Oddly, my last few posts didn’t update facebook, so an extra pic for today.
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Category: birds
Green Heron
“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.” Albert Einstein
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotations/nature/
Motion – Photo 101
Well, the pictures aren’t great but the idea is there. If you look at the flying birds you can definitely tell they are moving. Even though they appear still I think the random positioning shows the motion.
Tree Swallows are among the more difficult birds to catch in flight. The pictures with the birds in the air are taken at 1/2000 of a second, the tree is 1/500 and you can really see the blur.
Bird Day
“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Zigler
Love these guys. The glossy is in breeding plumage, I think that the green is somewhere in between.
Quote found at http://www.quotegarden.com/perseverance.html
Rivals
“He that falls in love with himself has no rivals.” Benjamin Franklin
Both these pictures show great egrets with some indication of breeding plumage. Note the green feathers around the face. I’m starting to see a pattern here – like the ibis it’s facial feathers that attract. Hmm, perhaps we men should be growing beards.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/rivals
Pop of Color – Photo 101
To me nothing quite pops like the color of a flamingo. In the first pic my ballet dancer is in mixed light which made it difficult to capture perfectly. The second picture includes a wood stork – for those who prefer black and white.
Lighting – Photo 101
My favorite time of day for light is about 30 minutes before sunrise. In this part of the world there is usually a reddish glow everywhere with a dash of clouds on the horizon enhancing the colors.
In the first pic there’s a couple of rafts of coots. In the second a lone heron roosting in the tree.
Both these shots are taken looking towards the north east away from the actual sunrise.
Springtime
“Use the talents you possess – for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best.” Henry van Dyke
Here’s an ibis in breeding plumage – note the red face feathers. I’ll have a couple more pics like this during the week.
Quote found at http://www.allgreatquotes.com/bird_quotes3.shtml
Hunter
“The woods were made for the hunter of dreams, the stream for the fisher of song” – Sam Walter Foss
He was getting ready for dinner. Unfortunately the face is too dark, but I love the texture of the wings.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/hunter/
Mystery – Photo 101
Not sure about these pics. there’s no mystery about what they are looking for – food. So we have to go with lighting. 1st pic the reflections are interesting. This pic was taken just after the golden hour – but before the light got too harsh. Second pic was a foggy morning at the arboretum.
I need to learn how to capture the mystery of fog – any tips are greatly appreciated. Because I “see” a smokey moor and capture a cloudy picture.
Picture This by Frank 