American Crow

[Danny J Brown]

I was photographing in the Ozark Scenic Riverways National Park (about an 1.5 hours from my home) this morning but it was pretty slow. I captured this image of a crow which on the surface seems very boring but I have spent years trying to get close to one of these critters! They are wiley as a coyote here in Missouri. Image was taken along the riparian corridor of the Current River. Perch is a bit of a monstrosity but I like it!!!!

Canon 40D; Canon 500/4; 1/320; f/5.6; ISO 400; Standard Gitzo/Wimb Set-Up; Converted in DPP; Note: This is a significant crop - 50% but the ole 40D held up pretty well, I think.

[Aidan Briggs]

I agree with you on the perch, but I like the bark peeling off. Perfect exposure, HA, and BG. Might sharpen the head a tad more. The two twigs shooting up from the bottom bug me a tad, but they might be hard to lose. I know what you mean about crows, they might be common, but they aren't that easy to photograph!

Well Done!

[Mike Fuhr]

Wow Danny. Very nice detail and I agree on the perch -- it really adds to the picture.

[Danny J Brown]

Wow Danny. Very nice detail and I agree on the perch -- it really adds to the picture.

Oh, Mikey. You're going to get yourself in trouble, my friend!

[Harshad Barve]

Their Indian cousines are tough nuts to crack , they are everwhere and just dont offer image making oppurtunity

Lovely pose , nice compo , and exposure . details looks good and perch adds much to image here
TFS

[Mike Fuhr]

Oh, Mikey. You're going to get yourself in trouble, my friend!

I'm talking about the peeling nature of the bark -- it adds interest IMHO despite being a monstrosity!

[arash_hazeghi]

Beautiful Danny, I like the peeling tree bark it offsets the effects of perch being a bit large. Would just clone out the lower twigs, nicely done and crows are not easy to photograph at all.

[David Fletcher]

Done really well Danny. Excellent details in the blacks and good eye contact.

[denise ippolito]

Danny, I like the curved line of the perch and the details on your crow are fantastic.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great expo here, nice details and pose on the Bird...

[Danny J Brown]

Thanks everybody! Happy Holidays and hopefully you'll all get out to make a few images over the next two weeks.

[James Salywoda]

Fantastic shot Danny perfectly captured as I love the flow of the composition and excellent detail....
Happy Holidays to you and your family.

[Mike Veltri]

Great exposure Danny, the perch is a tad over powering but works.
Happy Holidays!