Sarus Crane Landing

[Mital Patel]

Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)

Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/1000sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : March 08 2009, 8:44 am
Location : In the Village near Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

was far from bird so cropped and also it was a cloudy day dont know this goes proper or not.
please C&C.

C&C welcome

[Kathy Reeves]

What a gorgeous bird! The pose is wonderful, the wings open and the head tilted. You might consider cloning out the small dark birds directly behind the crane. Striking image!

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Great pose! May be a little less space on the left?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful bird, interesting pose and good sharpness. I also find the bird a bit too centered. I don't mind the birds far in the BG (what species are these?) but might remove the ducks (?) near the wings. You could also remove the sheen on the bird's left leg.

[Subharghya]

Very Unique Pose Mital .. I too would like more space on the right and less on the left

Axel those pink birds in the far BG are probably Pelicans or Flamingoes :)

[Grace Scalzo]

Very interesting and colorful image. I think some clean up is warranted, and to my taste the whole could be brightened just a few points.

[Harshad Barve]

Fantastic image Mital , ditto Axel here
TFS

[Joerg Rockenberger]

On my monitor, the reds in the head look a bit oversaturated. Great pose. Wish for more space on the right and less on the left. Agree with Alex re the birds in the intermediate DOF. JR

[Chris van Rooyen]

Lovely posture and great species! I would removed the dark OOF birds behind the crane.

[David Fletcher]

Wonderful pose and details Mital. Suggestions pretty well cover the points needed to enhance this more. Very well done.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Just with those minor changes will surely add well to the frame, I love the little splash and the pose.. congrats..

[Mital Patel]

here is another crop and process version ..
please suggest.

[Morkel Erasmus]

I like this new post better for the space and context it gives the crane. great pose and exposure.