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Twa Corbies by ~swandog:iconswandog:

Categories Photography > Animals, Plants & Nature > Birds

©2009 ~swandog
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(Full-view recommended.) My hubby ~sayh snapped this shot in front of the Holmenkollen Hotel on the hill overlooking Oslo in the waning afternoon sun. I particularly love the shape of that dead windswept tree, and how the hooded crows struck a perfect pose for us. :) (The title is from this old folksong about a conversation between two crows.)

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~dwuff Jan 12, 2009, 11:09:12 AM
Very lovely! Though I would reccommend rotating the image slightly so the horizon is level with the top and bottom of the image. But that's just a suggestion. It's a lovely shot!

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~ChibiButterfly Jan 12, 2009, 12:07:35 PM
"hawk and hound and his lady fair-o"
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Beautiful picture, looks like a landscape watercolour.

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~swandog Jan 12, 2009, 12:54:52 PM
You're quite right...I've fixed it now; thanks! :)
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*Himmapaan Jan 12, 2009, 1:14:23 PM
This is of course beautiful, as are the other recent photographs ~sayh took. :D My attention picked up that extra bit the moment I saw the title too - I know this folk song, and how wonderfully apt that these two obliging crows should have posed for you. :D

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Mood: Joy ~swandog Jan 12, 2009, 3:09:10 PM
Thanks, and yay! :D You should illustrate that song someday; nobody could do it better! And there are so many elements to it, so many questions unanswered...I believe his "Lady Fair-O" had him murdered, since the lyrics say he was "newly slain" (thus not suicide, obviously), and she knew his body was laying in the dyke, but she hadn't told anyone, and had already taken up with a new lover before her husband even had a chance to decompose, since his eyes were still "bonny blue". Makes you wonder what happened after that fellow overheard what the crows had said...do you think he ever turned her in? :)
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~IanM Jan 12, 2009, 3:16:35 PM
Bee-yoo-ti-ful!

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~Kalure Jan 12, 2009, 4:14:53 PM
As soon as I saw that title, I knew I'd have the song stuck in my head. Great shot! I love how the one crow has turned to the other, as if they really are having the conversation in the song.

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~Unicornsoul Jan 12, 2009, 5:02:51 PM
Very nice shoot, i love it too :)

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