Sandhill Crane

[Karl Egressy]

Taken this morning.
Almost full frame.
(The little dots on the bird are flies.)

Canon 40D
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS
ISO 160
f 5.6
1/640 sec

[Harshad Barve]

this is lovely image , great BG , HA, sharpness
works for me all the way
TFS

[joel quenneville]

I like the comp here Karl! The way the OOF BG and FG emphasize the bird is very pleasing. Your lighting is also very well done, especially on that eye. I would have liked to see the bird's head a little bit higher but am OK as is.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the walking pose, setting and light and wish for a bit more head turn towards you. Maybe a bit more room at the bottom for the 'virtual legs'?

[Dominic Cantin]

The compo and sharpness are excellent ! I agree with Axel for the "virtual legs".

(The little dots on the bird are flies.)

You'd have not mentioned and I'd have guessed it was flies ;) The details give no doubts !

Dom :)

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a sharp and beautiful picture. I liked the virtual feet here but definitely would like to see the complete feathers.

[Milan V]

Great colours and walking pose. Agree with Axel for legs.

[Morkel Erasmus]

great exposure and sharpness! I'm also for more room at the bottom, and overall I would have liked to see more of the physical legs themselves. :)

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all.
I fully agree with the "virtual legs"
This was the very first shot.
The subsequent shots have more room at the bottom but this has the best pose and oreground/background.
I was wondering if I could try to add some canvas to the bottom.

[Mohanram Kemparaju]

Beautiful and very pleasing image indeed, i feel a little more sharpening of the features would add to the image...

[Mital Patel]

ditto mohanram. excellent vibrancy in the image. attracts the eye from thumbnail itself.

[Subharghya]

This is Really Beautiful ... The Clarity is Wonderful and I love how the foreground is merging with the background leaving only the crane if focus and it stands out so well against the contrasting green !! Brilliant !!

[Stu Bowie]

Stunning light Karl, and I like the warm colours. Super pose, sharp, and I like the BG too. Another vote for more space at the bottom.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

beautiful image. loved the BG and the colors. If the bird is focussed on something, then I dont mind this head angle at all. A little sharpening of the bird will definitely help.

KD

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I love the beautiful light and the gorgeous background. Crop is a little tight in my opinion.

[sree.kumar.h]

Interesting angle.. going uphill? I think cloning of some the OOF grass to create a gap below the tail would add to the image. Nice exposure and sharpness!