Sandhill Crane Close Up

[Troy Lim]

Up Close and Personal. Hope you like it.

Camera Nikon D700
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/13.0
Focal Length 116 mm (70-200 VRI)
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[Jeff Dyck]

Very nice Troy - beautiful, realistic colour and excellent sharpness. At 116mm you must have been very "up close and personal". I'd be tempted to clean up that little sliver of debris on the very tip of the bill.

[Katie Rupp]

Lots of nice detail here; nice texture in the beak.

[Arthur Morris]

Well done. Good EXP and head angle. May we assume that this was in FL?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Troy, excellent. great details, perfect comp, HA, gradient BG and sweeeeet light. Loved this shot a lot.

[Troy Lim]

Well done. Good EXP and head angle. May we assume that this was in FL?

Yes Artie, it was shot in Sarasota.

[Herb Houghton]

Nice image and sharpness Troy. I especially like the detail in the red crown feathers.

[Roger Clark]

All,

This is a beautiful image, and illustrates what I have been talking about in the thread on photographic style in the general photography forum:
Tight or Wide? My Thoughts on Photographic Style and More

The sun angle is off to the left. I would say about 20 to 30 degrees. That enables the subtle shading we see here as one moves to the back of the bird''s head and neck. That shading adds form, showing the curvature of the neck and head. But the sun angle is not so extreme that the shadows become deep and harsh. The sun angle also gives texture to the feathers, and none of this is extreme enough so we still have great colors.

Well done!

And note all the positive comments from others.

[Troy Lim]

All,

This is a beautiful image, and illustrates what I have been talking about in the thread on photographic style in the general photography forum:
Tight or Wide? My Thoughts on Photographic Style and More

The sun angle is off to the left. I would say about 20 to 30 degrees. That enables the subtle shading we see here as one moves to the back of the bird''s head and neck. That shading adds form, showing the curvature of the neck and head. But the sun angle is not so extreme that the shadows become deep and harsh. The sun angle also gives texture to the feathers, and none of this is extreme enough so we still have great colors.

Well done!

And note all the positive comments from others.

Thank you Roger.

[Steven Kersting]

Beautiful.