And the Raven said..........!!

[Loukie Viljoen]

I just had to try out my new Canon 500 mm F4, and do some serious digital photography, what better place to chose than to go to Giants Castle with the guru himself, Chris van Rooyen of Afrimage, what a two days, Julie and I took about 2000 photos, the one wants to be better than the next, enjoy.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:06:23 08:39:03
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1250
Focal length: 500mm
Image size: 800 x 460
Rotation: none
Color space: sRGB
Color profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning composition Loukie. Love the wonderful story it tells as well as a superb pose on the vulture and the excellent feather detail. Awesome BG to set this all off. Love this image Loukie and look forward to seeing many more < smile >

[Fabs Forns]

Congratulations on your new system, I'm sure you'll get a lot of mileage out of it!

Beautiful capture, can't wait to see more...

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great timing with fantastic bg and nice wing position!

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Excellent Loukie! Love that Raven, as if it is challenging the vulture.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice, the interspecies interaction is cool...and the BG colours are stunning!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, setting, BG and interaction. Why does the raven have a white patch on the neck and is he sitting on a rock or something else? Thanks for sharing and enjoy your new lens!

[Loukie Viljoen]

Axel it is actually a White-necked Raven [Corvis albicolis], they are real pests at some sites. He has actually taken possession of a marrow bone that the Cape Vulture [ Griffon] fancied.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Axel it is actually a White-necked Raven [Corvis albicolis], they are real pests at some sites. He has actually taken possession of a marrow bone that the Cape Vulture [ Griffon] fancied.

Thanks for the explanation, Loukie!

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely light, pose and interaction - Giants is a great spot