{"id":40108,"date":"2016-06-15T05:46:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T11:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=40108"},"modified":"2016-06-15T11:11:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T17:11:09","slug":"mountain-bluebird-an-imperfect-image-that-ill-keep-for-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/15\/mountain-bluebird-an-imperfect-image-that-ill-keep-for-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bluebird – An Imperfect Image But I’ll Keep it For Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

To get extraordinary images it helps immensely to be inspired by knowing what is possible if you just keep trying. One can get that inspiration from a variety of sources, including the images of others. But usually it’s my own “near misses” that inspire (and frustrate)\u00a0me most.<\/p>\n

Here’s a case in point.<\/p>\n

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\"mountain1\/5000, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, canvas added for composition,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I photographed this male Mountain Bluebird 13 days ago as it took off from a tree in Clark County, Idaho. My shutter clicked just as the bird banked vertically so I caught the wings fully extended, I have good eye contact, there’s excellent light on the entire\u00a0dorsal surface\u00a0and there’s\u00a0light in the eye. And the fast-moving bluebird is sharp at this high shutter speed.\u00a0It’s a flight posture I simply adore in such a brightly colored and beautiful bird. This flight pose is very difficult to get in a songbird,\u00a0especially when you don’t use setups or bait or call birds in.<\/p>\n

So I was heartbroken when I clipped a wing and the bird was too close to the edge of the frame (I’ve added canvas to this version but I’m still not\u00a0fond of the composition).<\/p>\n

But I’ll keep this image for inspiration. It reminds me of what’s possible if I just keep at it. The possibility of this kind of shot is one of the reasons that I typically photograph perched birds at slower shutter speeds for a while but if the bird gives me enough time I often change my camera settings in anticipation of take-off.<\/p>\n

One day I just might get\u00a0lucky.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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To get extraordinary images it helps immensely to be inspired by knowing what is possible if you just keep trying.<\/p>\n

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