Nemesis

Gallery: AvianPosted June 26, 2017112 views7 comments

I was standing on an observation dock overlooking the river, photographing Purple Martins, when this crow started dive bombing me. I took shelter in a nearby gazebo, but he still made several passes. He finally landed on this branch and I got my revenge.

Canon 7d Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 221
1/250 at f 5.6
ISO 320

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appriciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on June 26, 2017 at 11:06 AM

Got the colours right Allen.
Like the vegetation too.
John

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 26, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Hi Allen
Nice job with the blacks and good detail.
Peter

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 26, 2017 at 3:03 PM

Oh, well done! I think you caught him in all his glory! devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 26, 2017 at 5:34 PM

You did real well here Alan. You got the Blacks down pretty well and you controlled the highlights on the feathers well enough to bring out superb detail. There's no magenta cast to note, which is something I find that is hard to battle when trying to balance between the highlights shadows and the blacks on these birds. Nice composition and a fitting background.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 26, 2017 at 6:21 PM

Superb detail and a terrific pose, Allen. I'm not sure about the exposure of the crow-it looks just a hair too bright on my monitor, but if the light is right, they can reflect quite a bit.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 26, 2017 at 11:32 PM

I love the story, and I think the image is great. I really like this composition.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 27, 2017 at 9:25 PM

Hi Allen,

Exposure is right on. A good picture of an ornery rascal. Well done.....................Jim

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