Crow In-flight

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Crow In-flight
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1549 W: 0 N: 1182] (6478)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-23
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF70-200/2.8L, Canon 77mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-06 18:18
Viewed: 3549
Points: 76
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Australian Raven, (Corvus coronoides) is 52cm. The feathers on the throat (heckles) are longer than in other species, and a bird tends to extand these when calling , while holding its head and body in a horizontal position. Australian Ravens are usually seen in pair.

Australian Ravens have a wide-ranging diet. Food may consist of grains, fruits, insects, small animals, eggs, refuse and carrion.

Members of this family construct a large untidy nest, normally consisting of bowl or platform of sticks, lined with grasses, bark and feathers.

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Hello Chi!
Excellent shot. Sharp, well exposed in spite of a very dark subject. Good placement of the bird in the frame. Congratulations,
Mark

Superb and clean in-fligth raven pic.
We can feel the effect of the speed.
Well done

Hi Chi,
Great action shot of this flying crow. Sharp, neat, and great details. Nice blurry BG. Greatly composed and well captured.

Ben Lakitan

Hi Chi,
A superb in flight shot on this Raven. Detail is amazing as you froze him perfectly. Great color and detail in the plumage. Love that great contrast of the white eye.
Scott

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3085 W: 231 N: 5879] (19530)
  • [2006-08-06 20:31]

Beautiful light and amazing sharpness of details on this flying raven, Chi Liu. Fantastic in-flight pose you have captured, with the tips of the wings curved up. Excellent capture of the eye, which is in great contrast to the plumage.
TFS. : )

I like this one!
Very nice catch Chi! Lightning and DOF as well as POV and sharpness are amazing! Good lightning and great action picture so well composed! TFS,
Claudine

Wow! You captured this raven in a nice flight pose.
His colour turned out excellent, you even managed to get some of the iridescent colours on his feathers. The detail is sharp and vivid.
Well done Chi.
TFS Janice

Hi chi,

A very well composed picture with such great details , DOF and a BG making the pic alive.

Tfs

Pawan

I still love your bird photos, Chi! Wonderful sharpness, excellent panning technique and fantastic DOF. All in all, fantastic!

TFS,

Alli

Hi Chi

Congrats on a fantastic in-flight shot. Good quality work. :-)

Magnifique netteté pour cet oiseau en vol. Belles couleurs pour l'arrière plan sur lesual il se détache parfaitement
Amicalement
JJ

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2064 W: 220 N: 3584] (11692)
  • [2006-08-07 3:35]

Splendid shot, Chi!

The way the light falls over this pitch-black raven while it is flying is absolutely superb. Extremely well caught!

Excellent POV, great BG and sharp detials, perfect exposure, well framed and beautifully composed.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Bonjour Chi
Tres belle cette photo et la composition est jolie. Pas facile d'obtenir l'éclairage parfait pour ce genre de photo et surtout avec ce plumage tout noir. La tienne est très nette et on voit bien la tête de l'oiseau et les détails du plumage.
Bravo et merci....JP

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1033 W: 0 N: 87] (7625)
  • [2006-08-07 7:38]

Hi Chi
Nice crow shot in action. Great sharpnes, light, details and POV.
Well done Chi

osse

Hello Chi, excllent colors, BG, POV DOF perfect details, very crisp, excllent work, TFS Kyle

Smilies tomorrow out for the day

Hello Chi!
Excellent shot!Great BG,POV and sharp detials.TFS.Hilmi

Beautiful in flight shot Chi! Nice pose and details, focus spot on. I like the colors in the background. TFS!

Hi Chi Liu. This is a great shot: exposure spot on, great sharpness and detail in a difficult shot. The lighting is fantastic and the BG is beautifully soft. Very well done :)

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 776 W: 11 N: 1416] (4621)
  • [2006-08-07 15:01]

Hi Chi

Superb inflight shot, the POV compo and detail is excellent and the colours are great even catching the blue sheen on his black feathers. Well Done

TFS
Regards Hilary

Excellent. Sometimes the most common occurences of animal kingdom can make spectacular shots, like here! Sharp yet dynamic! TFS

Excellent capture Chi,
The details are nice, clear and sharp.
Good colours, lighting and exposure are perfect. POV is good.
Well composed and excellent timing.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1704 W: 5 N: 2129] (11716)
  • [2006-08-07 21:02]

Bonjour Chi!

Félicitations le sujet est bien arrêté et l'exposition¸est parfaite. Bravo pour les couleurs et la netteté.
Merci.
joseph

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 32 N: 790] (3052)
  • [2006-08-08 7:24]

Hi Chi, nice inflight shot. These Ravens are scary looking birds. Good exposure and excellent focus. Well captured and TFS.
Dean.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2006-08-08 10:13]

Perfecta captura en vuelo Chi Lui.
Un excelente DOF y nitidez con oportuno momento del disparo para usar al máximo la luz disponible.
Los detalles del pico y las garras son realmente maravillosos.
TFS... Ricardo

Perfect capture in flight Chi Lui.
An excellent DOF and clarity with opportune moment of the shot to use to the maximum the available light.
The details of the pick and the claws are really wonderful.
TFS... Ricardo

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2966 W: 366 N: 3849] (11733)
  • [2006-08-09 15:09]

Hello Chi, congratulations on this one! It's a very good image of a crow flying - the exposure is beautiful! Well done.

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1655 W: 79 N: 1457] (4742)
  • [2006-08-12 12:55]

Perfect inflight Chi. Very well frozen and sharp details. Exposure is spot on. Well composed and good POV. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 489 W: 0 N: 935] (7943)
  • [2006-08-14 12:40]

Hi Chi,

Very difficult shot of this raven. Great inflight shot. You managed the bacground nice.
TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

Hi, Chi.
Excellent flight shot. Well composed, greta details and superb sharpness.

Hi Chi
Nice Bird in fligth shot.Excellent.TFS

Hi Chi,
Fantastic shot!!!
Excellent freezed moment.
Very well done!!!
TFS Malgosia

Hello Chi,

Wow!!! Excellent capture.
Wonderful sharp, colors and details.
Great POV and DOF.
Very well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

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  • Gudule Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 248 W: 11 N: 288] (1204)
  • [2006-08-26 21:29]

Incroyable netteté dans les détails. Couleurs extraordinaires. Magnifique présentation. L'arrière plan met en valeur le sujet. Bravo Chi Liu.

JN.

Hi Chi,
Lovely camera work here. Exposure, DOF and panning technique are all spot on.
TFS
Paul

Well done, good exposure in the black plumage, well taken flight shot.

Greg

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  • Dave Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 47 N: 672] (2119)
  • [2006-11-15 15:57]

Hi Chi,
You really tagged this one with a great capture!
I enjoy watching my local crows alot. They enjoy the tree in my view almost as much as I do. Taking pictures of them especially in flight is extremely difficult.

Well done! Super pic!

Thanks,

Dave

well Chi, it's a long time ago that I saw your archive and I must say you are a very good photographer. I have seen you growing and growing and thats a big compliment to you. Like this bird shot it is a fantastic capture in flight, great pov and a very good composition, very good job.
gr. Jaap

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 658 W: 98 N: 1207] (3915)
  • [2006-12-12 0:51]

Outstanding inflight shot with excellent details and exposure. A very dramatic pose of the inflight bird. I like his feet.

beautiful, perfect pic, especially its white eye, TFS Ori

Really nice exposure on the raven. This is a tough shot getting good details especially on a black flying bird. Excellent job Chi. :)

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