Excellent Article

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited January 1, 2008 in Wildlife
Very interesting read.
Harry
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"

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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    And not just for birders. Any environmental photos should include this criteria.
    Growing with Dgrin



  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    Thanks for posting that Harry. I had read that as well and realized that the search for detail in every feather wasn't as important as I thought.

    Good reading.

    Z
    It is the purpose of life that each of us strives to become actually what he is potentially. We should be obsessed with stretching towards that goal through the world we inhabit.
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    I always thought I was in the minority liking shots that show the surrounding environment with the bird. I mean, as the author states, the extreme close-ups are stunning, but they do not tell you much about how the bird lives. In other wildlife photography, the surrounding habitat is just as important as the occasional close-up. In avian photography, the idea that closer is better somehow took hold. I have seen some absolutely stunning photographs by individuals who have set up their perches and such and waited for that perfect, clean, shot of the bird on the perch. Personally, while I love seeing those photographs, as a strictly rank amateur, I prefer the more spontaneous nature of avian photography. :D
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    Maestro wrote:
    I always thought I was in the minority liking shots that show the surrounding environment with the bird. I mean, as the author states, the extreme close-ups are stunning, but they do not tell you much about how the bird lives. In other wildlife photography, the surrounding habitat is just as important as the occasional close-up. In avian photography, the idea that closer is better somehow took hold. I have seen some absolutely stunning photographs by individuals who have set up their perches and such and waited for that perfect, clean, shot of the bird on the perch. Personally, while I love seeing those photographs, as a strictly rank amateur, I prefer the more spontaneous nature of avian photography. :D

    I like both types of shots. Over at Naturescapes , IMHO, the close-up had become the standard with teh environmental shots being looked upon as less "artsy".

    I have always found it to be much more of a challenge to get an effective environmental capture.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • firststring74firststring74 Registered Users Posts: 114 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    Great article. Thanks for the link.
  • flygirlflygirl Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    Amen, Harry!!
    All the best:thumb
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 1, 2008
    Does this mean that your 500mm tele is for sale now, Harry?rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Good article by the way.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2008
    pathfinder wrote:
    Does this mean that your 500mm tele is for sale now, Harry?rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Good article by the way.



    Mighty bold talk to be coming from a Sigma 300-800mm owner. :poke

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    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited January 1, 2008
    No, I use it to shoot moons in their natural habitat :D
    Pathfinder - www.pathfinder.smugmug.com

    Moderator of the Technique Forum and Finishing School on Dgrin
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