I took this Photo of a White-browed Scrub wren last September in my garden, when he was taking a bath.
I saw one of them just a minute ago and got all excited and grabbed my camera. Then I realised I might have 50 similar looking photos already, and decided not to take more photos of the same bird. My question is: do you keep on taking more photos of the same birds, or do just tell yourself, don’t, I already have enough photos of a White-browed???
Or are we all dreaming of this "one perfect shot" ?
Does it really matter how many of the same bird? If it were me I would be continually striving for better pics, but yours are all so good. If I were you, would keep taking them, you never know, something unexpected might turn up. It could also be a record of species found over time, and you may be able to follow individuals lives, if you can detect differences between them. I guess that is also the beauty of digital photography, take many, keep a few of your favourites, delete any unwanted. Save some bloopers, just in case that becomes one of Holly's challenges.
Dale Huonville, Tasmania
I keep taking them. Although having said that, I do tend to have a habit of ignoring the common species, not neccesarily because I have lots of photos of them (most I don't) but because I see them so often I suppose I'm not as interested in capturing a moment with them. But no matter how many times I see most species of birds, I always love the challenge of trying to get a better photo than last time. It really depends where your interests lie :)
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Both of you make some interesting comments, thanks
About the common birds, most of the "regulars" in my garden are common to me.But what is around my area might not be in other parts of Australia.
M-L
If your happy with your ptotos so far of one species or another try getting some different poses, wings up, in flight, looking over shoulder, with food, preening and so on.
I think that I must have 60 odd shots of Noisy miners now, but I still like to keep them as a record of my birding outings. You are right M-L, I think that I am always hoping to get the 'one perfect shot' that alway eludes me