Re: Poor photo, but tells a common story.

Charlie wrote:

> Interesting story about the ant. Don't finches eat ants?

I don't actually know--all I ever see them eat is thistle (niger/nyger) 
and occasionally oil sunflower.

> As to the quality of the photo. An old friend of mine is such a
> fantastic bird photographer that I strive for sharpness to come close
> to his abilities and have a tendency to think all photos that are not
> absolutely in focus are bad. Perhaps you know the work of my friend
> Doug Herr. If not you may be interested in his website:
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/

I've not seen that site (I don't think), but I took a quick look and saw 
names ("Sierra Nevada", "Denali") that I have an interest in, so I will 
be back for a further look.

While perfection is a laudable goal, an imperfect picture "in the can" 
is better than a perfect picture missed.

Humming birds and wasps don't pose cooperatively.
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