> One of > the big objections I have with bird pics is that so many of them, > regardless of how well executed they are, are rehashes of the > same photo - > a bird sitting on a branch with a blurred background.
"Bird on twig with catchlight" is the withering expression that was used about such shots in a workshop I once attended. > So, for better or for worse, here's my first bird picture. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/Birds/missed.html > Quite an interesting mixture of sharp and blur, but unlikely to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition! Very difficult to photograph birds well - I have tremendous admiration for those who can. I had one get away from me a couple of mornings ago. There must be a nest nearby because a pair of blackbirds have been flying by for a while with their beaks full of worms. They stop for a rest on the fence outside my window before the final dash. One of the local cats has cottoned on to this. At about 4.30am a couple of days ago I saw the cat staring greedily at the fence. I wanted to see what my digicam could do, so I opened the window, focussed on the catchlight (!) and pressed the shutter. There was a squeal and a blurred flurry a moment before the shutter fired, and the bird was gone. I had not anticipated the cat's attack, and I missed it completely. It could have been a winner, but I have nothing to show for it! -- Cheers, Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
