Indian Saras Crane

Gallery: AvianPosted October 4, 2010113 views11 comments

Indian Saras Crane flapping wings. It is the tallest flying bird in the world with a huge wingspan.
We had a long spell of monsoons here, as a result these greens were very saturated. I happened to tone them down substantialy.
Thank you so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 7D, 500mm, ISO 320, 1/640 sec at F 5.
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 4, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Jagdeep,
very impressive bird. I really like the pose with the open wings and the setting too. The greens seem to me very natural. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 4, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Great pose, Jagdeep.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 4, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Wonderful pose he gave you here Jagdeep, well captured.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 4, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Like the outstretched wings and the soft light really brings out the colors of the bird.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 4, 2010 at 5:13 PM

That is one impressive bird Jagdeep. I like the pose and habitat. Only thing that would improve this a bit would be a bit more blur to the BG to make the bird stand out just a bit more. Very nice as posted.

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on October 4, 2010 at 6:06 PM

Beautiful bird, very nice wing position, sharpness and light. Maybe a tad more room at the bottom?

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 4, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Great pose and wing spread Jagdeep. I like the eye contact and the setting a lot.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM

You did good on the greens Jagdeep. Does not look overly saturated to me. Beautiful wing spread, nice low to the ground composition, and sharp. Very nice.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 5, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Love the pose Jagdeep and you caught the crane at just the right angle to show off those impressive wings. Greens look just fine to me.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 5, 2010 at 4:54 PM

Wow! What a gorgeous wingspread...the detail in the plumage is terrific, I don't think you could have asked for a better pose.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 5, 2010 at 10:40 PM

Very nice all round! It does give a nice feel for the size of the wingspan.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments