Raven

[Kobus Tollig]

Hi all. Sorry for being so quite the last week. I moved from Pretoria to a place called Bredasdorp. Its about 200km from Cape Town and 1400km from Pretoria so it was a big move. Im in my new place and loving it. 10 min from the sea and about 25 min drive from the most southern point of Africa.(Cape Augullas)
So from Monday i will be back full steam
Here is a Raven Taken at Giants Castle
Canon 40D
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/2500 sec, f/8
Mode: Manual
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 800
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Wing position and sharpness look good. I might put the bird a little lower in the frame and would try to get more details in the shadows.

[Desmond Chan]

Considering the lighting condition, I think this looks pretty good. Good wing position and under-wing details ! I may have left a bit more room on the left though.

[Morkel Erasmus]

glad you're loving it! now we can come visit :)
super exposure to get details in this bird. great pose too.
I would add a tad of space at the top and some to the left, then take some off the bottom for a more 'pano' type crop. just my suggestion.

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice exposure, and underwing detail. As Axel mentioned, the bird is a bit high in the frame. I can't decide whether or not I like the BG.

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Very good job, and a difficult subject as well. Black birds are very tricky, and manual exposure was the way to go. You nailed it! But then there the totally black shadow, which is kind of disruptive, especially around the feet. Not much can be done post processing, and the only solutions would have been to have the sun in a better position, or have the light mediated by clouds. Nonetheless, a fine image. regards~Bill