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<\/p>\nFrick and Frack.<\/p>\n
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1\/2000, f\/11, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n In May three years ago I found this clingy pair of Cedar Waxwings who posed like this long enough for me to get several photos I like. It may be the only time I’ve ever photographed two songbirds of the same species snuggled so close together in such similar poses.<\/p>\n At my focal lengths getting two birds sharp when one is in front of the other is always problematic so for this shot I changed my aperture to f\/11 to increase my depth of field a little. But even that wasn’t quite enough so the rear bird is slightly soft. In situations like this it’s usually preferred that the bird in front is the sharpest of the two and I managed to accomplish that so I don’t think the slight softness of the rear bird is a big deal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for Frick and Frack.<\/p>\n “Frick and Frack” has become an English slang term used to refer to two people so closely associated as to be indistinguishable. During the early part of my teaching career one of my colleagues at South High School, Larry Bessey, became one of my best friends. Larry was a superb English teacher and he had more teaching experience than I did so I occasionally observed him in his classroom during my prep period to pick up some classroom management tips.<\/p>\n One of his techniques was to semi-playfully refer to any two students who were always hanging out together as Frick and Frack<\/a><\/span><\/span>, especially when they were acting up a little in tandem and needed some tamping down. He did it teasingly and the students involved often enjoyed the attention but it was effective as a management tool so it usually got the desired results. So in similar situations, even when birds are involved, I very often think of Frick and Frack. And of my old friend Larry Bessey.<\/p>\n I hated to end my post without any potential learning opportunities for at least some of my readers so Frick and Frack became my trivia of the day. Nearly worthless trivia perhaps but it still may be interesting if the phrase is new to you.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frick and Frack.<\/p>\n