Western Tanager Contemplating Life After A Meal
Yellows, reds, greens and blacks – a color combination that appeals to me. (2 photos)
Tag: catch light
Loggerhead Shrike Regurgitating A (sticky) Pellet
Northern Harrier Photos With A Shared Flaw
Catch Lights In The Eyes: Are They Overrated?
Is light in the eye really as essential in photography as it’s cracked up to be? You be the judge.
Male Common Goldeneye And An Illusion Of Softness
In bird photography a variety of factors can cause our birds to appear soft when they’re actually sharp or at least sharper than they appear to be.
A Northern Harrier In Flight And That Elusive Catch Light
Catch lights in the eyes of our subjects are important far beyond their diminutive size but they’re both fickle and elusive.
Barn Owl In Flight Yesterday Morning (plus an earthquake going bump in the night)
Due to my recent surgery I hadn’t been out shooting for over two weeks but when I saw there was a possibility for decent light yesterday morning I decided to give it a go. If felt good to be “out there” again.
Black-billed Magpie Takeoff From A Thicket
Barn Owl Flying Over The Phrags
Male Brewer’s Blackbird In Flight
My first time photographing a male of this species in flight. I had to cheat a little to get it the way I want it but I finally got the photo.
Hovering Male Northern Harrier – Gray On Gray
This is one situation where I’ll allow one of my personal photographic ‘rules’ to be broken.
Female American Kestrel With Prey
It’s been a while since a kestrel allowed me a close approach so I appreciated the close action as this female enjoyed her furry breakfast on a great perch (photos are not gory).
Hovering Belted Kingfisher
Sometimes a minor tweak in processing technique can salvage an otherwise unusable image.
A Singing, Posing Meadowlark
The Significance of Catch Lights In Bird Photography
Catch lights are highly desirable, to the point that many bird photographers simply delete any photo that doesn’t have them (a painful process, to be sure).