05-10-2024, 02:12 PM
Thanks Rich.
That's an excellent capture: the birds are in focus, the composition is top-notch, and your values are spot-on.
Thank you Natalie.
What a fine family portrait photo of the Canada Geese! Exposure, composition, colors, and more get top marks.
Some potentially good news for me - last week I noticed a hummingbird carrying material for nest building to a large plant near my from my front door. I couldn't locate the nest for a while but this morning spotted it under the eave and just one stride outside the door (even closer than the one a few years ago).
When going outside we'll have to be make sure we take care to not startle the mama hummer. The nest isn't well-concealed, so I think any eventual eggs may not be safe from predators - I give that no more than a 50% chance. But I'm elated that I may have another chance of documenting the nest building, egg laying, hatching, and chick development.
The nest is in a location that makes closeup photography more difficult than last time, but I'm hopeful.
As before, I am amazed at the nest: the interior is smaller than a golf ball (which makes it very cramped when the chicks have grown to nearly adult size), the nest is strengthened with strands of vegetation, animal fur, and usually spider web strands. The mother hummers also seem to have an artistic bent because they adorn the outside of the nest with light and brightly colored bits of whatever they can find.
As it mentioned, getting photos of the inside of the nest will be difficult because it's pretty high and I'll be challenged to obtain a vantage point from above.
Wish me luck.
That's an excellent capture: the birds are in focus, the composition is top-notch, and your values are spot-on.
Thank you Natalie.
What a fine family portrait photo of the Canada Geese! Exposure, composition, colors, and more get top marks.
Some potentially good news for me - last week I noticed a hummingbird carrying material for nest building to a large plant near my from my front door. I couldn't locate the nest for a while but this morning spotted it under the eave and just one stride outside the door (even closer than the one a few years ago).
When going outside we'll have to be make sure we take care to not startle the mama hummer. The nest isn't well-concealed, so I think any eventual eggs may not be safe from predators - I give that no more than a 50% chance. But I'm elated that I may have another chance of documenting the nest building, egg laying, hatching, and chick development.
The nest is in a location that makes closeup photography more difficult than last time, but I'm hopeful.
As before, I am amazed at the nest: the interior is smaller than a golf ball (which makes it very cramped when the chicks have grown to nearly adult size), the nest is strengthened with strands of vegetation, animal fur, and usually spider web strands. The mother hummers also seem to have an artistic bent because they adorn the outside of the nest with light and brightly colored bits of whatever they can find.
As it mentioned, getting photos of the inside of the nest will be difficult because it's pretty high and I'll be challenged to obtain a vantage point from above.
Wish me luck.
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