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<\/p>\nTypically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, 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 This Yellow Warbler in the Wasatch Mountains nine days ago came in so close I could barely fit him in the frame. In fact I clipped his tail multiple times. In a few of the shots he actually gave me some eye contact and I was happy to get him out in the open like this. That doesn’t happen often with this species.<\/p>\n At first glance I was disappointed to see these shadows on his lower back and side. For years I almost instinctively haven’t liked shadows on my birds. But I’ve been thinking about it and wondering why I usually feel that way and realized it’s probably a concept drummed into me by others in an online bird photography critique forum (NPN) I was active in for many years.<\/p>\n But I have to wonder if distinct shadows on birds in photography are necessarily a negative. Undeniably many shadows detract from the image but this one has me thinking. I actually don’t mind it at all, probably because it’s so obviously a shadow thrown by plant parts – young leaves or other structures. Both shadows and the plants that cast them are natural so I’m thinking they don’t have to be a negative by definition.\u00a0Of course individual taste is part of the equation too.<\/p>\n I’m still evolving on this matter but those are my thoughts at the moment. For what they’re worth.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Typically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.<\/p>\n