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Raven pair

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Posted by Mark Sisson on January 25, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Raven pair
Just sorting out some images from the latter part of last year and found a whole selection of Raven images from an enjoyable day which I'd clean forgotten! I need to revisit my external hard drives more often.

40D
500mm
1/100 f8
ISO 200

Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on January 25, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Hi Mark a very nice looking image.

Phil.

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Posted by Andy Gregory on January 25, 2010 at 1:56 PM
What a superb image. Ravens are one of my favourite birds. I would love to get something that good but I have never got close enough yet. Well done. :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Paul Rosser on January 25, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Beautifull image of these lovely, highly intelligent birds Mark. I'd love to get some shots of these stunners!
Regards,
Paul Rosser. :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on January 25, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Absolute corker Mark...............best ive seen of these birds :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by john macpherson on January 25, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Nice stuff to have forgotten about! Great birds and a well taken image - the left birds slight lean forwards adds a certain tension to the image that would be lacking otherwise. Like it.
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 25, 2010 at 2:35 PM
Beautiful image. I like it very much. :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on January 25, 2010 at 2:44 PM
Good stuff!
JR
Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 25, 2010 at 2:57 PM
They're moody looking things, aren't they! Excellent light, detail and pose and I think you've done really well working both birds sufficiently into the focal plane to get them both critically sharp.
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on January 25, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Hi Mark

Lovely atmosphere to this; the dark sky and dramatic lighting set off these great birds very well. Perhaps a tad more room for the bird on the left to look into? Nice work.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Bronia Klima on January 25, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Great shot Mark lovely to see a nice pair of Ravens, good detail in the black and background works well
Bronia
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 25, 2010 at 3:23 PM
How could you forget something like this Mr Sisson? Perhaps you should post me your drives and I'll check through them for you :biggrin:
One of the best Raven images I have seen. Were these controlled birds?
Robert
Posted by Marcus Conway on January 25, 2010 at 3:25 PM
They almost look friendly.
Fantastic shot :toast:
Posted by Liam Pauling on January 25, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Great shot, I wish I could get detail like that in black birds!

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liam
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 25, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Very nice and stunning detail :toast:
Posted by Mike Andrews on January 26, 2010 at 1:47 AM
Very nice indeed Mark. :toast: Great detail, especially where it matters around the eyes, and a diffused bg as well.

The shot shows the power in that beak - they almost look like black toucans!

Posted by Mark Green on January 26, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Thats a stunning image, and so well exposed to see all the feather details Nice :smile:

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Mark.G
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 26, 2010 at 4:15 AM
Thanks all - Robert they were wild birds photographed from a hide at a Griffon Vulture release/re-introduction site in Bulgaria, a project those that know me will know I like to flag wave about.

Mark
Posted by David Sewell on January 26, 2010 at 4:24 AM
That is a superb image, how on earth did you manage to forget about it for so long? The dark, brooding background and dead branches set the birds off very well. A minor nit is that I would like to see a little more canvas on the left for the birds to look into, but no big deal. Even so, probably the best raven image I have ever seen.

David
Posted by Cliff Young on January 26, 2010 at 4:29 AM
All been said really. Great shot, nicely composed, good lighting, feather and eye details. :wavey: Cliff
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 26, 2010 at 5:15 AM
Hello Mark.

Yep its all been said but this is so good I'm going to say it again.

Just superb and its the best Raven image I've seen.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on January 26, 2010 at 7:17 AM
Hi Mark, great capture of the two birds and plenty of detail in the plumage. Cracking Shot. :toast:
Posted by Des Ong on January 26, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Nice one Mark, good to see them side by side and it shows the physical difference between the two sexes.

Des :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 26, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Truly wonderful work. All the environmental factors working for you on this one and the detail has been captured by you very well indeed. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 26, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Fancy missing this one - it's superb. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Wilson on January 26, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Thats a cracking image Mark! I really like how the pose and perspective shows off their bills.
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM
All been said :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on January 26, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Stunning light bringing out their wonderful colours,really nice compositon and exposed to a 'T' :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Philip Newman on January 26, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Stunning mark, a wonderful capture. :toast: :toast:

Posted by David Kjaer on January 27, 2010 at 4:58 AM
Superb!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on January 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Perfectly lit Mark. Impressive shot of an impressive bird.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 28, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Stunning shot. Impressive detail.

Ian
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 28, 2010 at 6:48 PM
one would be excellent, two takes the biscuit, very nice indeed Mark

Paul

paulhobson.co.uk