function get_image_caption() {
        global $page;

        //handle video post format
        if (get_post_format($this->post->ID) == 'video') {
            //if it's a video post...
            $td_post_video = td_util::get_post_meta_array($this->post->ID, 'td_post_video');

            //render the video if the post has a video in the featured video section of the post
            if (!empty($td_post_video['td_video']) && class_exists( 'td_video_support')) {
                return td_video_support::render_video($td_post_video['td_video']);
            }
        } else {
            //if it's a normal post, show the caption

            if (!is_null($this->post_thumb_id)) {
                $featured_image_id = get_post_thumbnail_id($this->post->ID);
                $featured_image_info = td_util::attachment_get_full_info($featured_image_id);


                // caption - put html5 wrapper on when we have a caption
                if (!empty($featured_image_info['caption'])) {

                    $buffy = '';
                    $buffy .= '<figcaption class="wp-caption-text">' . $featured_image_info['caption'] . '</figcaption>';
                    $buffy .= '</figure>';
                }

                $buffy .= '</div>';


                return $buffy;
            } else {
                return ''; //the post has no thumb
            }
        }
    }