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Posted by Fero on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:31 am

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Here is another shot from my feeder from yesterday. I wanted to try something different. There are not many seeds on branches now in the winter, so I decided for a branch with a small apple, since they grow near my feeder. It is very satisfying to get what you pre-visualize a night before. I have Great and Blue Tit, Hawfinch and Greenfinch on the same branch, but Great Tit goes best with the apple, I might post other later. I like the result a lot but I am not sure whether the apple doesn't compete a lot with the bird? What do you think? Thank for your comments and critique.

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by jim monroe on Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:32 am

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I like the shot but do think the apple does compete with the bird. This is especially true since it is a lone apple just standing out by itself.

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by KK Hui on Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:15 am

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This is an excellent shot, Fero!
I personally think the little apple hardly adds any value to the composition here ...

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by Chris Valentine on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:06 am

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I really like the apple too. The comp. works really well. Great job!

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by D. Robert Franz on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:09 am

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The apple does compete for my eyes attention since it stands out from the BG more than the bird but I still like the image

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by Greg Downing on Sun Jan 09, 2005 10:44 am

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Excellent set-up. I like this a lot.

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by Vince Thomas on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:05 am

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Very different... I'd leave the apple in even though it does compete with the bird.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:48 am

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Lovely bird and composition here Fero. You are really showing your skill lately with these feeder shots. I find the apple interesting, it does take your eye off the bird but I think it works.

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by Bob Wright on Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:27 pm

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Fero,

Even though I found my eyes bouncing back and forth between the apple and bird, I think the overall composition works very well.

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by john on Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:23 pm

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Nice shot. I think the apple is a bit overpowering, but nice nevertheless.

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by Cindy Marple on Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:42 pm

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Fero, I think this works because of the position of the apple and the bird, they balance each other. I like this a lot.

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by Juan E. Bahamon on Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:23 pm

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Fero:

Different unique composition, to me a little unbalanced.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:40 pm

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A beautiful shot.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:20 pm

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I'm really enjoying your setup shot Fero. Keep them coming. I like your idea here. That's about as small as an apple as you can get away with. I think it's great.

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by LHays on Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:15 pm

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I love everything about this one except I think the apple may be a little too big. The pose, perch and BG are excellent.

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by Michael Dossett on Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:45 pm

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I think the apple adds a lot to this Fero. I'm so jealous of the shots you are getting at your feeder and am eagerly awaiting an invitation!

Keep up the great work!

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by Fero on Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:20 pm

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Thank you for your comments! Michael, you are welcome anytime

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