Sandhill Crane

[Maxis Gamez]

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Sandhill Crane - S.W Florida

This one from last night. Love the water drops and slow movement. This was at 1/40 sec.

Hope you like it.

Canon 40D, 500mm L @ f/4.5, ISO 1250, 1/40 sec, NO IS, Tripod, RAW, Slightly Cropped to help composition.

Thank you!

[Terry Sohl]

Beautiful shot with the light on the water, the ripples, and the water droplets. I think I'd prefer a lack of motion blur in the one leg.

[Maxis Gamez]

Beautiful shot with the light on the water, the ripples, and the water droplets. I think I'd prefer a lack of motion blur in the one leg.

Hello there!

To me, that's what gives the images some life, plus at 1/40 sec, nothing much I could have done. I rather have a little blur in a leg than no picture at all OR blur in the important parts of the bird like the head. However, is a matter of taste! ;)

Thank you for your thoughts!

[Aidan Briggs]

Wonderful silhouhette. I love the colors, ripples in the water, and the sense of motion coming from the blurred leg.

[Terry Sohl]

Oh, totally agreed on your points! Definitely great to have the head and body sharp, and it's a gorgeous shot as is...no question.

The blur on the leg? Given your circumstances and light you had to work with, my stated desire for a lack of motion blur is about as useful to you as people requesting a bird turn his head a little more in a certain direction, perch in a little better light, etc...

;)

But it is my personal preference!!

[Maxis Gamez]

my stated desire for a lack of motion blur is about as useful to you as people requesting a bird turn his head a little more in a certain direction, perch in a little better light, etc...

Hi there,

I see your point, the only different is that "requesting" a better head turn is something everyone needs to learn how to capture and for the most part YOU have the choice of waiting for the perfect head angle. Luckily, I already learned that. In the other hand shooting at 1/40 sec is a whole different story and brings a lot of other issues with it, like "movement". Of course, you can always choose to pack and go home before sunset without an excellent image. I can't afford that! :D

However, that is changing with more and more new technology and higher ISO's!! ;)

Thanks!

[Don Lacy]

Beautiful silhouette, the ripples in the water are a nice added touch.

[Marko Matesic]

Fantastic capture Maxis....IMHO...blurred leg gives more life to captured image...

[david cramer]

Beautiful color and composition. You even got the hole in the beak!

[bill kominsky]

I really do not care what everyone says Maxis you know how I feel about the images you post and this one is no different
fabulous.

Bill

[Raymond Barlow]

awesome image Maxis., Fab (ish) !!