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I think it's pretty safe to say 'RAW'. Nobody is going to give up the flexibility that raw gives who is serious about their images.
And I think it's safe to say 'Planned' but I'm guessing that 'spray and pray' is part of good planning. (Meaning: you plan it out as best you can, and you spray and pray once you've got every variable you can control, controlled.
Here's a posting that was on the wisconsin bird network recently--this will give you some idea of the planning. (Since this was posted on a very obviously public board, I don't believe there is any issue with a repost here)
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Subject: Photo Query from National Geographic Magazine
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 11:17:53 -0700
From: <case2620@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: masoffice@xxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Audubon, Joel Sartore (my boss) has been assigned to do a photo essay for a National Geographic Magazine story on animal migrations. Though he'll be covering everything from monarchs to mammals, he'd like to do a series of environmental portraits of small, beautiful birds around the country, showing different bird species in various habitats. We can do prairie right here where we live, but would also like to other important habitats in the background as well (for example, a mountain scene, a swamp or marsh, a forest and a desert.) He's most interested in targeting especially striking bird species in these portraits. To do this type of photography, Joel will position a camera next to a bird feeder in a place where the background looks perfect. Ideally there's a natural looking perch very near by for birds to stage on while they wait their turn to eat. The camera is fixed on this spot and fired remotely with a radio signal. The result is that we get an intimate, wide-angle image showing the bird with the kind of background that says much about the kind of habitat the bird uses. The photo below illustrates this style [I deleted the attachment per Wisbirdnet rules. -Karen]. It was taken a few days ago of goldfinches near Lincoln, Nebraska. So, a few questions...Do you have folks in your area that are avid bird feeders with appropriate habitat right in their backyard? Do they have any great-looking migratory birds that will be coming to those feeders consistently, frequently and dependably this summer? If so, and they wouldn't mind Joel running a camera there for a few days, we'd sure love to hear from them. Please feel free to pass this e-mail along to whoever you think might have an interest, and many thanks. Sincerely, Amy Bruce Photo Researcher for Joel Sartore Contributing Photographer, National Geographic Magazine
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And I have to agree with you, vinke, I really don't care much for Nat Geo's new style. I could really care less about the people in zip code xxxxx, for example. If I want to learn about zip codes, I'll drop by a post office. Gee, people in Tx wear cowboy hats and boots and like bbq? No kidding. Wow, Nat Geo, you really put yourself out there for that story. Sheesh.
And the 'polar bears are dying' and the sky is falling Ok, ok, so you're sensitive. Get your butt out into the field and wow me, dammit!! (so say I to Nat Geo). Luckily there is generally at least one article in any issue of the magazine still worth reading. I'm just dreading they day that stop doing that article and go with a 'Global Warming/Animal Gay Marriage' combo issue. That'll be it for me, and I fear it's coming.
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