Amen!! Cluttered backgrounds are a fact of nature photography. Larry ________________________________ From: Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx> To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 10:55 AM Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: Hooded warbler Two more good ones! Sometimes clutter is all you can get & represents the reality of the bird & it's habitat MUCH better than an "artistically - approved" shot! Robert Smith 336-339-3497 rsmithent@xxxxxxx www.photobiologist.com > Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 09:38:21 -0500 > Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: Hooded warbler > From: jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx > To: missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I appreciate your comments, Robert. Thanks a lot. > > I'm with you on the branch clutter. Later last evening I went through > the 50 or so shots I'd taken and came up with a couple more. Although > it's blown out in spots, I like DSC_0935 much better as a singing shot > because it's way less cluttered. > > Thanks again. > > Jay > > I like DSC_0929 because it's a better diagnostic shot, showing more > hood and back. > > On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > I like both of these - though the first one (in the poorer light) seems > > better to me because the limbs frame the bird rather than protrude from the > > background. I heard one of these guys Friday, but he never came out of the > > oak limbs to pose for me! Congrats on a cool bird! > > > > Robert Smith > > 336-339-3497 > > rsmithent@xxxxxxx > > www.photobiologist.com > > > > > > > >> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:05:11 -0500 > >> Subject: [missbirdphotos] Re: Hooded warbler > >> From: jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx > >> To: Missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >> > >> I went back this evening and got him in different light. > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 1:08 PM, J. K. Cliburn <jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Got this about an hour ago or so. Comments and criticism welcome. > >> > > >> > Jay