Shades of Gray 8761
It seems that bird photography has morphed from an art form based on captivating one of nature's most delicate yet ubiquitous animal forms, immersed it element, to one that searches to isolate the animal so distinctly as to make it almost unnatural. Frankly, the beauty of most birds is the factor that makes it possible to sequester the animal from the rest of nature's elegance and still create an attractive photo. I find, however, that although I have created both types of photographs, I much prefer to maintain a bit more of the world's ambience than just the bird alone. Are my photographs too busy? For some individuals I imaging that is so. Personally I don't find myself distracted by nature's surroundings in a photo anymore than I do when I am there myself. That doesn't mean that I won't process a photo in a way to drive the eye to the subject, but simply that I prefer not to erase the ambient nature. The Black and White Warbler in this photo is at home on the rough bark and tangled branches of the forest's wood. So much so, that they are rarely, if ever, seen separated. It wouldn't seem proper to isolate this bird from the disarray of branches anymore than it would to separate the clouds from the sky. Like most forms of art, bird photography is more about one's preferences than it is about purity. In short, it's shades of gray rather than black and white. #BlackandWhiteWarbler
Shades of Gray 8761
It seems that bird photography has morphed from an art form based on captivating one of nature's most delicate yet ubiquitous animal forms, immersed it element, to one that searches to isolate the animal so distinctly as to make it almost unnatural. Frankly, the beauty of most birds is the factor that makes it possible to sequester the animal from the rest of nature's elegance and still create an attractive photo. I find, however, that although I have created both types of photographs, I much prefer to maintain a bit more of the world's ambience than just the bird alone. Are my photographs too busy? For some individuals I imaging that is so. Personally I don't find myself distracted by nature's surroundings in a photo anymore than I do when I am there myself. That doesn't mean that I won't process a photo in a way to drive the eye to the subject, but simply that I prefer not to erase the ambient nature. The Black and White Warbler in this photo is at home on the rough bark and tangled branches of the forest's wood. So much so, that they are rarely, if ever, seen separated. It wouldn't seem proper to isolate this bird from the disarray of branches anymore than it would to separate the clouds from the sky. Like most forms of art, bird photography is more about one's preferences than it is about purity. In short, it's shades of gray rather than black and white. #BlackandWhiteWarbler