Momma Bird

I don't shoot pictures of animals much - mostly when they are around. However, while at a friend's house, we discovered this mother bird with her chicks. Capturing birds usually takes a lot of patience and a quiet hand. But this little momma sat patiently in her nest as I snapped off a few shots.

Lately I have been rediscovering nature shooting. I did quite a bit of it years back, but changed my focus to people. I recently went down to the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena and shot pictures of flowers, cactus, and beautiful scenery - some of which I will put up later. There is a peacefulness to taking these kind of images. It's probably the most meditative style of shooting. For the most part, nature and landscape waits for you to get the shot. It's about how patient you are to find just the right thing.


About this photo:
f 5.6
1/500
ISO 200
A touch of color saturation in Adobe RAW

I probably could have dodged the face a bit to bring it out some more, but overall the whites framing her eyes bring out a great pop in the face.