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Week 11 Bird Feeder Ballet
Week 11 Bird Feeder Ballet
bassbone


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Collection: b/w
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: backyard
Date: Mar 25, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2008

Viewed: 355
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

 These little guys were dive bombing my bird feeder the other day and I happened to catch one while doing some test shots at higher ISO settings on my NEW D300!!!!

I like the background dappled light and the positioning of the bird. I hope you enjoy...

A couple of comments about the 'processing'. This was taken at high ISO and this little guy was taking up very little of the frame. It is about full crop, but even with that I like the grain and the blur created.

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 04/09/2008 05:10:57 PM
makes me think this might be how some animals see things, I don't know why.
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 04/05/2008 12:05:58 AM
Congrats on the new toy! This reminds me of a water painting converted to b&w, I thin it's a nice effect.
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 04/02/2008 05:06:04 PM
A. Congratulations on the NEW D300!!! :o)

B. Awesome catch - love that pose; just like a little dive bomber. Excellent.
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 03/30/2008 09:16:22 PM
Really like the bird's posture -- wings and tail especially.
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 03/30/2008 02:26:24 AM
I'm slowly getting caught up with comments - thanks for yours. Congrats on the new purchase by the way. I think you will like it. I'm still trying to get used to mine - it is quite a step up for me.

I like the blur and grain too and overall think this definitely should be in B&W.
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 03/30/2008 01:53:38 AM
The position (form) of the bird and the shallow dof are great - and there seems a good balance between blurred motion and stop action.
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 03/30/2008 01:50:18 AM
I agree with you on the blur and grain - all too often (in my opinion) those elements are written off immediately as "bad" when there are times where it adds a richness, a context to a photo - this is one of those times. Here it's more in keeping with the form and function of the bird. Oh, and enjoy the new toy!
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 03/30/2008 12:30:37 AM
That is perfect form for that bird. You can practially see eyelashes :)

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 03/29/2008 07:18:05 PM
Delightful grain and delicate lighting make this more than the sum of its parts. Wonderful.
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 03/29/2008 04:50:20 PM
The processing seems a little odd but I really like this. It's very poetic.
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 03/29/2008 01:03:09 PM
wow! nice! if ony the focus had been exact, but thats a bit of luck with shots like this.

beautifully composed, i really like the DOF and the position of the bird. well done.
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