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Crowned Crane
Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:56 pm
by John
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Compact cameras are not the easiest to use for wildlife, but here's one with the Pentax Q-S1 and 15-45mm zoom that I was quite pleased with.
Any thoughts?
Re: Crowned Crane
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:46 pm
by Paul Jones
Purists would point out that you cut his tail off. I don't think it matters too much.
Good colours, lovely detail, nice and sharp.
The background is a touch distracting, but a minor point.
Re: Crowned Crane
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:57 am
by Janice Freeman
Good comments from Paul. I saw the pic of the full bird on ephotozine (trust its the same one!) and much prefer this one.
Jan
Re: Crowned Crane
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:53 am
by John
It is the same bird Janice, and I prefer this one too.
The other photo was needed because that shows the egg the bird is guarding. I don't think it's as good as an image, but as Natural History it's more appropriate.
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Re: Crowned Crane
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:27 pm
by BydoR9
I think you've done everything right here John, great subject, well exposed and you've caught it at it's best side-one pose.
The fact you've used a compact is the only thing that let's it down slightly - needs better background separation that only a telephoto can achieve. Still like the image overall though.
Andy.