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Quote: I think those that think the bird lands on a perch and then just poses happily for a long period of time might if they were to try it for themselves be in for a shock
In 60 years or so, I've never managed a satisfactory photograph of a bird (feathered variety).
Where's that bl**dy stick? 
Quote: In 60 years or so, I've never managed a satisfactory photograph of a bird (feathered variety)
Once one of my cats gave me a robbin it had just caught and killed. So I skewered it on a fork and stuck it on a plate with some spuds and peas.
It did not go down to well at a local camera club competition on the subject of garden wildlife 
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Once one of my cats gave me a robbin it had just caught and killed. So I skewered it on a fork and stuck it on a plate with some spuds and peas.
It did not go down to well at a local camera club competition on the subject of garden wildlife
Have you got the picture to show in this forum and let it be appraised by your photographic peers?
Lol yeh ok Robin
Quote: hence robbin' was a term used by ner' do wells
Birds on sticks don`t really interest me, unless there split down the middle, seasoned and grilled
As a genre on EPZ, the same approach and style is always used, and these images do nothing to stir senses or emotions.
Quote: Have you got the picture to show in this forum and let it be appraised by your photographic peers?
Not any more, this must have been a good thirty years ago.
Next time one of the cats brings one home I might try a re-run.
Quote: I'd be interested in your views...have you ever considered that a photographer's temperament could be a reflection of the subjects they shoot
Yes
Landscapers are probably the most laid back
Wildlife/Nature are the most easily upset by far
Quote: As a genre on EPZ, the same approach and style is always used, and these images do nothing to stir senses or emotions.
That might be something to do with this site as it is widely considered that the awards are based on nice "studio" background with no distractions
Quote: I'd be interested in your views...have you ever considered that a photographer's temperament could be a reflection of the subjects they shoot
Yes
Landscapers are probably the most laid back
Wildlife/Nature are the most easily upset by far
I'm not sure where that would put me.
I can't abide landscapes, yet if I were any further laid back, I'd be upside down
I tend to photograph anything that currently appeals to me. I thought I'd give bird photography a try about six months ago.
Couldn't be that difficult could it? I see so many images on EPZ of birds posing nicely!
How wrong I was! I never use a hide I use a monopod out in the open.
I've lost count of the times that the birds have flown away just as I pressed the shutter!
The failure rate is high as far as I'm concerned.
So yes, you do see a lot of robins. (or in my case Chaffinches) on EPZ
It is very demanding to get right.
I find street photography a lot easier to be honest!
As for landscapes, yes you do need to wait for the correct light etc but they tend not to fly away just as you press the shutter!
I have to say that a lot of landscape images(but not all) that appear on EPZ have no resemblance to what was originally taken! Some of them take on the appearance of scenes that wouldn't be out of place in Sci fi films!
It would be interesting to see what would be the response if you applied the same principle to bird photography?
Ken
"I have to say that a lot of landscape images(but not all) that appear on EPZ have no resemblance to what was originally taken! Some of them take on the appearance of scenes that wouldn't be out of place in Sci fi films!"( franken)
I agree entirely with with this statement.
JNC
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