight crop for comp, levels, curves, color adjustments, sharpened in CCPS.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rachel, firstly, to see these two in the wild was a real bonus, and with your vehicle around, you are also fortunate they didnt take flight. I like the colour palette in this, and you have captured neat poses too. Both nice and sharp, and even though their crowns are a similar colour to the distant BG, they still pop nicely. Good work.

[Satish Ranadive]

Rachel, wonderful image.
Never seen so far such great image with two together with nice HA and beautiful crown.
If mine I would darken the BG little bit to get more prominent crown.

Regards,
Satish.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Two is a treat. Very similar in posture to our Sandhill and Whooping Cranes in Florida. Nicely designed image, thank you for sharing.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Stu, Satish and Joe, much appreciated.