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Yellowstone Raven Today

Jaime Johnson

New member
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f5.6
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Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Hi Jaime,

Is the raven really that blue? I hadn't realized. I guess, black is not really black in most natural materials. The blues is itself everything from cyans to almost purples. One can learn a lot seeing things so close. Could you show a few 100% crops of these beautiful colors?

Also a question; what was the background?

Asher
 

Andy brown

Well-known member
I'm just guessing here Asher but The raven's plumage is so reflective the blue is most likely from the sky. It's kind of incongruous to think about, black represents the absorption of all light but it can be highly reflective at the same time.

Gorgeous shot Jaime.

I've often been amazed when I take samples from clouds in shots I've taken just how much blue they can contain yet still appear as pure white.
 

Jaime Johnson

New member
They really have that blue tint up close! Might be reflections - I'm not sure! This is actual image not cropped!

I ran into the same bird today - so I'll post another tomorrow (just got home from the park and have to get up early for work)!

500mm Canon / 1D Mark III
f5.6
ISO 100
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J
 
Nice portrait!

I've noticed that other black birds (e.g. Grackles) will have a bluish/purplish iridescence in the sunlight, and I suspect that might be the case here as well.
 
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