I am not too crazy about the background here, but that is all I saw while in Florida. These cranes were everywhere in the pastures. I found this one in the sweet light first thing while driving down Joe Overstreet to the boat landing on Lake Kissimmee. That place is one nice morning shoot for Sandhill Cranes, Egrets, Kingfishers, Eagles, Logger Head Shrikes and all other kinds of interesting creatures. To me it is a must do while in Florida.
A very cooperative bird. I imaged it from only 15 feet away. I regret we had a very limited time to go to this site due to having to leave by 9 am for Daytona to see a family member in the hospital.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N, Shooting Date/Time: 2/12/2009 06:44:38, Shutter Speed 1/500Sec. Av(Aperture Value) F6.3, Evaluative metering, Exposure Compensation: +1/3, ISO 400, Lens: EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM. Hand held while leaning against the split fence. 1 of 8 frames, I kept 2.
Last edited by Grady Weed; 03-06-2009 at 10:12 AM.
Beautiful light and nice posture!. In an ideal world, this may have been better if you could have lowered your perspective, this would have blurred the background more and given a more intimate feel. I suspect you have worked from a car window, which makes it very difficult to get low.
Sandhill Crane from Joe Overstreet...Re-posted
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