Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Well, I've been a tad bussy these last days and I wasn't able to comment as much as I like, sorry.
Here's a shot taken at a local Zoo near my home, I am not a big fan of images taken to animals in captivity but I am not at all against it neither.
Hope you like it.
Enjoy.

1/320Seg.
f/4.0
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ISO 400
MarkII
300mm f4
Monopod

[Dave Barnes]

Hi Ramon, I am with you on not being a fan of taking images of birds in captivity but it does give one a chance to practise.
You have got super detail here and I like the BG colours.

[Harshad Barve]

Hi Ramonbhai
Ditto Dave here about zoo
Stunning shot with great details
Loving it all the way
TFS

[Gal Shon]

Not a fan of animals in captivity,
An impressive portrait with fine details.
BG is unique and gives the image that extra something.
How big a crop is it?

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent portrait and lovely colours and detail

[Krijn Trimbos]

Lovely BG and great colours! Excellent detail in the bird as well! I would probably crop it just a bit tighter otherwise great!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great close up Ramon, loved the details and HA, the streaked BG adds well the this.. congrats..

[Ken Watkins]

When I first saw this I thought you had come over to our side of the world. We have loads where I live, but you you can rarely get close.

[Juan Aragonés]

Hey Ramón, I didn´t know that you have this species in Argentina :-D
They are so elegant and beautifull that it is really difficult to resist the tempation to make portraits of them. I like the subtle bluish-grey balancing with th yellow BG. Details are fantastic and I only wish for a bit more room at the right. Muy buena compañero ;-)

[Dan Brown]

Hi Ramon. Love the BG, sharpness and soft light! I only wish that the bill was clean, but that's being very picky! Very artistic IMO!

[Brian Barcelos]

Ramon, great HA, it looks like he was smiling and posing for you. I especially love the BG with all the different colors of grass. Congrats

Brian

[Brian Zwiebel]

Ramon, This is a fantastic image. Love the details of the subject, the lighting and the background could not get any better. Like you, I am not the biggest fan of captive shots but you did the important thing, you disclosed it as such.

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Ramon M. Casares]

Not a fan of animals in captivity,
An impressive portrait with fine details.
BG is unique and gives the image that extra something.
How big a crop is it?

Hi Gal, this is a full frame image. Thanks!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ramon, at one of our local birding spots in Pretoria, there is a resident blue crane. Infact this past weekend, he did a fly past for me, but unfortunately he flew against a very busy BG, so I wont be posting him. Amazingly sharp, with great detail. Im sure you have tried to lighten the eye as much as you can, and I would maybe take a bit off the bottom. Still, an outstanding image, and congrats.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pretty darn nice, Ramon. I would only crop a bit at left for that space to be equal to the space above the head. Excellent details and exposure.

[Stephen Earle]

Ramon, this is South Africa's national bird. You portrayed this one nicely although I'm also not big on captive birds.

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful bird, with nice blurred BG. Amazing how thin the neck looks in comparison to the head.
Where is this species native of?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi Fabs, for what the guys said, this wonderfull species is from South Africa.

[Fabs Forns]

Thanks, RMC :)

[James Fuller]

Love the Background!!!!