Monomad: Crow in Monochrome

Crows are among the birds I encounter most often and I always find a certain fascination when I see them. Crows are a very intelligent bird that you can never quite guess what they're thinking or planning

Nikon D7000 1/400 sec. f/5.6 ISO-250 at 300mm

Catching them in flight and watching them cost and glide is a treat. Birds in flight can be a hard subject to track. Also with a long lens you tend to get more camera shake.

Nikon D7000 1/250 sec. f/5.6 ISO-250 at 250mm

When shutting subjects that are moving like this I try to go with the old adage of keeping your elbows tucked into your sides as much as you can in order to help stabilize the camera and reduce camera shake.

Nikon D7000 1/1000 sec. f/6.3 ISO-250 at 300mm