Raven Point

Gallery: AvianPosted July 15, 20182,273 views11 comments

On trip out west last fall we spent a day at the east rim of the Grand Canyon. I climbed down the rocks a bit to get this weathered limb as a leading line into the scene when this Raven flew in right on cue and posed for several shots before departing. This was the best image out of the series due to the angle of the subject to the sun bringing out the iridescent blues in the feathers and the catch light in the eye.

Please see large version for best detail

File Name   RAMY_8825_SD7
Camera Model   Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Shooting Date/Time   9/28/2017 12:23:35 PM
Author   Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice   CopyRight Rock Art, Ltd All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode   Shutter-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed)   1/250
Av(Aperture Value)   14
Metering Mode   Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation   -1
ISO Speed   400
Auto ISO Speed   OFF
Lens   EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length   24.0mm
Hand Held
70% of full frame

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on July 15, 2018 at 8:51 PM

Well seen and recorded! The raven makes this a special image of the Grand Canyon. Great color and I like you have detail throughout. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 15, 2018 at 9:42 PM

Not often one gets a bird photo at 24 mm, Mike. This image is just awesome. I love the way the iridescence brings out tones that match the colors in the canyon and the short focal length gave you full depth of field.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on July 16, 2018 at 12:10 AM

Great shot The bird gives a lot of life to the shot devil

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on July 16, 2018 at 10:12 AM

Wow, Mike - a stunning image, when viewed large almost a 3D-sensation ! DOF works perfect hear. A gift that you took to full advantage I'd say devil

, cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Bogener on July 16, 2018 at 6:12 PM

Even without the raven this is an amazing image, It has an HDR feel to it. The larger version has much better detail in the blacks. Well done.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 17, 2018 at 10:39 AM

Hmmmm, not sure about this one, Mike.
The concept and luck is excellent, but the raven seems a little soft, and there is quite a bit of noise.
Excellent colours and perspective.
GREAT potential here, if you can clean it up just a bit.
Still, a nice image.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 17, 2018 at 11:37 AM

I like the concept. Not wild about the final product. Can't believe nobody has mentioned the overly blue/cyan sky. The clouds are blue, not white. Looks like a lot of saturation in a grad filter in LR or PS. The bottom part of the image feels natural, the top does not. I'd like to see the unadjusted raw file to understand more.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 17, 2018 at 4:03 PM

Perfect, Mike! How fortunate to have your camera ready, image all framed, and have a Raven come and land on the old dead limb! Great shot of it as well as the Grand Canyon.

Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on July 17, 2018 at 4:34 PM

Yes Mike, I'm also seeing a little bit too much blue/cyan saturation in this one however it is a pretty cool image considering that you were able to get the wide-angle of the canyon and bird in focus. The Grand Canyon is a tough place to take images because of the atmospheric conditions. This looks like it was taken from Desert View.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 18, 2018 at 10:57 AM

A cool moment and a wonderful, iconic setting. The larger version is definitely better to look at, and I see the color caste issues others mention (it's most notable to me in the raven's plumage), but my first suggestion would be to watch your horizon next time. A slightly lower position would have separated the perch from the background better, giving it some breathing room above the canyon wall.

Max

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on July 26, 2018 at 1:15 PM

Amazing raven-scape

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