If you have observed any avian gallery for some time you will quickly see a pattern there - lots of images look beautiful at the first glance - scientifically very well executed - right exposure, head turn, nice perch, catch light, eye contact, eye level - *conforming* in general to *well accepted rules* of making image of birds. During initial few years of my avian photography I practiced this a lot. After some time I realized I need to find my own way of conveying how I see my subjects. This led me to experiementing with various compositional possibilities, use of light and shadows, use of habitat, use of "positive space" in the frame amoung other things. Not easy since it is not formula based, I may not be successful always and may end up in a typical BOS or its variation, but when I succeed it is a very satisfying. For me the image above is a typical bird-on-a-stick image without much originality while the below one is not (for my tastes). It is interesting to note though that differences between them are very subtle !!
You may want to click on above images to see them in their actual sizes. Blog's resizing algorithm appears bad and hence some critical details are lost which are essential to relate the point I am trying to make here.
PS : I am out of station durning 25 Nov - 30 Nov and may not see my blog.
- Ganesh H Shankar (Nature Lyrics)
