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The Simple Wren
« on: June 17, 2016, 12:57:57 »

After having completed the PP on these , Mongo realised that certain features of these images reminded him of those you would have seen on late 1950’s and 1960’s calendars. Not sure if that is a good thing or not but the resemblance is worrying.

Mongo spent two sessions of about an hour and a half each time studying and photographing these guys. It resulted in several hundred images culled down to about 40.
Here are just a few of those.

D4s, 200-500mm @ various settings
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Jakov Minić

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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2016, 13:40:03 »
Mongo, it's been a while. I for one have missed your images :)
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Frank Fremerey

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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2016, 15:57:03 »
Adorable as always. You are my hero!
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2016, 16:08:30 »
Typical Mongo style images I always appreciate.  Welcome back and thanks for sharing!
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2016, 16:24:30 »
You are right. The Petrol Station in the countryside where my
Grandma used to live gave away calenders with these candy
colored innocent bird shots. Also Landscapes like a Rhine Valley
Panorama with some tourist boats in bright sunlight....
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2016, 17:24:07 »
Mongo, as many others on this forum, I always look forward to your photos. These shots show the wren to good effect, both aesthetically and ornithologically. I don't understand the calendar analogy but if this is what calendars were showing back in the day, I'm sorry I don't remember them.

Thanks for posting.

Tom
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2016, 18:06:05 »
I like the second image, though I feel the bottom portion of the frame is a bit distracting from the Wren and the colors of the background.
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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2016, 23:15:24 »
Great stuff, Mongo.  I had the same in mind, Tristin.  I like the fifth (4280) more, nice position, sweet blue.
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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2016, 01:26:29 »
Jakov, Frank and Akira thanks for the welcome and kind words. Unfortunately, Mongo has been busy with family health issues and is only now just starting to surface again.

Quote from: Tom Hook on June 17, 2016, 17:24:07
Mongo, as many others on this forum, I always look forward to your photos. These shots show the wren to good effect, both aesthetically and ornithologically. I don't understand the calendar analogy but if this is what calendars were showing back in the day, I'm sorry I don't remember them.

Thanks for posting.

Tom

Tom, thanks you for your comments and CC - much appreciated.
Frank got it completely correct (in the post just above yours). It is exactly what Mongo is referring to. Not sure of your age Tom and therefore whether you have ever seen the calandras of the 1950’s and 1960’s. By that, Mongo means the "studio - like look" including the colour , lighting and overall feel. It is very reminiscent of that era. This was not intentional on Mongo's part but just how this location and circumstances seem to affect the image result.

Tristin and John, thank you both for your comments and CC
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2016, 03:18:56 »
Hi Mongo.

I am old enough to have been there in the fifties (born in March of 1948) but regarding photography, I was not technique savvy then nor am I now so I probably wouldn't understand or recall that particular way of making pictures. I remember having Life Magazine, National Geographic and Arizona Highways around the house, all magazines known for good photos, but in the density of my youth, I learned little and retained even less when it came to the visual arts. Not much better today!

Still, I like the wrens, subtly different from what we see here in Connecticut.

Tom
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2016, 09:05:52 »
Glad to see you back, Mongo. Nine series. #5 is my preferred, little wren on top of the world
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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2016, 09:14:48 »
Quote from: Bruno Schroder on June 18, 2016, 09:05:52
Glad to see you back, Mongo. Nine series. #5 is my preferred, little wren on top of the world

thanks for the welcome and the feedback Bruno. #5 seems to be a popular little fellow. It is interesting to see which viewers show a preference for. Mongo is leaning quite a bit from the feedback. It is different to what Mongo expected and all the more interesting for that. Thanks again Bruno.
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2016, 12:13:06 »
I feel the birds against a sky backdrop appeal to me more. They have this Diorama Natural History Museum feel to them

Wonderful. Your bird shots lend personality to the little beings. Thank you.
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« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2016, 02:17:53 »
Quote from: Mongo on June 18, 2016, 01:26:29
Jakov, Frank and Akira thanks for the welcome and kind words. Unfortunately, Mongo has been busy with family health issues and is only now just starting to surface again.

Mongo, hope your family is OK now.
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Re: The Simple Wren
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2016, 02:46:02 »
Quote from: Akira on June 19, 2016, 02:17:53
Mongo, hope your family is OK now.

Very kind of you to ask Akira. Past the worst and on the mend but quite a way to go yet. Mongo's sincere thanks to you.
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