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Hi all, Above is the title of my latest "bird blog." I thought some of you might be interested. I received some help here in crafting it, which help I really appreciate. Attached is one of the photos from the piece. Here's the link: https://birdpartner.com/2019/06/28/bird-photos-and-photo-tips-at-midyear/.

Jun 29, 2019 at 05:33 AM

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sum1sgrampa wrote:
I took a look at your blog and feel you left out 2 of the most important aspects of wildlife or bird photography, composition and backgrounds. In my view, if you don't have a pleasing background you have no photo. Looking at the photo you posted;
It seems to be tilting too heavily to the right giving the appearance that the bird is flying down instead of up. That big clump of mud on the right hand side of the frame is way too distracting and easily remedied. Unfortunately the background in this photo ruins what might otherwise have been...Show more →

Gary, Fair points, and I appreciate your comment—and am always happy to get feedback—but the blog wasn't meant to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Ironically, I was planning on covering composition a bit in my next piece, and I may cover background as well. I actually meant to touch on it in this one, but I didn't want to pack in too much.

Jun 29, 2019 at 09:58 AM

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davidrhorer wrote:
Gary, Fair points, and I appreciate your comment—and am always happy to get feedback—but the blog wasn't meant to be a comprehensive treatment. Ironically, I was planning on covering composition a bit in my next piece, and I may cover background as well. I actually meant to touch on it in this one, but I didn't want to pack in too much.

You beat me to the punch David

I went back and looked at my initial response, felt it was unnecessary and deleted it. Not sure how you squeezed it in there.

Thanks so much for taking it in the spirit it was intended, constructive and not critical. I'm sure you're blog is a work in progress and I feel what you're doing is a great way to not only instruct others but also will prove to be a great way to analyze your own work in a new light. There is so much amazing work shown on this forum everyday.
But the images that truly stand out for me are when everything comes together. In other words, there is absolutely nothing in the frame the photographer does not want you to see and each component compliments the next. These are few and far between. Take the RWBB images I posted recently. I feel they're technically okay, the backgrounds are nice, but the subject matter is weak. They say 2 out of 3 ain't bad ? i disagree

Gary

Jun 29, 2019 at 10:13 AM

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davidrhorer wrote:
Gary, I'm going to respond again. It's funny how 2 experienced photographers can look at 1 photo so differently. I never noticed any of the problems you cite here. I honestly don't see any as problematic, and the notion that the background here "ruins" the photo, I absolutely don't see.

Jun 29, 2019 at 10:17 AM

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Gary, Responding to your second post. Thanks for that. You make some great points there. I do agree that everything has to come together and that that's the goal.

Jun 29, 2019 at 10:22 AM

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davidrhorer wrote:
You are correct. Everyone sees things differently

Jun 29, 2019 at 10:31 AM

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One does not have to use back button to change from One Shot to AI Servo. When the subject is still, but may take off at any moment, I have no problem with the camera being in AI Servo. A simple quick press of the shutter button gives me 1 to 3 shots even when I have my A9 set for 20fps. Why would I use back button requiring my thumb and forefinger, when I can do the same thing with just my forefinger? More efficient and simpler for me. JMO

Jun 29, 2019 at 12:13 PM

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Imagemaster wrote:
One does not have to use back button to change from One Shot to AI Servo. When the subject is still, but may take off at any moment, I have no problem with the camera being in AI Servo. A simple quick press of the shutter button gives me 1 to 3 shots even when I have my A9 set for 20fps. Why would I use back button requiring my thumb and forefinger, when I can do the same thing with just my forefinger? More efficient and simpler for me. JMO

Interesting, Tony, and thanks. And thanks for looking at the blog. I seem to have trouble using AI Servo for anything but moving subjects, but I'll look into that further. Would love to know what others think.

Jun 29, 2019 at 12:21 PM


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