Ian
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I find flocks challenging and rewarding. This was a flock of common redpolls on a vacant lot. Overcast with a bit of snow. Freezing the action does not permit much depth of field, but less speed resulted in blur. The birds move often and together. Using the car as a hide, I watched and shot for 45 minutes. The flight pattern is probably meant to throw off predators, but is also makes it difficult to take a comprehensive shot. The first photo was typical. The second and third shots were lucky as such opportunities were fleeting. Taken with 400 mm at 1/2000 sec using ISO 5000.
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This broke a few rules. The light was harsh and late morning, but the dramatic contrasted black and white of the snow geese is emphasized by the light. In some situations the rule of thirds is difficult to use. The blur is from trees branches in the foreground, which was unavoidable at the time from in the woods.
This one had top lighting of the wild turkey and no glint in the eye, but the expression seems to make up for some of the broken rules.
Getting close to the dark-eyed junk makes up for some of the top lighting and almost makes it look like back lighting. The breast of the bird seems to work as the contrasting background for the beak.
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This broke a few rules. The light was harsh and late morning, but the dramatic contrasted black and white of the snow geese is emphasized by the light. In some situations the rule of thirds is difficult to use. The blur is from trees branches in the foreground, which was unavoidable at the time from in the woods.
This one had top lighting of the wild turkey and no glint in the eye, but the expression seems to make up for some of the broken rules.
Getting close to the dark-eyed junk makes up for some of the top lighting and almost makes it look like back lighting. The breast of the bird seems to work as the contrasting background for the beak.
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