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carrion crow

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Posted by Roy Bailey on February 18, 2012 at 7:41 AM
carrion crow
Always take my camera along on fishing trips,this fine looking crow dropped in at last light to feed on scraps left behind from angler on next peg. Camera settings were realy designed for the last shot which was my wife holding a fish.

1d3
500+1/4 convertor
ss 1/100
7.1
iso400 bit of grass removed from below beak.

All comments very welcome and appreciated.
Posted by John Robinson on February 18, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Not easy to get the detail right in these. This looks good.
JR
Posted by Rene de Heer on February 18, 2012 at 8:02 AM
Looks good to me, a shy bird generally. Well done
Rene de Heer
Posted by Nick Mckeown on February 18, 2012 at 9:02 AM
Superb image of Mr Crow Roy! The detail in the head and beak is all their and a full eye catch as well! The OOF stems are a little distracting as they are quite bright, perhaps tone them down a little?

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on February 18, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Must have been a small fish if you needed the 500 & 1.4X :biggrin:

The sandwich of BG & FG colors really do go well with the crow which has some excellent detail. Dont mind the stems too much but if it were plain blue it would be stunning :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on February 18, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Really good shot Roy the exposure looks to be bob on :smile:

Only minor nit been mentioned already.
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 18, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Very nice blacks showing the feather details nicely

Wish there was atad more DOF to have the tail in focus. But ha ho thats the way it goes.

A fine looking image :cool:
Posted by Paul Whippey on February 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM
500 and a 1.4x to take pictures of fishies! :eek:

Superb shot. No nits from me!

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phil Ellard on February 18, 2012 at 1:32 PM
Cracking detail in the blacks :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on February 18, 2012 at 3:12 PM
A fine portrait of a great bird Roy. No nits from me.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 19, 2012 at 4:42 AM

Great looking image Roy, the lighting is very good showing some lovely detail in those feathers. Top shot IMO :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Craig Jones on February 19, 2012 at 6:52 AM
A beautiful portrait of this stunning bird, great detail and pose captured :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on February 19, 2012 at 7:52 AM
I assume your wife and the fish were some distance away? :biggrin:

I like this Roy, great detail in the feathers and nice light too.

Matt :toast: