Springtime! Weeeee!

Gallery: AvianPosted March 24, 2012257 views23 comments

Finally, my patience and perseverance has paid off for this shot. While out with this family the one chick would just start flapping and jumping and running out of nowhere. I got a few shots from behind but yesterday he was wondering on his own. He looked up at me and up went the wings then BAMM! he was off and running right towards me. It was the shot I had hoped for. Cropped about 30% to put him to the right. I chose to crop from the top to leave the room for him to run into.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1250
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
ISO Speed 800
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 24, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Great pair of legs on this chick

Interesting study Cheryl.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 24, 2012 at 10:25 AM

This is so sweet and cute... good detail, and really captured the awkwardness of a new chick. Got down to his level too!

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on March 24, 2012 at 11:41 AM

Way to go Cheryl. Your patience paid off big time. I like you composition and I feel you got the affect you wanted. You have captured the exuberance of this young chick. Love it.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Geoff Powell on March 24, 2012 at 1:13 PM

Great shot Cheryl. The untold story the image intimates is fabulous.

Registered on March 20, 2012, 21 Posts, 170 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 24, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Nice action and point of view; pleasing colors and setting.

What species?

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Love it, Cheryl. Really nice colors and setting.

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Comment posted by Alan Bryant on March 24, 2012 at 2:08 PM

haha great title, which made me smile

Nice action image of this cute guy

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 24, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Absolutely well composed and evocative of youth and Spring! Well shot, Cheryl.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on March 24, 2012 at 4:12 PM

I like the shot, but I wish I knew what species I was looking at and where it was taken.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Thanks for the comments. This is a sandhill crane chIck taken in Fl

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 25, 2012 at 1:37 AM

Awesome, Cheryl. Well done! I think maybe a little more space on top might be nice.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 25, 2012 at 4:00 AM

Great Shot Cheryl!!! Super cute and full of liveliness, your low perspective is perfect.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 25, 2012 at 5:55 AM

Super image, lovely and cool at the same time - a real hammer

, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 25, 2012 at 9:24 AM

Love the wing flap! Very cute.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 25, 2012 at 9:50 AM

such a great shot, Cheryl! love the exuberance of the chick, and your low angle is a huge part of what makes this work so well.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 25, 2012 at 5:56 PM

Over the top on the cute meter Cheryl, great shot!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 26, 2012 at 7:25 AM

I love it! Very cute!

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 26, 2012 at 12:33 PM

A 10 on the cute factor, Cheryl. Great job getting low on this one.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 27, 2012 at 1:11 PM

Very cool shot Cheryl. Gave me a good chuckle.
May

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 28, 2012 at 5:27 AM

Very cute chick with emotional pose and composition. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 28, 2012 at 5:17 PM

Thanks everybody i re worked the image and did a new crop if you are intersted
http://www.naturelifeimages.com/p879197694/e134a3b98

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 28, 2012 at 5:40 PM

happy moment !

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 7, 2012 at 12:08 PM

Hi Cheryl,

My mother inlaw loves this shot. I've just ordered a print but you don't ship to the UK? Anyway the postal address is my brother inlaws. He lives in NJ.

Thanks, Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments