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Bird Body Language
By: A. Macarthur • 2026 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 10 Comments • 11 years ago
Most people see birds from a distance and for short durations; that's because nature has equipped birds with organs in their eyes called a "pecten" -- a pigmented vascular projection from the choroid in the eye of a bird. This makes bird vision quite efficient and sensitive when it comes to...
All Right The, If You're Gonna' Snow in the Spring, I'll Just Go Ahead and Take Snow Pix!
By: A. Macarthur • 2026 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 8 Comments • 11 years ago
March 25th it snowed here in Philly; so I'll just go ahead and take snow photos!When opportunity knocks, I open the door.Male Cardinal ( A. Mac/All Rights Reserved).And I'll just haul my butt into the woods and see who's hangin' out there. ( A. Mac/All Rights Reserved)Climb to the top of a slope...
Blackbirds … Grackles, Cowbirds
By: A. Macarthur • 2026 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 5 Comments • 11 years ago
They come bye together Grackles, Cowbirds, Red-Wing Blackbirds eventually I hope to have at least one good shot of each species, for now these are the best examples.Brown-headed Cowbird (also below)Great-tailed Grackle (also below) All Rights Reserved/A. Mac
Snow Scenes Not What You Expected? Over-Expose Away The Gray.
By: A. Macarthur • 2026 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 8 Comments • 11 years ago
The two most difficult aspects of photography from a teaching point-of-view, are COMPOSITION and EXPOSURE.If you haven't seen the article preceding this, you may find it helpful in dealing with the challenges of getting "correctly" exposed photos of snow scenes, which, like other high contrast...
