Sandhill Crane

Gallery: AvianPosted March 13, 2011171 views11 comments

Sandhill Crane Bosque del Apachee NWR, NM.
Image Copyright Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved.
Canon 1DsIII, 500F4IS, 2X II Tripod & Wimberley Head II
ISO 320 F8 @ 1/1000s Full Frame.

One from November...

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 13, 2011 at 11:06 AM

A sweet shot with nice contrast from the bg. Just a tad bright for my tastes. Love the setting and the pose and comp. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on March 13, 2011 at 11:28 AM

Very nice full framer Chris, nice pleasing background.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 13, 2011 at 11:38 AM

The spots of red provided by the plants add a nice complementary texture to this. Great light too.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 13, 2011 at 1:38 PM

Great capture, with great light- Love the warm colours of the subject and awesome BG- Well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 13, 2011 at 2:01 PM

Beautiful light and a very nice pose with the wing spread.

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Comment posted by Sally King on March 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM

I love the warmth of the image. The spread wings are quite nice. Would be gorgeous printed big and hung on the wall. Makes me look forward to the fall but not before a nice long summer.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 13, 2011 at 4:04 PM

I like the overall comp Chris. From the small size everything seems sharp, but hard to tell. For me the image is a bit bright and I might tone done the mid-tones just a bit. Cool shot overall.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 13, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Nice comp and capture, Chris. I'm fine with the brightness but detail not easy to observe here. Maybe, lower exposure would bring out more.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on March 14, 2011 at 11:10 AM

A lovely shot and the light looks great to easy to tone it down a tad

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Wonderful photo. Great composition and lovely light. Great flight pose and the background really compliments the crane. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on March 14, 2011 at 3:34 PM

The sublime lighting and the great pose from the SC make this image a real pleasure to view, top shot, Christopher.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments