New Life - Red Crowned Cranes


Posted by Carol Clarke on Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:42 pm

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Red Crowned Crane

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This is one of a series showing the hatching of Red Crowned Cranes at a nearby wildlife park. We really enjoyed watching the sequence of events and the care shown by the parents in the hatching and rearing of their young.

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:49 pm
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I like the bottom part of the image but in the top part the background competes too much with the color of the bird. Maybe a landscape crop on the bottom just showing the nest and head would be better. :?
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by salden on Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:18 pm
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Hi Carol (hey - where is our waving hand?)

That is an interesting bird. I like the way he/she is taking care of her unhatchlings (is that a word? :lol: ).

I agree with Tony, the top seems to blend in too much with the background, but I understand this situation (whites :roll: ).
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by Heather Forcier on Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:33 pm
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Good catch of this bird tending to its nest. The bright and reflective water in the background is competing quite a bit for attention. Not sure it would have even been possible, but perhaps a lower perspective or one more from the right could have put more greenery behind the crane. I do like your choice of placement in the frame for the bird. How precious to have a shot of this bird with eggs!
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by Sandy Mossberg on Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:06 pm
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Carol, the bird and its eggs are appealing. With the very light water, it would have bee difficult to pull this off just right unless, as Heather wrote, you went lower or a bit to your right.
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by LHays on Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:33 pm
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This would have been a difficult shot. You did very well, despite the bright background. Despite the above, I do love what you have captured here. It's certainly something I've never had a chance to shoot.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:38 pm
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Carol,

The crane on the nest with eggs makes this a good shot. As you have heard, a better background at the top of the frame would improve the image. I like how the color of the eggs blend in so well with the nest. Smart birds. :)
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by Jim Probst on Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:12 pm
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Carol,

I really like the way you captured the Crane at its nest! Lovely image!
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by Rich S on Sat Aug 30, 2003 9:44 am
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Such a small egg for such a big bird! Love the interaction captured here. (I'm not sure "intimacy" is the right word; I'm having a hard time thinking about intimacy with an egg. :) ) As mentioned before, the light water is your biggest enemy here. Capturing the size of the crane relative to the eggs is great. A polarizer might cut some of the reflected light from the water.

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by Juli Wilcox on Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:53 pm
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I like the suggestions offered above, especially cropping down to remove the light areas above. That would be about half the image. The social behavior depicted here is outstanding.
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:54 am
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Thanks everyone for your comments and helpful advice, much appreciated.
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