Crispness by definition is clear. There is only one place of the focus ring where the image appears perfectly focussed. This is interestingly not true with blur. Blur is a blur is a blur? No!! A few mm rotation often results in different, yet another blur with different emotional attributions. For my tastebuds I would have rotated it a degree or towards focus. Your thoughts?

Sarus cranes amazes me. There are together like a newly wedded couple for the entire life!! The rhythm of life can be seen/felt in every movement.

I agree with you Ganesh on all aspects. How much to blur is the question and each of us may differ on the amount of blur required !!

Yes, I too wish for a little more definition of the birds. I was shooting with a new lens and struggling to understand it. Will have to wait for the next trip to better it.

On a lighter note, you didnot focus on the amount of blur
-RD

For me it looks more like a dance move than a take off. Not sure may be monochrome in this case would've worked better?
BTW, I can understand the difficulty in handling new lens, you know the mistakes I did .

Regards,
Prashanth