Flying home

Does the sillhouete works?

How about the composition?

I wish the wings on the flap down position. But its hard to get it

in that position since only small part of sky has the beautiful

red/orange color.

You're right about the position of the wings, especially for the first crane... The second one works fine though. The sky is absolutely gorgeous, w/ this threatening reddish / orangey tone. Nicely done! Just a thought about the composition: Maybe missing some brighter yellows... so I would have cropped a bit more tightly the top of the pic thus leaving more light sky below the birds, so that the general sentiment left by the pic is brighter. Can you feel any shift in the mood?

---the frustrations of a nature photographer!!! Agreed, when they 'cup' their wings just prior to landing approach, they are generally very low to the ground. I have same problems with ducks!!