Sandhill Crane

[Jaime Johnson]

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Canon 1D Mark IV / Canon 500mm f4 L -
f5.6
1/1600
ISO 400
-1/3 stop
04/09/10 4:02pm

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the soft light, look-back pose and setting. I might give it a bit more room.

[thijs broekkamp]

Very nice light, but indeed some more room

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gorgeous light, lovely colours, I am a little uncertain about orientation, maybe it is the stance, but perhaps consider rotating a little anticlockwise??

[Randy Stout]

Jaime:

Love the sense of early morning light here, with face seeming just a bit brighter. Do agree, it is too tight for my tastes as well.

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

As presented for web I don't mind the size of the bird within the frame, but I agree with Jonathan that it looks like some CCW rotation may be in order. As a print, I'm sure more room would be better. I love the rusty colouration this guy has, and I like the one foot up.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Other than above, I also like the way the bird's neck and
pose follow the tilted grass stems. Horizontal crop might work here too
if you have the space.