<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Lark Sparrow – Natural vs Unnatural Perches </title> <atom:link href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:35:43 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <item> <title> By: Wally </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26677</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wally]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:35:43 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26677</guid> <description><![CDATA[I like both images equally. At my stage in learning this photography thing (one year this week), I'm just happy to get a bird in the viewfinder! I'm still working on backgrounds, lighting, perches and all the other thousand and one details that go into making an "image". I'm getting the feeling that the learning may never end...........:)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like both images equally. At my stage in learning this photography thing (one year this week), I’m just happy to get a bird in the viewfinder! I’m still working on backgrounds, lighting, perches and all the other thousand and one details that go into making an “image”. I’m getting the feeling that the learning may never end………..:)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26648</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:21:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26648</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26633">Elephant's Child</a>. Thanks, Elephant's Child. Nothing wrong with sitting on a fence in this situation - for you or for the birds.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26633">Elephant’s Child</a>.</p> <p>Thanks, Elephant’s Child. Nothing wrong with sitting on a fence in this situation – for you or for the birds.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Elephant's Child </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26633</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elephant's Child]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:53:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26633</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am grateful to see them any where. In an ideal world, natural perches have a lot of charm, but this isn't a natural world. And, if the birds accept something enough to use it, who am I to argue. The contrasts are often amazing too. Which I suppose makes me a fence sitter - with no real preference for the type of fence.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am grateful to see them any where. In an ideal world, natural perches have a lot of charm, but this isn’t a natural world. And, if the birds accept something enough to use it, who am I to argue. The contrasts are often amazing too. Which I suppose makes me a fence sitter – with no real preference for the type of fence.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26629</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:51:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26629</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26622">Ingrid</a>. I know you do, Ingrid and you're part of the reason I've become a little more flexible regarding perches and settings.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26622">Ingrid</a>.</p> <p>I know you do, Ingrid and you’re part of the reason I’ve become a little more flexible regarding perches and settings.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26627</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:50:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26627</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26614">Dwynn</a>. I agree with you, Dwynn - so it isn't "just you". :)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26614">Dwynn</a>.</p> <p>I agree with you, Dwynn – so it isn’t “just you”. 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26626</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:49:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26626</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26611">Patty Chadwick</a>. You've made some interesting observations and comparisons, Patty. Food for thought...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26611">Patty Chadwick</a>.</p> <p>You’ve made some interesting observations and comparisons, Patty. Food for thought…</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ron Dudley </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26625</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Dudley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:48:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26625</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26605">Sam Brunson</a>. Thanks, Sam.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26605">Sam Brunson</a>.</p> <p>Thanks, Sam.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Ingrid </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26622</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ingrid]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 17:56:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26622</guid> <description><![CDATA[Beautiful, Ron! You know where I stand ... I love me my unnatural juxtapositions with wildlife. :-)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful, Ron! You know where I stand … I love me my unnatural juxtapositions with wildlife. 🙂</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Dick Harlow </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26620</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dick Harlow]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:57:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26620</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26604">Ron Dudley</a>. WOW!! That bird was one of my favorites when we went out west. Probably its beauty and that it was a lifer had something to do with it being high on my list!! Many thanks for showing this set, much appreciated.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26604">Ron Dudley</a>.</p> <p>WOW!!<br /> That bird was one of my favorites when we went out west.<br /> Probably its beauty and that it was a lifer had something to do with it being high on my list!!<br /> Many thanks for showing this set, much appreciated.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Dwynn </title> <link>https://www.featheredphotography.com/blog/2013/06/01/lark-sparrow-natural-vs-unnatural-perches/#comment-26614</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dwynn]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:49:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://featheredphotography.com/blog/?p=15797#comment-26614</guid> <description><![CDATA[IMHO, some man-made items have been there so long that they almost qualify as parts of the natural scene, or at least the natural history of the scene. I think old rusty barbed wire fences, abandoned mining equipment, etc. all qualify and form appropriate backgrounds for wildlife photos. But that's just me.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IMHO, some man-made items have been there so long that they almost qualify as parts of the natural scene, or at least the natural history of the scene. I think old rusty barbed wire fences, abandoned mining equipment, etc. all qualify and form appropriate backgrounds for wildlife photos. But that’s just me.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>