Longevity by psyoshida
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Description
The red-crowned crane is the symbol for Longevity, luck and fidelity in East Asia. I think it is the most beautiful of all cranes, it's also very rare.
According the the International Crane Foundation, there are only about 1,200 of these in the wild. Most of the population live in China with only about 900 birds living on Hokkaido in Northern Japan.
These birds were created by Ken Gilliland as part of his Songbird Remix Shorebirds Volume 1 at Daz3d.
I hope you like it.
Thank you for the comments on my last picture "The Mooring". I sincerely appreciate it. Have a great week.
Comments (87)
Mark@poser
Really nice render...Excellent set-up and POV...Lights, background, everything is great...5 stasr from me...Keep up the good work!
lwperkins
This is lovely, it looks like a painting to me, and the cranes are beautifully posed!
Ken _Gilliland Online Now!
exceptional work!
jac204
This is great. I put his Remix on my wishlist in hopes I'll be able to get it some day.
LindaMcC
Oh so beautiful! Like a painting.. Excellent work in all aspects.
Richardphotos
very pleasant scene and the birds adds so much
jp3319
Beautiful work on this scene!
AzzViper
Worthy of an Autubon Tome.
mgtcs
Awwww...this is adorable, excellent composition, perfect lighting, love it! Bravo!
black222
Very beautiful scene, excellent painting
bimm3d
superb!!like a painting!!
myrrhluz
I'm in total agreement with Florin. This looks very much like an oil painting to me. The underwater foliage and the river bed is beautiful and active. I can see the waving of the plants and the moving of the shadows as the river flows on its way. The lighting is superb! I like the way the highlights are strongest around the two birds, focusing the attention on them and causing the background to recede as the eye moves to the right. I love the grey of the tree which causes it to become one with the clouds. The clouds also seem to recede in the distance. As does the water, which becomes lined with heavier shadows. Excellent composition, color and light!
stboettcher
wonderful scene and details in the spirit of the Old Masters! Excellent.
Radar_rad-dude
This is a totally gorgeous masterpiece! I am completely blown away by your artistic genius!!!!!
wysiwig
Well Patty, this is just gorgeous, really steller. It reminded me of the story of Jo and Uba, a couple who lived to a very old age. After their deaths their spirits inhabited an old pine tree and on moonlit nights they returned to human form to clean the forest floor. They, like the crane, were known for their long life and fidelity and so are associated with cranes in a round about way. In Chinese tradition, old pine trees sometimes turn into cranes, since both are long-lived.
mariogiannecchini
Grande immagine !!!!! Riflesso in acqua spettacolare , luce sulle gru bellissima e lo sfondo adeguato ! Mi piacerebbe un posto simile per fotografare ! Great picture !!!!! Reflection in the water spectacular, wonderful light on the crane and the background properly! I would love a place like this to photograph!
faroutsider
Beautifully composed and lit. The birds are exquisite and the painterly effects are wonderful. Love it!
claude19
A SPLENDID pianting creation ! I tyhiunk about AUDUBON ! Thanks for comments !
London224
Gee Patty, this is really a wonderful image. Nice composition, color, lighting....but what really caught my eye is the beautiful way you have handled the birds against the texture of the grass. The added touch of working the feathers a bit... the transition between water and the bank, the stream bottom and the reflections....WOW. You should be very proud of this wonderful work!!! The comments of others about this looking like a painting is right on!!!
AureliusdeMercoeur
Magnificent ! A very nicely composed image with a superb lighting ! It is both like a painting and like a perfect capture of the wild life with the offering of the male crane. Great fine work !! Bravo !
necrophage
beautiful scene, composition and lighting - great realism!
gendragon
Wonderful image and work!
jclP
very beautyful
JuliaKretsch
Wonderful work and, as said, it does look like a painting!
jgmart
Beautiful render
sittingblue
picturesque... well done.
mininessie
p recious work my friend!
Domi48
Beautiful image!
JaneEden
Oh this is such a beautiful artwork, very well done!! hugs Jane xx
flora-crassella
wonderful scene!!!! Fantastic work!!!!