Tough going at Indian Lakes Estates...Sandhill Crane.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Two of my target birds for my trip to Florida were Sandhill Crane and Limpkin. I got good pictures of both of these species at Indian Lakes Estates, as well as Turkey Vulture, Cattle Egret, Osprey, Wild Turkey...plus a delicious meal and an exciting hockey game at Artie's place. Yep, ILE is a tough place to photograph and relax!! Thanks again for your hospitality Artie

Here;s one from the evening before calling it a day. I was photographing the cranes in silhouette when this fella suddenly called out just as then sun was going down behind the horizon across the lake...what luck! I did tone down the brightest part of the yellows as they were pratically blown white.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @275mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 400, (settings histogram checked) natural light, handheld (lying flat on the ground), full-frame image.

[Tom Rambaut]

Lovley image - I will have to start trying these sort of images. I love the call pose and the little details like the tongue and the see through nasal cavity.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful shot. Love the colors, excellent pose, and very composed.
Well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

Creatively seen and executed. Would have been nice without the calling pose, but that makes it special. Love this one, Daniel.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Very dramatic image. Love the colors and composition.

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:

Simple comp, great pose and colors, well processed, nice job!

Randy

[Colin Knight]

Love the angle here.....stunning image. Very nicely done!

[gail bisson]

Really nice silhouette Daniel. Beautiful sky colors and calling pose.
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Daniel! I like the colours, pose and composition.

[thijs broekkamp]

Amazing atmoshpere, great image! Would liked to see a bit more space on the left, but further it is perfect!

[Frank Schauf]

Just fantastic, great atmoshpere.

[Yves Guillot]

Nicely done! Great shot!

[Doug Brown]

Love the calling pose, beautiful sunset, nice composition, and sharp silhouette.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, an opportunity well used here. Well timed to capture the calling pose with the open bill, and silhouette's always work against colourful BG's.

[Jack Breakfast]

I'm awfully fond of this picture. Most evocative, Daniel. I love the fiery colors and see-through nosehole!

[Dumay de Boulle]

I like this a lot Daniel...No Crits, just a lovely image!

[Steve Wasson]

Can't say much more than has been said... Beautiful!

[Greg Basco]

Aside from the techs being right on, this one just has a great mood to it, Daniel. Fine image!

Cheers,
Greg Basco