Ravens

Posted by Paul Skoczylas on Mon Dec 15, 2003 2:48 pm

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Taken last winter near the summit of the Icefields Parkway in Jasper. IIRC, I took this handheld out the passenger window of my truck--the ravens are perched on the ploughed snow bank in a roadside pullout.

I forget what the film was, but this was taken with a consumer-grade 100-300 zoom. It looks like I could have done a better job with the sharpening--there's a bit of a halo...

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by Rob Palmer on Mon Dec 15, 2003 4:17 pm

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I don't notice the halo on my computer. This is a good habitat shot of these cold weather birds. Took me back to my days in Alaska as soon as I saw it. You might try a vertical crop on the bird on the right.

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by AlexC on Mon Dec 15, 2003 5:32 pm

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A very nice shot a very smart bird, as a matter of fact there is a very good chance I may know one of them!!, Met many on my travels to Jasper-Banff in years past, Ravens in that part of the world are as big as chickens!!! True survivors!!! Indeed!!1 Congrats!!

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Dec 15, 2003 6:38 pm

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Cool shot Paul. I just wish they would face the camera a bit more.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:00 pm

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Cool shot, Paul. I like the falling smow and how it looks like they are watching each other's backs.

Excellent exposure of the black on white.

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by BrianS on Mon Dec 15, 2003 7:04 pm

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Excellent exposure -- I like it, no nits here.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:06 am

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I only noticed the halo because you mentioned it! great shot Paul and the black and white are well exposed here.

Nice one!

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by Bruno D on Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:07 am

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Nice shot!
I remember how many ravens are in Jasper...here, in Italy, they are rare and amazingly shy

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