Sarus Crane - (Grus antigone) Monsoon #2

[Mital Patel]

Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)

Camera : Nikon D300
Lens : Nikkor 80-400D ED VR f4.5/5.6
Exposure : 1/800sec @ 400mm
Aperture : f/8
ISO Rating : 400
Captured On : Aug 01 2009, 11:12 am
Location : In the Village near Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana, Gujarat, INDIA

C&C welcome

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the soft light and you have done well with the exposure and focus. DOF cover both birds well and I like their placement in the frame. It may have been an option to catch the one in profile with it's head raised so it wasn't obscured by the grass. I think this would have made a nice focal point as I find it hard to choose a clear subject with the overlapped birds. The one with it's head raised draws the eye but the my eye keeps going back to the partially obscured one in profile. The layered colours and textures work well to highlight the birds.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely settings here Mital , nice shot ,
agreed with Tony here
TFS

[Art Peslak]

A beautiful setting to complement the birds in nice soft light. I like the two birds perpendicular to each other but do wish the the bird in its rear had its head slightly raised.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Lovely setting Mital bhai.. the greens add well here.. I loved the first one better...

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely country setting, and I like the layers through the grasses.