tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post8282807087941108065..comments2024-03-28T12:25:58.047+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: Top ten bird images from 2020Jonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-68253539264023585312021-01-04T09:52:22.094+00:002021-01-04T09:52:22.094+00:00Hi Jill - #3 is a Spotted Flycatcher, somehow I fo...Hi Jill - #3 is a Spotted Flycatcher, somehow I forgot to say - happens frequently. I hope to take more photos this year, but then again I say that *every" year...Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-64838004095958973082021-01-04T02:14:03.660+00:002021-01-04T02:14:03.660+00:00I always like people's top ten pics. Number 3,...I always like people's top ten pics. Number 3, the birder's bird (I don't know what it is) is really nice - I like the way you've framed with the out of focus bit of sky and the dark red flowers(?) bottom left adds a perfect touch of colour. The Say's Phoebe is lovely too, especially the way the background echoes the colour of the bird, but offset. It totally works for me. <br /><br />Not trying to critique or anything, just saying which are my favorites for what it's worth. (I like the owl a lot too.)Jill Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559862083265244323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-22346078714111907752020-12-30T22:32:34.405+00:002020-12-30T22:32:34.405+00:00They would make a great calendar.They would make a great calendar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913106793868946344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-11608332502937659932020-12-30T12:26:04.852+00:002020-12-30T12:26:04.852+00:00Hi Ric - that is precisely the aim actually, and t...Hi Ric - that is precisely the aim actually, and that is my view of what constitutes an artistic bird photo. The bird and absolutely nothing else. It's not for everyone of course, and an opposing view is that a bird in its landscape, a setting if you will that provides that context, is a much better kind of bird photo. I can see that too, but I much prefer the former interpretation as frequent visitors to this site (and....plug alert...the other one at www.justbirdphotos.com) will likely know.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-26215621793479034972020-12-30T12:22:12.363+00:002020-12-30T12:22:12.363+00:00Cheers Gav!Cheers Gav!Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-64994808257873059632020-12-30T05:31:42.014+00:002020-12-30T05:31:42.014+00:00Great bird images, but the sparse depth of field l...Great bird images, but the sparse depth of field leads to the same impression of a highly focused bird and a blurred everything else. All bird, next to no context bar what the text says.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-52344059237201803452020-12-29T22:52:09.234+00:002020-12-29T22:52:09.234+00:00Lovely. That pelican is almost abstract. Love the ...Lovely. That pelican is almost abstract. Love the light in the Stonechat photo, the movement in the Sparrowhawk shot, and obviously <i>everything</i> about the Spotted Flycatcher masterpiece. 😊 Great stuff.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.com