Beautiful shot, Jerry! Looks like you caught this one in the act of gathering nesting material from last year's cattail. That is also a great background for this bird and seeing that little bit of cattail fuzz floating away to the right adds an extra dynamic.
BTW, how close did you actually get to this wren and how much of a crop did it end up being?
Posted by Ned Fenimore on June 5, 2006 at 12:29 AM
Geoff, it's probably about 2/3's frame. I watched it gathering fluff, then fly a short distance away to its nest. I was wearing full camo. Every time it flew to its nest I moved forward a few feet until I was about 15' from the group of cattails it was using, then stay very still whenever I was within its sight. I also had to watch my tripod position so the other cattails didn't interfere with each other. It took me about 20-30 minutes to get the shot I wanted.
When you can't afford the big guns, you do what you have to do to get closer to them.
Jerry, your patience and planning paid off beautifully. Excellent framing of a perfect background and DOF. The tuft drifting away adds life and 3-D to the image. Great work.
Beautiful image. I think you succeeded to create an artistic image and tell a story.
The comp, background bokeh, the action of the bird, and the little fluff blowing away in the wind all come together.
Harald
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5 repliesBTW, how close did you actually get to this wren and how much of a crop did it end up being?
Geoff, it's probably about 2/3's frame. I watched it gathering fluff, then fly a short distance away to its nest. I was wearing full camo. Every time it flew to its nest I moved forward a few feet until I was about 15' from the group of cattails it was using, then stay very still whenever I was within its sight. I also had to watch my tripod position so the other cattails didn't interfere with each other. It took me about 20-30 minutes to get the shot I wanted.
When you can't afford the big guns, you do what you have to do to get closer to them.
The comp, background bokeh, the action of the bird, and the little fluff blowing away in the wind all come together.
Harald