This is my contribution to the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Waiting.
I had a couple of ideas for the challenge before thinking of some of the photos I had taken waiting for various birds and mammals to make an appearance in front of the lens.
The following shots were taken in our yard in 2018 when I was doing my 52 week photo project.
I noticed the way a beam of light was illuminating a patch of Maple leaves.
I set up in the yard to photograph birds in the rain. When the birds weren’t cooperating I photographed rain drops.
Raindrops on a Cedar branch.
Lying in the grass I photographed a Clover flower while waiting for a bird or mammal to appear.
Beautiful
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Thanks Becky. I thought about some of the times I hung around waiting and decided to go with a selection of shots from our yard.
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Sign of a good photographer the ability to wait!
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As someone who has done a lot of bird and wildlife photography you learn to wait. I once read the Lord of the Rings trilogy while documenting the nesting cycle of a pair of Great Tits.
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wow, now that’s dedication for you. My waiting skills are no where near that level.
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My nestbox shots were extensively published in the 1980s and 1990s. I once spent a week cursing the Radio Times for not using one of my nestbox shots only to realise it was one of mine when I put it out for recycling.
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Is that work still available to see?
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I seem to think that I used a Blue Tit nestbox shot for one of the Blue Squares. I’ll check and send you a link if I did.
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😃
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Here’s a shot from the Great Tit nestbox when I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/05/16/feeding-the-young-again/
And here’s the Blue Tit Blue Squares post:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/07/21/july-squares-eurasian-blue-tits/
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Fabulous, thanks for sharing David
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😳😄😄😄
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Beautiful raindrops. I love the last one,
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Thanks Amy, Eye level with a Clover flower is a different perspective.
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Thank you for joining in, David! 🙂
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It was an interesting challenge with a few possible themes. I was going to go with a selection of birds waiting for prey before the idea of me waiting came to me.
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Excellent doings while waiting – and lovely results.
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Thanks Leya. I’m usually scanning for something interesting when the birds and mammals aren’t cooperating.
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Excellent photos. Worth waiting for.
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Thanks John.
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Gorgeous, David. I especially love the clover flower. 🙂
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Thanks Patti. The clover flower seems to be the most popular shot.
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These are beautiful David. Have been in the same situation many times waiting for something to show up. You made excellent lemonade out of lemons!
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Thanks Tina. It’s become a habit to look for interesting shots with my telephoto while waiting for the birds and mammals.
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