I was out photographing in the light rain yesterday afternoon around dusk. Birds of all kinds were active, but a group of crows were fighting with each other for the best position on the dead branches of this tree, and the action caught my eye. I could not discern their strategy, but I knew I wanted a classic ‘birds on dead branches silhouette’ image, if you know what I mean. I had a fast 50mm lens mounted on my professional rig, a digital camera with a boat load of megapixels. The focal length was kind of short, but I knew I could crop like hell in post, so I shot away.
