For Bob and Garth - Thanks!!!/Screaming Crane

Wow! Great photo Krijn, I really like the colors and the silouette!

this is awesome !!!

Wonderful shot Krijn.

I'm with you Krijn..I too have learned a lot from these guys and I can't thank them enough ..Great shot as well

Right on,we all are grateful.
Tom Merigan
Portola Valley,CA

Absolutely spectacular! I'm very honored and really appreciate the sentiment. Thank you.

And keep in mind, I'm not leaving NPN, just stepping down as moderator. I'll be around a lot, just like before.

Super shot!!

Oh man, this is great. The light is gorgeous, and I like the neat pose, too.

Cheers to an incredible shot and Bob Steele. Krijn, I can't believe I'm going to nit you on one of the best photos I've ever seen...But here goes...In the dark bottom of the grasses/ground, there appears to be some bright oragge spots, maybe noise of some sort. I'm wondering if cloning them out would make this stellar image completely flawless.

Wonderful moment that you have captured - I second the thanks for our moderators!

Beautiful silouette! love the posture too. Adding to what Dan said, a bit of sharpness increase may add to this already an excellent image. Thanks for sharing Krijn

Oh my goodness! What a tribute, what a photo. Heck, I have been sick and must have missed somethings here lately. Thanks for this post Krijn, you have expressed in words and visually my feelings exactly.

What a unique shot - very nice!. I echo your sentiment, Bob's critical eye and helpful comments have definitely helped me to be a better editor of my own work - thanks!

stunning colors and pose

I just figured it out Krijn. You post a tribute photo for the boys, and you get away unscathed. . Nicely done.

What a great photo Krijn! perfect BG colours and timing. Just two very small nits to fix to make it even more perfect. There seems to be a very slight tilt in the 'horizon' and the black area seems to have some 'hot pixels'

Fantastic shot! One of your best! Not going to nit you on this one.....absolutely fabulous! (ehm....you might want to send this to the contest). Wish it were mine!

Hi Krijn, I subscribe your words, I have learned a lot following the advise of people like Bob and others here Usually I do not like this kind of "black-and-orange" pictures because do not fit to my taste but, being honest, I habe to say that the one you presented here is simply stunning. The crane silouette is perfect and have a very strong impact on the viewer because perfectly draws the species identity. There are lots of terrific crane images out there in the web but this one is, for sure, the most original and one of the best crane images I have seen in a very long time (and the best orange-black picture I have seen ) Congratulations for such an excellent work and thanks for allowing all of us to enjoy this work of art.

Cool image, very beautiful and artistic

Killer Image Krijn!!!

Ken Archer

Amazing colors! A great silhouette.

Hi Krijn, as everyone has mentioned, this is image is stunning. The only nit I would offer could only come from a person absolutely obsessed with wild settings for wildlife images. This looks like it could have been photographed on a carefully trimmed lawn. In wild nature, I never see the grass grow this even.

Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments.

Terry to respond to your comment. This was taken at Lake hornborga in Sweden, one thing I know for sure is that they don't trim the grass and that the surroundings are everything but unnatural. The only explanation I can come up with regarding the even grass is that we were there in spring when it is still cold and the grass hasn't grown yet. This unspoiled place is where they stay during their spring migration and so for these cranes it is their natural habitat, to me it looked pretty good

Cheers,
Krijn

Damn you guys ! Just awesome Krijn. If Jasper is talking about the GDcontest, I would certainly send it in.

A fantastic image Krijn!!! Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad I could help over the years. As with Bob I'll be around for many years to come. Thanks again!!!

FANTASTIC, thanks for this post

Incredible image, I love it!

Hi Krijn, a superb image to be very proud of capturing


Simon Littlejohn www.wildaslife.com

Hi Krijn, thanks for the explanation about the grass. I fully accept that it is a natural setting and can easily see how - if the previous season's growth was beat flat with snow or grazed off by reindeer - that the new emerging growth would look just like this. Being wrong comes easy to a guy like me... I've had lots of practice.

I understand how to you it looks pretty good, it's one of the most stunning images we have had posted for some time.

Fantastic image Krijn, congrats

Beautiful image!!

amazing work, congrats on a well deserved EP

OMG



So you guys did eventually succeed in isolating cranes after all. Jasper is a terrible liar

Cheers

Peter

Quite stunning a very well deserved EP!

David

Hi Krijn,

What a delightful image. The moment I saw it I knew that bird was singing good morning. Didn't even have to read your post.

Yes, there are some orange pixels in the FG but that's so easy to fix.

And YES, all of us at NPN are learning from many folks. This is a great site.

Thanks to all,

Carol

Congratulations on the MP. This image is bold, striking in color and the crane certainly commands his due attention. Well deserved honor.

Excellent silhouette.

WOW!!!

Awesome awesome silhouette shot with nothing to complain about.

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