African Crowned Crane

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Got these lovely couple taking a stroll at the Masai Mara , Kenya . I did have many sightings of these beautiful birds . Do they mate for life ??

Camera : Canon 1D Mk III
Lens : Canon 600mm f4 IS
Aperture : f8
Shutters : 1/400
Speed : ISO 200
Metering : Spot

Cheers,
Rakesh

[Craig Brelsford]

These are breathtaking birds, something I'd love to get my lens on. Assuming it were possible, I'd have camped out there in front of them for a good long time--until they managed to create a more synchronized and immediate set of head angles than that presented here.

[Ken Watkins]

My favourite Crane, which I unfortunately do not see as often as I would like.

This is wonderful, with a great pose and detail, if it were mine I night try and remove some of the dark patches behind the heads, but given the fact that they are so near the crowns I wonder if it would be possible?

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice details and a good pose

[Mital Patel]

Indeed a beautiful birds they are. one of my macs multiple desktop of this bird taken by my friend from Africa.


i love the both sharply exposed birds in frame. May be a bit more room on left (as walking direction) would be good if you have that space in Original file.

Another thought is to present horizontal formate giving nice feel of framing these beauties.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

They sure are beautiful and I've only ever seen them at the zoo :(. Great detail on the birds and nice habitat as well.

[stuart wanuck]

lovely pose

[Stu Bowie]

Great sighting Rakesh, and although I dont mind the opposite HA's, looking in the same direction would have been first prize. Good detail on their plumage, and I would maybe darken the BG a touch. A little more room on the right would be nice too.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Rakesh, beautiful birds for sure. must be so much fun watching them in the field. stunning details and loved the effect of the wind. excellent POV.

If mine, I'd definitely crop from below...that small rock is a bit distracting. Add more on the front will also benefit. A squarish crop might be a good compromise here.