What is it about Birds?

Did you write the poetry? It's far more expressive than the prose I wrote to accompany my image.

Hi Michael, thanks- yes, I tossed it out there in a sleepy moment over coffee.

Hi Michael, thanks- yes, I tossed it out there in a sleepy moment over coffee.

I've toyed with the idea of pairing some of my stuff with the suitable images. All I have to do is to is to decide on a technique and then to find the images that match the mood, etc. of the poetry (none of which involves rhyming).

I've toyed with the idea of pairing some of my stuff with the suitable images. All I have to do is to is to decide on a technique and then to find the images that match the mood, etc. of the poetry (none of which involves rhyming).

I think that’s a lovely idea, a wonderful way to present your poetry and photos together!

I think that’s a lovely idea, a wonderful way to present your poetry and photos together!

Thanks so much! Stay tuned .....

“What is it about Birds?”

I've been thinking about that lately for the past whole year. Birds are magical and don't exactly cooperate (if ever), and it´s not up to you to "control and overcome" the difficulties exactly, it's more about adapting, listening, blending, etc. Like a kind hunter that only grabs the image and let the bird in piece to keep on living.

They are absolutely amazing. Years ago I wondered if... just like most photographers, over time, I would slowly move to bird photography and now I can say the answer is yes.

BTW a great film about this is The Big Year (2011). The Big Year (2011) - IMDb

Birds are magical and don't exactly cooperate (if ever), and it´s not up to you to "control and overcome" the difficulties exactly, it's more about adapting, listening, blending, etc.

Nicely said and also true for a lot of photography. Think of portraits that seem to come from a sense of overcoming awkward or difficult situations as opposed to those that seem to portray some sort of harmonic collaboration between photographer and subject, in fact where the subject seems less of a subject and more of a person. Or pictures of homeless people, not the more ubiquitous and cold ones that are taken by overcoming the difficulty of getting into good positions on the street often from a safe and hidden vantage point, but instead those by photographers who allowed themselves intimate and regular contact with the folks they were photographing. Adapting, understanding, and listening can be great skills for a photographer to develop. Control is also sometimes very useful, but so is letting go of control at times, and that’s more difficult and rare.

Here's one a shared lunch with in Manhattan by CIty Hall.

Mealtime by Alan Klein, on Flickr

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Didn't you watch the film?

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