CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Stained glass windows give hazy shapes and colours as they reflect into a church. Once again a very close encounter with a heron which seemed to remind me of the stained glassed windows of a church. sku 60007
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CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This photo was taken in Kent rather than Asia. To me it looks like a Japanese garden but careful composition can create an altered reality. sku 60008
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE As they say in life - in the case of a human being - one can just the mood of a person by their expression. Portraits tell a lot about a person and in birds - the portrait shows details that are not noticed when a bird is a fair distance away in the trees on an island[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The heron is always on the look out for his next meal. He surveys the lake and watches all the other birds around. sku 60010
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE I was overjoyed at the blurred trees in the background as well as the "bow and arrow" look of his branch. sku 60011
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Like a Rorshach test - a test where an abtract ink blot can be interpreted differently by many people - these waters seemed to create a surreal scene for the heron to be swimming in. As photographic judges say - "a background can make or break a photo". Too clutter[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Herons are very inquisitive birds. They peer through trees, they supervise from high tree tops, they sit on wooden posts rising out of the water. All the time they are surveying the area as to who is where and where their next meal is coming from. sku 60013 &nbs[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The heron is a canny bird. It can sense danger and when observers are in close proximity. To get a close photo of a heron takes time and effort and persistence. As books say - approach a bird as if not caring that it is there. The less eye contact the better. I fol[...]
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE These birds are ultra fast in the world of fly pasts. I saw the bottom two aiming to fly off and followed the third and press the button as he got in the line with the other two. sku 90001
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Tufted in flight has been a labour of love with me. usually the water is as dark as they are. Sunset is a time to combine colour with speed and aiming to get both in one photo. sku 90002
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Low level photography on water ALWAYS looks better. Once again in search of the perfect face reflection and some waters. sku 90003
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Twilight is that perfect moment of afternoon and evening. A warm glow to the light and the little tufted duck floating on the water. sku 90004
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Faster than a speeding bullet. Their flight is both silent and fast. Blink and you miss them. I track and press shutter and smile. sku 90005
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE His reflection is seen below him and also its strange occurrence as the blue water shape below the bird copies his head shape in reverse. sku 90006
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Static bird photography can be said to be "done by anyone". I therefore have to show super detail and dynamic wave shapes. sku 90007
CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mr Tufted has a scruffy hair day. I lowe the wake (water shape behind him) that he created. sku 90008