Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Purple Martin (Progne subis)
Place: Plum Island NWR, MA, USA
Date: August 1985
Equipment: Nikon FE2, Nikkor EDIF 400/5.6 & TC14 converter (= 560/8), tripod
Film: Kodachrome 64
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 100% of frame

Commentary: I don't believe that every bird image has to have the bird large in the frame - a bird can serve almost as an accent to the composition. Here I'm as much interested in the graphic design of the tilted and weathered post and the subtle colors of the sky as I am in the martin.

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