In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

Birds As Savages

Posted on | April 6, 2007 | No Comments

My birding skills are mediocre at best, but I do have somewhat of an addiction to bird photography. I’m not really interested in shooting traditional bird portraits though. While I do shoot some for stock photography, many people can do those much better than I can with much better equipment that I can afford. What I am interested in is photographing the chaos and action in a bird’s life. My approach is similar to that of a photojournalist. The birds are territorial and hostile toward each other and I wanted to photograph that. The L.A. County Arboretum is a great local place for photographing active waterfowl. I sat there for hours yesterday watching Wood Ducks and mallards fighting over food with squirrels. A bird I had never seen before, a Black-crowned Night Heron and an immature breed were hunting for fish infront of my face, inbetween perching in a cypress tree and from the shoreline. I was fascinated.

Black-crowned Night Heron Immature (Nycticorax nycticorax) in Cypress Tree Stalking Fish in Lagoon at Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California Photo: Black-crowned Night Heron Immature (Nycticorax nycticorax) in Cypress Tree Stalking Fish in Lagoon at Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California

I have always been a fan of the National Geographic style of wildlife photography and that is what I tried to incorporate into my photos with just enough mixed ambient light flash to stop action with a slight motion blur. What do you think of BirdsAsSavages.com for my new website? :-) Wood ducks aren’t so cute when they are angry…

Aggressive Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Chasing Another Duck, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California Picture: Aggressive Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Chasing Another Duck, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, California

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