Though I haven’t photographed many birds this summer, when I have had the opportunity, I have tried to create some different bird photographs than perhaps most are used to seeing. . Part of it is just experimentation to try to expand creative thinking about a frequently photographed subject. . When it comes to bird photography, it is hard to think up something that hasn’t been done before.
The first image here is an image overlay – done IN CAMERA! This feature is unique to Nikon DSLRs (like multiple exposure capability) and can yield some very interesting results You basically select two images and an ‘overlay ratio’ between them. Results are previewed right on the back of the camera I find it works best with a ‘normal’ exposure, and something like a motion blur (like used here) – or an out-of-focus image I have used it in abstracts and landscapes before, but rarely with wildlife. . So this was a bit of a test on my part. A bit bizarre perhaps, but nonetheless unique!
I have written about my affinity towards monochromatic wildlife images, and this woodpecker seemed to fit right in with that type of processing. Removing color always emphasizes other graphical elements of an image, and the feather patterns in this red-bellied woodpecker are no exception. . It also seemed to strengthen the graphical relationship between the bird and the nest cavity.
These different approaches are simply my own personal attempts to break my own preconceptions of what a wildlife image should represent Sometimes it takes freeing your mind and just learning how to play – no matter what the result.
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