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    The bird is already flying slightly away, but this is the first time ever that I had the chance to see and photograph a Sandhill Crane and I'd like to share my excitement.
    I captured this image in Big Cypress, Florida with the
    Nikon D500 Handheld and Nikkor AF-S 500/4E FL ED VR
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    Processed on LR and PS.
    Cropped Approx. 25%.


    All C & C's will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks for looking

    JT

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    Juan:

    Congrats on your first sandhill. I find them lots of fun to work. The background adds greatly to the sense of depth in the image. Nicely exposed.

    Even though he is angling ever so slightly away, the head seems to be pretty parallel to the sensor, and I am not bothered by it.

    Nice comp.

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    Juan, You're right to be excited. These are great looking birds. You've caught him with a nice wing position, and I don't mind the HA at all. Just the right hint of background habitat. Well done and congratulations.

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    Yes, angling away a bit, but I can understand your excitement. Good details, colour, light. BG is nice. Did you need to extend the canvas at left by any chance?

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    This is pretty nice and great to have a large image to do justice to that big bird and the great detail you've captured. The tonal rendering on the bird is very nice and I like the muted but interesting background. Wing position is very nice and not bothered by the slight angling away from you. A fine image all round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    Yes, angling away a bit, but I can understand your excitement. Good details, colour, light. BG is nice. Did you need to extend the canvas at left by any chance?
    Excellent eye Daniel. Yes, I did, I'll work on it a bit more, sorry I forgot to mention on my OP.

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    Thank you all for the comments...always appreciated.

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