Brown Creeper approaches nest entry behind bark of Ponderosa Pine.
Yeah, I don't care. This image will be panned. It won't relate to the city people. But, this image represents what I do and how I do it. The image would have passed basic rules. This is nature photography of birds of my mountain region. That's me. It's as close to a "self-portrait w/o people" as you'll ever get from me. If some people don't comprehend, then that's okay.
[Jun. 29th, 2010 01:52:41 PM]
Well, I received one comment about the bird being too camouflaged against the tree bark. That person missed the entire point of the photograph. Or, I didn't anticipate people would not be able to see the subtle variations. Or, some people have poorly calibrated monitors!
Subtle camouflage...That's the way nature is. Animals have evolved survival tactics. Camouflage is one. My purpose in nature photography is to observe, study and photograph phenomenon like this. This image is not scoring well. I find this photograph to be very satisfying to me.
Statistics
Place: 91 out of 107 Avg (all users): 5.0550 Avg (commenters): 4.5000 Avg (participants): 5.0000 Avg (non-participants): 5.0923 Views since voting: 920 Views during voting: 228 Votes: 109 Comments: 3 Favorites: 0
The bird doesn't stand out against the color and texture of the trunk. It is hidden and camoflaged. IMO there should at least be some separation due to a shadow cast or something.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
