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Ravens

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted June 24, 20072,063 views21 comments
Taken at the little outdoor restaurant at the Catalina Island airport. These two Ravens were eyeing someones Cheeseburger. So was I.

Nikon D200
Nikon 300mm f2.8 AFS
Nikon 1.4 tc
1/250 @ f/5.6
iso 200
hand held

Comments Welcome... :cool:

Comments

21 comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 25, 2007 at 12:10 AM
Great shot. Love the perch, the almost monochromatic look. :toast: :toast:

Rob Drummond
Australia
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 25, 2007 at 1:07 AM
It's got an art print look to it. Very interesting effect. The head pose in the lower bird is terrific.
:toast:
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Linstead on June 25, 2007 at 6:01 AM
Highly original and pleasing to look at. Reminds me of that kind of kitchen art where the ckicken is standing on the pig's back, etc.

Scott
Registered on March 25, 2006, 144 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by Andrea Albero on June 25, 2007 at 9:57 AM
Great shot. :toast:
Registered on September 24, 2006, 60 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Natasha Leong on June 25, 2007 at 5:52 PM
It's lovely:) It does look like a painting with the background.
Registered on May 19, 2005, 19 Posts, 49 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on June 25, 2007 at 5:55 PM
This high-key BG works superbly here, Charlie! :toast:
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by David Shaw on June 25, 2007 at 7:11 PM
Really great image. It has a very J.J. Audubon look to it. One thing though, depending on what angle I'm looking at my laptop screen, it can look a little gray rather than black, might think of darkening it down just a shade. But I really like this, atypical and beautiful.

Best,
Dave
Registered on October 26, 2006, 25 Posts, 69 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on June 25, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Charlie,

I like this image. Other than that, it's different enough that having looked at it several times now, I'm still not sure how to assess it. It has a graphics feel and while there's no Escherian space in it, it reminds me of Escher. Neat image.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 25, 2007 at 8:10 PM
Charlie, I've looked at this a long time. Wish I had the training or aesthetic sense to know why I like it so much, but I do.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 25, 2007 at 8:29 PM
Very artistic and unique shot Charlie, love that perch :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Vinod Chandra on June 26, 2007 at 2:47 AM
:cool: shot...
Registered on December 21, 2006, 30 Posts, 522 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 26, 2007 at 12:13 PM
A unique image, and a plasing graphic design.

Well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Dance on June 26, 2007 at 6:37 PM
This is art Charlie... love it!
Registered on April 7, 2005, 65 Posts, 428 Comments
Comment posted by Sam Rua on June 27, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Great shot, Charlie. I love the litho quality of this shot. Comp is fantastic.
:toast: :toast:
Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Wilson on July 2, 2007 at 9:11 AM
Missed this before Charlie - fantastic! Well worthy of the EP! :toast:
Registered on May 17, 2006, 70 Posts, 1166 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 2, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Charlie, Congratulations on the EP. Well deserved.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 2, 2007 at 1:49 PM
Very cool shot, Charlie. Wish there was a little more catch light in eye of the top bird, but hey, he must have chossen a different angle of view on that cheeseburger. Great capture for handholding that heavy lens.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 2, 2007 at 4:58 PM
Congratulations on the EP, Charlie.

I have only one question. Are these Ravens or are they crows ?

One tiny nit; I would love to see the eye of the upper Raven.

And one comment. I think someone else beat me to the punch. This definitely has an Audubon feel to it.

Very, very nice.

Carol
Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments
Comment posted by Jeff Hanna on July 3, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Very nice Charlie, great detail in the blacks :toast:
Registered on July 25, 2006, 23 Posts, 126 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on July 4, 2007 at 8:37 AM
Hey Charlie, I have missed many of the postings lately and I missed this one too. Congrats on the EP. This is a great shot, good comp, perch, detail and I love the high-key BG. Well done.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 30, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Great shot! Loove the simple comp!
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments