Crow with Sky Fingers
This is a revisit to an image I posted two years ago. It is still one of my favourite photos.
And so, I have been back to it a few times since then, though have not posted any other versions.
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Canon EOS 5D Mkii, Canon 5omm/f1.4, polarizing filter, ISO 200, f2.2, 1/2,000th
burnt embers 
Really stunning shot. Lovely sky, amazing composition – thanks for (re)sharing
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Hi Paula and thank you! It was wonderful sky, and uncommonly cooperative birds too.
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Drama! And the bird sings! Luck, patience or preseverance to get that decisive moment? Whatever it was it makes a wonderful shot.
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Hi Andy. It was luck only in the sense that after I missed it the first time, it called again when I was ready to take the shot and knew that was what I wanted. I have some without the open beak and they are not nearly as satisfying.
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The mood is wonderful with the colour shift. I like those ‘ribs’ in the sky.
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Thanks Karen. I would love to see clouds like this at sunset, but this colouring hints at how that might be.
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I understand that this is one of your favourites. Beautiful!!
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WOW! This is super!
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Thanks Ken! A sky to die for, and very unusual for around here.
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Very nice – the yellow adds a lot of drama to the scene. Thanks for reposting it, too, because I didn’t see it the first time! (This version is better…)
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Thanks Melinda! The previous version was processed in picasa which I used for about a year before I made the leap to software with more control. Now I only use picasa sometimes for adding a quick border since it puts outside the image, unlike some of the software I use now that puts it inside and over the edges of the photo.
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I remember discussing Picasa with you about this time last year…. I think there’s a way to do borders where they don’t eat up your image. Let me research it for you (how about THAT turn of events?!); I’ll email later once I actually know what I am talking about.
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Thanks! I can do them in some of the software I use, but often they eat away at the edges, which can be annoying.
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