Posts tagged crow

Murder of crows!  An hour ago while I was walking home the largest murder I have ever seen was gathering around my home. It was insane! Every tree was full. I came in and grabbed my camera “as is” and took off down the alley. Unfortunately I had a long lens on so I could not capture the size of the “scene.” I cranked the ISO up to 6400 and started shooting in the dark, handheld at anywhere from 1/8 to 1/15. Ha! People were coming out of their homes thinking it was the apocalypse it was that noisy and crazy. I just checked the shots and I actually kind of like the feel of what I captured. Black streaks everywhere-exactly how the sky “felt.”

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Black and blue

Black and blue

Evil Eye

Evil Eye

Feathered Friday I think crows and ravens are quite beautiful and I rarely get a good shot of either, so was quite happy with this catch.

Feathered Friday

I think crows and ravens are quite beautiful and I rarely get a good shot of either, so was quite happy with this catch.

I RARELY get a good shot of crows. The sky is always too white and overcast or they are in the canopy where it is too dark and shadowy…they love to freak out the dynamic range on my camera. But today-wow! Gorgeous birds and so well dressed.

I RARELY get a good shot of crows. The sky is always too white and overcast or they are in the canopy where it is too dark and shadowy…they love to freak out the dynamic range on my camera. But today-wow! Gorgeous birds and so well dressed.

Thanks for the post FYCrows!

Thanks for the post FYCrows!