This bird is not a pet. It was however, succesfully rescued from the jaws of one of our monster kitties. I had to put sandals on my feet to take it back to a safe place and grabbed my camera in the process. I wish all encounters between my five cats and the local wildlife ended as happily as this one.
John, I want to thank you for one of the special Usefulm photographers to care enough to share with us the backstory to the image (there is ALWAYS a story, even if to explain why you felt compelled to push the button).
You know, Conny, some photos are just that...documents of moments in time. I think it could be slightly brightened, and maybe the blue reduced a tad...but a nice shot all the same. Keep shooting and sharing that story with us, John.
Connie; thanks for telling me how little this picture moves you... It amazes me that you would bother to comment on it at all... the bird was very relaxed in my hand and was clearly saved from a rather painful death by my actions... if that isn't something to memorialize, I don't know what is... photography doesn't always have to be about pretty pictures... sometimes, a competent illustration is a welcome adjunct to a short descriptive essay... I must say, I grow ever weary of the intellectual approach to picture making that seems such a big part of Usefilm...
well ...... i know you didn?t but it looks so ... captured ... nearly as if you want to kill the little birdie. as for the composition, lighting etc. - sorry but - boring. it just looks like a picture to memorise a situation. but that would only be for your eyes. lovely story - photographically not my thing.
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