I posted the downwing pose of this guy before.
I thought this one is worth to have a look as well.
The mountains in the background is the view you have from the road side pond at Bosuque.
Thanks for looking.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1000
Av 4.0
ISO Speed 800
EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Last edited by Karl Egressy; 02-29-2012 at 09:49 PM.
Nice job Karl - very sharp, wonderful light. I like the wing position and the nice detail under the wing. I might wish for a little more room above. Great capture.
I like the wing pose and the mountains in the BG. The wings appear to have a purple/magenta cast but it could be the way the sunlight was. I like the composition but a bit more room on top would be nice. Good IQ,
Gail
I like the steep climbing out pose, slight bank towards us, the mountains 'grounding' the image. I agree about a sliver more room to climb into.
I could see a version with the color temp a bit warmer, which would help with the slight cast mentioned by Gail.
Purely as a compositional exercise, I did a version with the crane flipped horizontally , so that the mass of the bird was better balanced by the mass of the mountains, I rather liked it. I am always tinkering with comp, since it isn't something that comes naturally to me.
Beautiful image. Just love the light, excellent flight pose and angle. Love the background and a tad more room above would be nice. Either way, stunning pic.
Well done.