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Starling taken in Birmingham City Centre. They are becoming quite brave in their quest to seed on our waste food, so brave I only had to zoom to 100mm to capture this shot.
 
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This shot made one of my students say:

"Looks like the light from the shade of our living
room floor lamp… just prettier!"

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I did… I did focus on the eye! :D



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Darn… I did not focus on the eye(s) of this Black-hooded crow!


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Thanks Robin!
… the winter plumage does a lot!
 
It was suggested that I post this photo here. The suggestion causes me to ask whether the other bird section is just for guide book style photos. Why impose a style at all?

I don't see this thread as being for what the typical bird-on-a-stick photographer would call failures.

THE ART OF DIVING by Robin Procter, on Flickr
 
Here's one, well 4 birds actually. They are fledgling Tawny Frognouths. The two pretending to be branches are the older pair and the wide eyed pair are younger. None of them have worked out that some branches are not attached to trees and therefore should not be used as a sleeping place..


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RedRobin said:
The suggestion causes me to ask whether the other bird section is just for guide book style photos. Why impose a style at all?
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Hi Robin,

For some, the subject is the priority. For others, other elements
are favoured.

There are infinite ways to portrait from kids to models, cityscapes
to landscapes, horses and dogs and birds. These ways imply often
the exploration of new approaches to the subject and / or its envi-
ronment, BG.

Some have worked so much to achieve what they do in a given di-
section that they don't seem to see outside the box.

I, for one, want the privilege to explore outside the box and it is to
be able to do so freely that I created this thread! :cool:
RedRobin said:
I don't see this thread as being for what the typical bird-on-a-stick photographer would call failures.
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Of course, it isn't… in my eye! :D

… even a mod. doesn't seem to get it! :runaway:
 
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The two pretending to be branches are the older pair
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Right, they had a chance to reach their ages BECAUSE of that! :D

I saw them on TV, a long tome ago… fascinating! (y)
 
Kodiak Qc said:
Hi Robin,

Some have worked so much to achieve what they do in a given di-
section that they don't seem to see outside the box.

I, for one, want the privilege to explore outside the box and it is to
be able to do so freely that I created this thread! :cool:

… even a mod. doesn't seem to get it! :runaway:
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....A classic case of 'If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand' :D

There are too many photographers on this forum who lack the creativity to explore outside the box and they stick to a safe formula. Many are excellent technically but photography is a much broader medium that just that [said with my retired-but-hardwired professional art director's hat on].
 
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…a juvenile cleaning up…


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Just found this thread....'Should've gone to spec savers'...I guess..
 
RedRobin said:
The suggestion causes me to ask whether the other bird section is just for guide book style photos.
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As a comparative newcomer to this forum this is something that has been puzzling me since I first saw this thread. I was unaware that there were any guidelines for posting in the bird section, but since this thread was posted I have noticed that the vast majority of shots seem to be the "bird on a stick"/catalogue type of shot. Are there any guidelines for the bird section, or is it just an un-written code known only to the those who regularly post there?
 
Pag said:
I was unaware that there were any guidelines for posting in the bird section
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Pag said:
Are there any guidelines for the bird section, or is it just an un-written code known only to the those who regularly post there?
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There is only one: must be a bird… but some insist on their way
Pag said:
since this thread was postedI have noticed that the vast majority of shots seem to be the "bird on a stick"/catalogue type of shot.
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There are very few BoS, I think you're are making mistake, please check again Paul. :cool:
 
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This teenager came way too close for a full figure but
it was still within the focusing distance of my combo!


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Bollygum said:
Here's one, well 4 birds actually. They are fledgling Tawny Frognouths. The two pretending to be branches are the older pair and the wide eyed pair are younger. None of them have worked out that some branches are not attached to trees and therefore should not be used as a sleeping place..


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Brilliant, I can’t get a single bird, let alone four on a branch, funny looking characters mind!
 
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This would be for the no-bird tab! :D:D:D


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Egyptian goose on its way to breakfast…

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Incognito?

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