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6/20/06 Laura Milholland

Laura Milholland

Marin Civic Center Pond, San Rafael, CA

Father and Child

This daddy Brewer's Blackbird is feeding his younster who appears to only have one leg.
You can just see the clump of wet bread dad has deposited into the young bird's mouth.
Picked this one in honor of Father's Day also. Hurray for all the good daddies!

1/125s f/9 at 89mm iso-200


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Laura Milholland26-Jun-2006 03:27
Thank you all for the comments. I did play around with the cropping before I posted and decided I liked leaving the water drips in front as it shows that they were standing almost at edge of the waterfall. I also liked the different renditions of color and light in the horizontal sections of the shot.
FZ10 Users Group24-Jun-2006 03:39
I don't know how you do it, Laura. An incredibly interesting and well composed shot . . I like the way the birds are framed by water in background and foreground . . . I feel very badly for the poor baby bird . . . Gigs
FZ10 Users Group23-Jun-2006 05:35
Oh I disagree Johan. But we all can see things differently. Linda
Johan Brouwer 23-Jun-2006 03:41
Very nice moment and interesting situation, well captured. Personally I would have cropped off the lower two-fifths of the frame because the falling water distracts a little bit from the subject. Johan
Anne22-Jun-2006 23:57
Lovely photo Laura. Yes I can see the bread.
Ed Duverger 22-Jun-2006 07:52
Marvellous candid of birds-world
FZ10 Users Group22-Jun-2006 05:42
Love it love it Laura. How unique!. Super focus and exposure and the water moving. Its just enjoyable. Linda