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"To avoid a snapshot appearance" Finding no clues what thaz supposed to mean without seeing some examples.

These are a selection of my efforts from my website ,....all my cropping done in the viewfinder, ...for this ol' timer it has always been an integral and enjoyable part of my workflow sir.

I crop to the finished product (of my liking),....in the viewfinder to avoid a snapshot appearance.

26 below zero (w/o windchill factor), skiing at New Hampshire's Wildcat Mountain,....but I had a flask of Galliano
Italian sweet liqueur to sip throughout the day to keep me warm,....beautiful scenic adventure from back in the early 1960s.

Don't ask a barber if you need a haircut !!

Neat Mark

"Who's smoking"????...............Tony Curtis from "Some Like It Hot",.....when caught breaking into the woman's dormitory.

Maybe it was photoshopped in ?????????????????????????????..............lol

At first sight,...just an ordinary robin in the tree,...then these antics and suddenly you pay attention, a privileged opportunity for sure.

A less than often seen robin's behavior or trait,...I agree an interesting part of it's "life history" for any interested.

Thank you muchly,...

That's what first caught my eye,....the size of the robin staying suspended in the air.

A pleasant experience and result just for the price of being observant at the right time.

Thanks muchly,...appreciated.

Likely so following its stay in the tree, though I didn't notice anything unusual,...lol

Cedar Waxwings have a history of doing likewise,...have seen images of several lying in the grass a little tipsy following over eating fermented berries. Must be warming inside to them also????

"Anniversary of a Winter Robin's visit"
This robin took up permanent residence in my apple tree during a snowy winter storm.
Little did I know at that time,..this robin would remain in that tree protecting and guarding it's fruit. The robin fed off the apples for almost a month,...its sole intent,...surviving till spring devouring and feeding from 12 to 15 dozen rotten apples in that tree,...eating all but a couple dozen in that time period.
Throughout its stay this robin engaged and drove off all other birds with similar thoughts.
I was fortunate to have documented the robin's stay being rewarded with very interesting behavioral studies.
On this morning I looked outdoors and noticed the robin leaping from a low branch wildly flapping its wings to stay aloft,..(suspended midair like a humming bird)... to access the higher hanging fruit,...luckily my camera was set up and I captured this interesting behavior using a 500mm lens on a tripod....resulting in these images worthy of sharing with viewers who might never have seen such antics in nature.
l thoroughly enjoyed the time working with this robin and its acceptance of my close proximity throughout was quite noteworthy.
It turns out winter robin's frequently feed from rotten fruit for substance,...birds can too,...experience a stimulating high of sorts from the rotting fermented fruit,...who knew?
Who would have thought that a common robin's behavior could prove so interesting.
I am always amazed at the detail the camera captures in a brief moment that the eye fails to see.
Images such as this have a timeless quality, a commonality that applies to nature and wildlife images.
Thanks for viewing my work

I have quite a large selection of Hasselblad literature, pamphlets, publications soft and hard cover,...and oddity items and such from early 1970s or so, all in quite good condition,...PM me with any interest, thank you muchly.

Sent PM,.....thanks

I hear you,...I primarily shoot manual and rugged old glass Nikkors and a couple other manual beauties,...have never used auto focus,...for this ol' coot I love the manual feel for all my shooting,...keeping and always working on the manual feel and techniques and related skills I learned back when,......as you,.....I love the feel of them that resonates back to my beginning,...have selected ones that work superb on my digital camera,...still old friends,...still teaching this old dog new tricks,...lol.....they have become family over the years.

Another from George Burns,.............."Sex at my age is like playing pool with a piece of rope"