I have some that are acceptable to me and that's a whole subject all by it's self, one mans Ford is the others BMW. The many bright colors of the wood duck all have different tone values depending on the light, shadows, cloudy or sunny day and then there is the red eye. All this contributes to make this duck one of the most beautiful, popular and tough to get a good image of. In the never ending quest to get a good photograph of the Wood ducks I keep trying , which is for me what makes photography fun, after all if you could take all the best photos right away what would you do after that? The word Boring comes to mind. Every time Carol and I go out photographing it has more to do with being outside and the photography is just something that happens along the way. One never knows what's ahead just around the corner of life, but if your out there enough something is bound to happen. Just going birding and opening your eyes to all the possibilities sets the stage for a adventure of the mind and spirit to drink from the cup of life. I say all this because I was birding the other day and there wasn't much going on, I decided to go home. As I pulled out on to the main road I saw two Woodies in a small pond beside the road and clicked off a few images before they became aware me and left. Just before leaving the male did this little dance for me and made my day!
You just never know where the Journey will take you.
Pete
Story and photos © 2008 Peter Manship
2 comments:
Woodducks are quite the nemesis for me personally,( I've tried everything to edge advantage of these sly devils, but... ) so I know your struggle. I too have images that will get by, but the hunt for that awesome photo is still in the future...Good luck!
Hannibal, thanks and by the way I love your header image,it is clean and sharp with great soft background. Nice job!
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