Some birds

[DGMPhotography]

Went out shooting some birds nearby. Trying to get better at this stuff! I need a better lens...

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[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Thanks for posting and nice pics. I've now realized that I should get down to their level instead of shooting down on them.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Nice

 

[DGMPhotography]

Thanks for posting and nice pics. I've now realized that I should get down to their level instead of shooting down on them.

Yeah, that's what a birder told me! You want angles that you don't typically see them at in your day-to-day life.

And thanks, Zombie!

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shots, but I am wondering why the posted images aren't bigger - just curious. I like the fact that you "got down to their level" as this makes for much better images

The one thing I did notice is that just about everyone of your subjects is placed in the middle of the frame and that is not usually the best place for them as it makes the picture(s) very static. Placement using the rule of thirds (ROT) often makes for a more dynamic image. For example, compare #1 and #4. In #1, the subject is placed just to left, off-centre, which gives it the right side of the image to "move" into. In #4, the subject is placed almost in the middle of the image and is thus a bit more static than #1.

WesternGuy

 

[SuzukiGS750EZ]

Nice shots, but I am wondering why the posted images aren't bigger - just curious. I like the fact that you "got down to their level" as this makes for much better images

The one thing I did notice is that just about everyone of your subjects is placed in the middle of the frame and that is not usually the best place for them as it makes the picture(s) very static. Placement using the rule of thirds (ROT) often makes for a more dynamic image. For example, compare #1 and #4. In #1, the subject is placed just to left, off-centre, which gives it the right side of the image to "move" into. In #4, the subject is placed almost in the middle of the image and is thus a bit more static than #1.

WesternGuy

I did this for years and I think I did it because the center makes the photo symmetrical but also because portraits are centered and almost everyone has had photos taken of them through school, etc by the time they're finding an interest in photography. I "follow" the rule of thirds now and am much happier with my photos. If I can't figure out placement at the time I center and crop after.

 

[DGMPhotography]

Nice shots, but I am wondering why the posted images aren't bigger - just curious. I like the fact that you "got down to their level" as this makes for much better images

The one thing I did notice is that just about everyone of your subjects is placed in the middle of the frame and that is not usually the best place for them as it makes the picture(s) very static. Placement using the rule of thirds (ROT) often makes for a more dynamic image. For example, compare #1 and #4. In #1, the subject is placed just to left, off-centre, which gives it the right side of the image to "move" into. In #4, the subject is placed almost in the middle of the image and is thus a bit more static than #1.

WesternGuy

I did this for years and I think I did it because the center makes the photo symmetrical but also because portraits are centered and almost everyone has had photos taken of them through school, etc by the time they're finding an interest in photography. I "follow" the rule of thirds now and am much happier with my photos. If I can't figure out placement at the time I center and crop after.

I always thought the middle third was an acceptable use of the rule of thirds. I just move it around until it looks right to me, and that's just how it worked for me. But I should experiment more.

 

[WesternGuy]

"Middle third" is centred (?) and I think that if you look at some of the works by folks like Art Morris, Glenn Bartley and others - Top Bird Photographers in the World , you will probably find that they tend to stay away from the middle third. Centred images tend to make for a very static picture - that's all.

I also think that sometimes, just sometimes, we tend to crop our bird images too tight and this leads to a default position of "centred".

If you look at Glenn Bartley's images - http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/glenn_bartley.html
they may look "centred", but there is always a little more "negative space" on one side of his images when compared with the other side.

You might be interested in this site - Secrets of Digital Bird Photography for some interesting material.

WesternGuy

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

Do you know the id to #2?

 

[DGMPhotography]

"Middle third" is centred (?) and I think that if you look at some of the works by folks like Art Morris, Glenn Bartley and others - Top Bird Photographers in the World , you will probably find that they tend to stay away from the middle third. Centred images tend to make for a very static picture - that's all.

I also think that sometimes, just sometimes, we tend to crop our bird images too tight and this leads to a default position of "centred".

If you look at Glenn Bartley's images - http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/glenn_bartley.html
they may look "centred", but there is always a little more "negative space" on one side of his images when compared with the other side.

You might be interested in this site - Secrets of Digital Bird Photography for some interesting material.

WesternGuy

Fair enough - thank you!

Do you know the id to #2?

My friend said it looked like a brown thrasher?

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

"Middle third" is centred (?) and I think that if you look at some of the works by folks like Art Morris, Glenn Bartley and others - Top Bird Photographers in the World , you will probably find that they tend to stay away from the middle third. Centred images tend to make for a very static picture - that's all.

I also think that sometimes, just sometimes, we tend to crop our bird images too tight and this leads to a default position of "centred".

If you look at Glenn Bartley's images - http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/glenn_bartley.html
they may look "centred", but there is always a little more "negative space" on one side of his images when compared with the other side.

You might be interested in this site - Secrets of Digital Bird Photography for some interesting material.

WesternGuy

Fair enough - thank you!

Do you know the id to #2?

My friend said it looked like a brown thrasher?

Ok thats what i was thinking as well #3 is a white throated sparrow