I think this is a photograph that has a unique style. I took this photograph while in Ecuador with a group of guys that were bird photographers. I also happen to like photographing birds. But I prefer to photograph birds in a different way from everyone else. Most bird photographers prefer a certain style of photograph. They prefer the bird in a certain way and with a certain type of background. I like taking this style of photograph as well, but I also like to think outside the box and present subjects in more unique way whenever creativity strikes.

The photo Southern House Wren 01 came about because my photography group was at some bird feeding stations that are set up specifically for bird photographers. The photographers are in a blind, which is a fancy term for a little hut. In front of the photographers is a series of perches for the birds to land on. In order to coax the birds to the area, food of some sort is used. If Hummingbirds are the target, there will be Hummingbird feeders. Sometimes fruit is used. Sometimes there are moth traps, which are white sheets that have a light shining on them throughout the night. That’s what was used at this particular blind.

I don’t really like going to feeders for photography, especially not ones that utilize moth traps, but I’ll get into those ethics some other time.  I will say that using the word “coax” was intentional, but at the same time it’s for a good cause.

But I also don’t like photographing at feeders because it is aimed at getting those particular types of shots I was talking about earlier. The nice portrait shots with the clean backgrounds. While at the feeders, throughout my trip, I at least tried my best to get photos that might be a little different from everyone else’s. It’s nothing against them or their style, I just like being different and that comes through in my art and photography.

So at this particular moth feeder I saw this little Wren jumping about while I was observing the area and thinking about what unique shots I could take. One time, I saw the Wren in this little corner under a log. It was actually a little hard to see because it was very early in the morning. You could only see the Wren when it peaked out at a certain angle. I noticed the behavior and told myself that if I ever see movement in that little hole I’m going to get ready to take a photo if the Wren peaks out again. And sure enough, I noticed that little Wren in that little hole and I shot it. You can see it right there in my photograph Southern House Wren 01. That little Wren poked its head out so that just enough light captured it before it ran back inside and I captured the moment that that happened.

BAM☺︎