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She Spoke of Murders (and They Listened)



cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture f/3.2 ISO 100 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 850/10 

upload_dateJul, 2015

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14 Comments | Report
Megan_Humphreys
 
Megan_Humphreys October 03, 2015
This photo is incredible!
photomom2
 
photomom2 October 09, 2015
AMAZING
lalaenagonzalezfigueroa
 
lalaenagonzalezfigueroa October 10, 2015
Love it. Intriguing and beautiful.
dade37
 
dade37 October 12, 2015
Stunning!
deboraheklund
 
deboraheklund October 13, 2015
this is a amazing photo..I love crow's..great work !!!
Malx
 
Malx October 23, 2015
Absoloutely love it,,, just one thing would it be perfect if her foot wasn't visible??
Coveboy53
 
Coveboy53 January 17, 2016
what a wonderful title, I HAD FORGOTTEN WHAT A GROUP OF CROWS WAS CALLED TILL THIS WONDERFUL photo
doloresproulx
 
doloresproulx January 18, 2016
Amazing! I love this photo!!
rebeccaburgdorf
 
rebeccaburgdorf July 08, 2016
I absolutely love his!
lizvantonder
 
lizvantonder July 19, 2016
Absolutely brilliant!
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chebbi February 16, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
vitor Platinum
 
vitor May 16, 2017
Brilliant!
lapatrona
 
lapatrona June 17, 2017
Out loud
MattRussellPhotography
 
MattRussellPhotography June 12, 2020
Wow, spectacular image. Great work!

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#murder #crows #fantasy #surreal #big hair #woman #black dress #red lips #Corn field #kansas #green #brown #black #red #curly hair
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Behind The Lens

Location
I took this in a corn field in Kansas in the June.
Time
This was taken mid-day, but the sky was thickly overcast. June in Kansas is thunderstorm season - so it rained off and on during the entire shooting session. The mud was pretty incredible.
Lighting
I would have loved some more intense lighting for this, but in the end the dispersion from the clouds made it easier to edit in all the crows that I needed for the product
Equipment
This was shot on a Nikon D600 body with a Nikor 85mm f/1.8 lens. There was no lighting modification used.
Inspiration
I recently reread The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe and I wanted to do something with black birds in relation to how their group is called a 'murder'. I loved how ominous, yet poetic, that title was.
Editing
Obviously I added a ton of ravens and crows. That is the most of it. Other than that I boosted the contrast a little and made the model's hair bigger. All in all the shot was pretty great at the start - the crows were just icing on the cake.
In my camera bag
My Nikon D600 body and my Nikkor f/1.8 lens. Normally that is all I need.
Feedback
Be aware of your angles and your proportions. At the end of the day - that is what can make or break an image.

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