{"id":5058,"date":"2012-05-25T03:55:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T09:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T19:31:54","slug":"common-raven-in-an-open-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/05\/25\/common-raven-in-an-open-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Raven In An Open Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will wonders never cease? The weather forecasters; who are usually way off on their predictions, were right yesterday. They called for partly cloudy weather and that is what happened. Of course when there were no birds the sky overhead was clear and when there were birds the hulking clouds blocked out most of the light. Maybe they used a Ouija board for the forecast yesterday instead of weather radars and other scientific information.<\/p>\n

So, when there were clouds and not much light I came across this Common Raven perched on a small rock in an open field that had been feeding on roadkill on the shoulder of the road.<\/p>\n

\"Common<\/p>\n

Common Raven fluffed up – Nikon D200, f6.3, 1\/250, ISO 400, 0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 350mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I grumbled about the low light earlier but it actually worked in my favor because I was able to bring out nice details in the Raven’s plumage and even got a hint of the blue sheen on some of the feathers and according to the histogram none of the blacks are blocked up.\u00a0 In brighter light there may have been blocked up blacks in the shadows.<\/p>\n

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Common Raven Histogram<\/p><\/div>\n

I could lighten the Raven up because\u00a0the histogram shows that I am nowhere near blowing out the whites but I don’t want to increase exposure if it will add unwanted noise and that can happen easily with blacks and other dark colors.<\/p>\n

\"CommonCommon Raven on a rock in an open field – Nikon D200, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 400, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 350mm, natural light, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

This Raven acted like it was going to expel a pellet for about a minute and I hoped to capture images of that but the bird must have decided it wasn’t time yet and flew off.<\/p>\n

In Christian tradition\u00a0Ravens are considered birds that herald\u00a0death, evil, warfare or\u00a0ill omens. I prefer to think of them as intelligent, playful and mischievous tricksters.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Common Raven photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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