Rooftop Raven

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Description

I was out back this morning looking for some birds to shoot when this raven landed on a nearby rooftop. I liked the pose that it struck with the breast feathers splayed out.

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I considered doing something with the black BG elements then decided that they kinda went with the blacks in the foreground and left them alone. Yeah?

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Z9, 180-600 lens, monopod, 1/640th, f 9.0, 1260mm, ISO 1250, cropped to 2557 x 2739

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Excellent detail in the raven, Dave. I might wish for a bit more of a head turn, but this does have the look of a bird surveying it’s domain.

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Good detail in the blacks with some iridescence coming through. Background looks okay. The pose makes one wonder what it’s looking at.

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Hi Dave, fine details and well exposed. Agree with the sense of the bird overlooking its range.

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Nice shot of a beautiful shiny raven Dave. Nice detail and even though it isn’t directly facing the camera it makes sense looking out to see what is out there.

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It kept calling, and looking around skyward. I’m thinking it was not looking for food right then. Maybe a girlfriend?