my buddy the crow

Raymond J Barlow · Jun 27, 2005

took another walk through my local cemetary .. look who popped up!

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My first crack at shooting RAW and playing on PS CS ... I just downloaded the raw update an hour ago., very cool stuff!

Chiller · Jun 27, 2005

Oh man...Raymond....killer shot. Love the first one version
I came close to getting one on Saturday, but missed again. :grumpy:

Lensmeister · Jun 27, 2005

Raymond J Barlow said:
My first crack at shooting RAW and playing on PS CS ... I just downloaded the raw update an hour ago., very cool stuff!

is that RAW or CAW .... ? ? ??

: )

:mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Nice pic raymond

JonMikal · Jun 27, 2005

nice shot Raymond. that crow looks larger than normal.

Chiller · Jun 27, 2005

JonMikal said:
nice shot Raymond. that crow looks larger than normal.

I noticed that too. Wonder what they feed them in Grimsby :lol:

Raymond J Barlow · Jun 27, 2005

its the monster crow from hell! i took a few shots of some youngin crows also, but none on a grave stone.. i think there is a family back there, a nest too likely. I am 2 for 3 so far!

the first shot is the edited one. the second is just resized, both are not cropped., 300mm 250 sec, f 16 hand held.

still wishing for a tripod!!

photo gal · Jun 27, 2005

Nice shot raymond!!! It kept me interested for quite some time!!Do you by any chance remember the last name on that headstone? : )

LaFoto · Jun 27, 2005

Aargh, you are sooo lucky with this one, "your" crow.
"Local dust collection"???? :scratch: Is that the way to respectfully put it??? :scratch:

I prefer the first over the second. His feathers glisten more in the first.
And then there is this GREEN, of course...

ThatCameraThingy · Jun 27, 2005

Hey Raymond. Looks like your paying them to pose for you.
I like the first version with the warmer tone more.

I'm out of crow hunting for a while - Wife in Hospital and car busted in prang.

Will try again in 2 weeks or so.

Hanno

John E. · Jun 27, 2005

Good shot Raymond, may not be a crow, looks more like a raven to me. Ravens are larger than crows and the beaks are more curved. Ravens are believed to be the smarter of the two. A little hard to tell cause the beak is dark.

dalebe · Jun 27, 2005

nice shot like #1, if it is black and a bird it's a crow!

aprilraven · Jun 27, 2005

speaking as a raven, yes, we are smarter....thanks john......thats why i'm NOT known as aprilcrow....hense the name.... :wink:

these are great.....i love them...thanks for the shots of my kin, raymond....!

deb · Jun 27, 2005

Ok, bring me up to date. I keep seeing the crows on here. Is there something about crows that we don't know down here in Tennessee? We build people out of old clothes and straw to keep crows away.

Mansi · Jun 28, 2005

It's really been crowing around here hasnt it

nice shots Raymond, i like the first

nicely done

Raymond J Barlow · Jun 28, 2005

Thanks everyone, appreciate your comments.

laFoto.. sorry about my sense of humor.. sometimes I get stupid

Pretty sure this is a crow.. Canoncan.. our resident bird expert seemed to agree on the last shot of this monster from last week.. "Canada's crow from Hell"
Also, after I chased this one around the graveyard for 20 mins, he gave me a serious "CAWWW" when he got up into the tree, he or she was not happy about me interupting its breakfast!. I have seen ravens here in Canada, usually on our northern highways, picking at road kill. They are much bigger then this feathered friend.

deb ... you might ask JonMikal about our compassion for crows in graveyards.. He put up a challenge to Chiller a few weeks ago, and since my buddy chiller has had no recent luck, it snooped into my local "resting place" to see what cawwed up!

please feel free to join in, if you have so many crows in Tennesee, you might come up with a winner!

and btw, for those who think these are two shots.. (Mansi?) they are one in the same.. one is straight from the Cam, the other modified in PS