This is one of my favorite B&W shots. It was originally published on an all Black and White web site last year.
Shot in a small rural town in South Carolina, the main focus of the image was the rough end of an old dirt road. And signs by the RR track were clear, the road ends.
And then, with perfect timing…
a small Guinea Hen walked out into the shot.
I like to think of this style as ‘rural street photography’.
This image nicely displays the multiple layers of feathers on big wading birds.
The second layer of wing feathers are called ‘Coverts’, looking almost like a cape on some large birds.
Coverts are very pronounced on a Wood Stork since the main flight feathers are black, the coverts white.
They always add some contrast to any image of a Wood Stork landing.
A different, dramatic, perspective on the Egret.
This was all about could I take what I saw, and liked, and create a decent image.
We had no control over the environment, this was a church ‘locked up tight’.
Different, and cute.
An early morning shot, Egret in a small inlet.
This is a scheduled article.
At times lately I have been using my backup camera since it weighs less than my usual ‘stuff’. That makes for some interesting choices while shooting.
My backup is a Canon 70D and much less customization is available. This was my ‘go to’ body for years and it provided some great, and ‘successful’ photographs. I have friends that will not give theirs up, and they produce outstanding professional work.
I don’t have the ‘muscle memory’ , automatically know where dials and fingers need be at any given moment for the 70D. So there is a new learning curve.
However, I now remember the cameras strength and weakness. I have enjoyed, for the most part, my old friend.
