Birds – Page 2 – jazziBeeblog

Focus on Nature

Generally, a nature shot focusses on a particular subject, perhaps a bird, an insect, or a flower. To get a good image, it’s best that the subject in sharp focus, and often the use of automatic camera focussing is essential.

But even if it is a sharp image, there are some other strategies to help ensure the viewer will not simply glimpse at it and move on to the next image, but instead to linger and examine the image more closely.

More Images

Those True Eyes

I find it hard to believe those eyes are real. This image, I admit, is taken of a captive bird – a trained bird – one which probably could no longer survive if it were freed into nature. It’s looked after and fed well.

A Quiet Place

It’s a place we often go to chill out and look at the sea. It’s over at the rocks behind Troon harbour – that’s Troon, best known for its championship golf course. We pass the harbour and stop in the small car park, looking out over the waves towards the Isle of Arran.

Negative Space – a challenge

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 114

Reacting to Amy’s Photo Challenge, I initially found myself a bit lost – Negative Space??? I do have a tendency to fill the frame, but nevertheless had a look through my back catalogue for images with negative space.

Coal Tit Capers

I’ve managed to get images of most of the common small birds around, but the Coal Tit was particularly problematic. Trouble is they are so fidgety; they move so fast; don’t stay still for a second. I’ve had several shots of them disappearing off the side of the frame, or a clear shot of their rear end as they turn so quickly.

Goldfinches

Nature Spot

Just a few shots of the most colourful wee bird in our area. Goldfinches visited our feeder recently and they seem to be more common here in recent years.

These images were taken from a hide around this time last year.

Robin and Friends

I know it’s more birds but this time of year lends itself to bird photography. There are more unusual visitors during the winter months, and the regular common birds come even closer to humans where there may be more food for the taking at this time of year.

These shots were taken in a local park where seeds are provided for the birds and Boy! do they love it. The nuthatch is more unusual only in that they usually stay hidden or move so fast they are not so easily spotted. I shall go back to get a better shot of a nuthatch.