Thread: Some bird photos

Azure kingfisher
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Osprey
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Spotted pardalote
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Eventually, I realised that I was a better woodworker (and virtually everything else) then photographer.
cheers
Arron

I'd just finished saying on a thread how well the photographic forum was going then these turn up.
First class work my friend to say the least!.
If your a better woodworker than photographer you must be a true "Craftsman".

Cheers
Trev.

There are some really nice shots amongst that lot Arron . Nice catch on that Rainbow Bee-eater.
That Azure Kingfisher puts the photos I was about to put up to shame, I might have to go looking for that bird back down by the creek and try again .

Hi Arron,think you are being being a little too modest,A pro would be more than happy with those shots.

I am a very keen photographer and not too shabby at the woodworking myself,I think it is nice sometimes to escape from the noise and dust of the workshop and enjoy some quiet time with the camera.

Originally Posted by mark david

Hi Arron,think you are being being a little too modest,A pro would be more than happy with those shots.

Not necessarily. I took up photography because I wanted to be artistic.

My bird photos were technically correct but sterile.
My landscape photography looked OK but was the same as every other chocolate box top.
My 'art photography' was ... well lets just say I never really understood the relationship between art and photography. I guess I still don't.

So photography and me never gelled at all.

It doesn't upset me. We all try things and then realise they aren't a good fit.

Interestingly, the only bird photo of mine that non-birding/non-photography people (ie the people I think of as the best critics) were ever interested in was this one :

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Its not even a good technical photo.

Also, it was a tragic end to a much-loved goldfish. One I had trained since it was just a fry to be perfectly comfortable being lifted from the water in my hands.

We are fortunate that we have the money and the time to try many different past-times and hobbies to find ones that really fit.

cheers
Arron

Between the toymaking, boxes and photography, I've been spoilt for choice lately for eye candy....
Thank you for the superb photos Arron, keep them coming please....Cheers, crowie

Arron if your woodwork is better than your photography you must be the world's best woodworker.

Originally Posted by Arron

Eventually, I realised that I was a better woodworker (and virtually everything else) then photographer.
cheers
Arron

Originally Posted by Arron

Not necessarily. I took up photography because I wanted to be artistic.

My bird photos were technically correct but sterile.
My landscape photography looked OK but was the same as every other chocolate box top.
My 'art photography' was ... well lets just say I never really understood the relationship between art and photography. I guess I still don't.

So photography and me never gelled at all.

It doesn't upset me. We all try things and then realise they aren't a good fit.

Interestingly, the only bird photo of mine that non-birding/non-photography people (ie the people I think of as the best critics) were ever interested in was this one :

DSC_0018c.jpg

Its not even a good technical photo.

Also, it was a tragic end to a much-loved goldfish. One I had trained since it was just a fry to be perfectly comfortable being lifted from the water in my hands.

We are fortunate that we have the money and the time to try many different past-times and hobbies to find ones that really fit.

cheers
Arron

Hi Arron,
First off let me say that you are a very good photographer, however, I agree with you that your bird photos, while technically perfect, are somewhat sterile and one dimensional. I looked at them over and over thinking that they were perhaps photos of museum specimens or "staged" somehow. Not having seen your landscape or art images I cannot comment on them, but I am wondering if you enjoyed your photography, or was it purely a technical excercise?
The photo of the Kooka devouring your "much loved goldfish" is, I think, excellent. Perhaps it's because there was an emotional attachment to the event and that is being projected into the image.
Please accept these comments as an honest assessment of your work and were not meant to be unkind or hurtful.
I hope you kept your photography gear as your are a very talented photographer, maybe you just need to find subject matter that you can become emotionally attached to.

Originally Posted by Grumpy John

Please accept these comments as an honest assessment of your work and were not meant to be unkind or hurtful.

Absolutely no offence is taken
Your assessment matches mine.
Cheers
Arron