Crane Dance

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

Hokkaido, Japan
Japanese red-crowned cranes

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comments and suggestions welcome

Technical Details

Sony A1
200-600 mm @ 200
Software: Adobe Photoshop 26.2 + DxO Pure Raw
Date Taken: 2025-02-13 01:34:42
Exposure Time: 1/2500 sec
F Number: f/13
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 4000
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 0 EV

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Sandy: I can’t say that these are beautiful birds (ungainly was my first impression) but they are certainly striking and the capture of the action and the poses is marvelous. I find it interesting how the white of the birds is rendered so well but the blue of the snow is so apparent. I also like the BG and the separation of the wing from the tree trunk. Terrific capture of the moment.>=))>

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Hi Sandy,

This is a very clean and crisp image. Poses are nice and you might try to warm it up slightly to reduce the impact of the cyans on the snow. A very minor point for a stellar image…Jim

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This is really nice, Sandy. I would look at bringing up the shadowed areas in the snow and wings a bit. It looks like you’re up against the white limit in a few places, but a curves adjustment through a luminosity mask would probably work very well.

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Beautiful birds, well photographed. What a great experience you had.

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Hi Sandy, although you did a great job in photographing the Crane’s dance, I don’t think his lady friend is buying it.
Peter

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Peter - it’s interesting; many of the females seems very indifferent to the exotic dances of interested males. That makes them try even harder!

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Sandy, this is a wonderful image. I love the wing spread/dance…I agree with Peter that she doesn’t seem too impressed. :grinning_face:

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Hi Sandy,
Really nice behavioral capture showing the male strutting his stuff. Whites on the bird look good to me. Maybe brighten the snow a tad? Either way, a fine image showing this courtship display.

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Very nice moment. If it were mine, I’d see what it would look like brightened up just smidge w/o blowing out the whites. Just a thought.

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Well at least he’s trying with that perfect wing-spread. I love how both red crowns are clearly visible, as sometimes this is hard to photo. Super shot!