Sandhill Crane Flight

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

• Krishna Kotti
• © Krishna Prasad Kotti, All Rights Reserved 2018
• Capture One 20 Macintosh

I made this image at Bosque Del Apache NM Last Year. Of all my Sandhill crane images I took, this is as close to perfect shot as I could get so far.



Camera Settings:-
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Nikon D500 500 f/4 + 1.4 x TCIII
1/4000 sec; f/5.6; ISO 1000
Manual; Matrix metering




Post Processing:-
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Raw Processing using C1P 20
No Cropping. Added canvas at the bottom
Nik 25-25 Filter on Bird at reduced opacity
Selective Color, added few points in Blacks
Tonal Adjustments in Viveza
Neat Image NR
Sharpening for Presentation
No Cloning




Let me know your thoughts and comments.


Thanks
Krishna

 

[Randy Stout]

Krishna:

Perfect angle in frame, full up wing position, complimentary background.

Sharp, well exposed. Perhaps a tiny bit tight in the frame, but personal choice.

Well done.

Randy

 

[Mike Poole]

I can see why you like this shot so much, great light, wing positioning spot on, sharpness a plenty. Like Randy, I would have personally like a bit more negative space, but when you time it as well as this it just puts a big smile on your face!

Excellent work

Mike

 

[gail bisson]

Perfect BG and wing position.
The BG colors compliment the crane perfectly.
Exposure is excellent.
Only think needed to make this a 10 out of 10 is a slight headturn our way.
Excellent image Krishna!

 

[Bill Dix]

Excellent light, pose, sharpness, exposure. Easy to see why you liked this one. I do too.

 

[Aditya Sridhar]

Oh man, you nailed this shot! While I agree that it's a touch too large in the frame, the pose, the light and the BG are nothing short of perfection! Awesome work, Krishna!

 

[John Mack]

Looks great. Nice pose,light and background. Detail on the bird looks very nice.