Thursday, January 14, 2010

Friday Shoot-Out Birds

This weeks assignment comes from Scriptor Senex at http://scriptorsenex.blogspot.com/.  I think it is a great idea!  Everyone has birds in their town (hopefully) and birds are fun to photograph.  When looking through my archives, I was surprised at how many shots of birds I have actually taken.  I think one reason why birds are so fun to photograph is they have so many visual variations which are interesting.  They come in so many different shapes and sizes providing a variety of silhouettes.  Also, they come in varied colors and designs. 


Another thing that is great about photographing birds is that they bring up so many associations.  For instance, I included pictures of some seaguls from Wildwood.  Seaguls bring up associations of the ocean, beach, and summer. 




Birds also represent freedom and lightness.  I am lucky that I get to see a lot of birds out of my patio door.  There are a lot of blue jays, robins, and sometimes humming birds. 



This picture I took in a strip mall parking lot.  I could not believe how cute the chicks were!  I was glad I had started the habit of taking my camera with me wherever I go.


Thanks for visiting!  Hope you enjoyed!

16 comments:

  1. Oh, I just love those little baby chicks. How cute that they are just walking across the parking lot. My favorite photos is the fourth one. Love your shots. They are all excellent.

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  2. How beautiful your bird shots are! This amazes me how we all produce such different perspectives :)

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  3. Oh gosh, yes, those little chicks!! I hope they survived to adulthood.

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  4. Love the second shot - just great to see a bird in the snow!

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  5. good narative lots of reason why we like to take photogragh birds. Besides freedon and lightness they are of another world, one that lives side by side with us yet we don't understand - this is POSSIBILITIES. very nice - my fav of photo and bird is the blue jay, they are strong (of personality) and sure - beautiful birds.

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  6. The chicks are a winner, so glad you had your camera too.

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  7. I loved your text almost as much as I enjoyed your images.

    I have to remember to take a camera with me, I miss so many good shots.

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  8. Oooo wow wonderful shots..love the bluejay..we don't have many of those here..they are western Jays! Great shootout!! Sarah

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  9. I love the sparrow in the shadows and the goslings. Well done!

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  10. I liked the first photo the best with the bird on the beach! I felt as though I was watching him in the flesh.

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  11. nice series of bird images. love your thoughts on birds the most, representing freedom and lightness. nice shoot out!!

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  12. You are right. BIrds are everywhere, and are symbolic of lightness, freedom, and beauty. It was a good topic!

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  13. Lena...thank you for visiting my blog...I appreciate it. I like the way you comment about your photos...I always like to hear more about the photos I am looking at. Great pictures of the birds and the fences.

    Dan

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  14. Love the chicks with the parents. Nice shots!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog.
    Cheers,
    Harold
    myworldthruthelens.blogspot.com

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  15. oooh! the little baby birdies with the mom and dad birds!!! I LOVE it!!!

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  16. thanks for the reminder to always carry the camera. Don't know how many photos I miss.

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