Ugly vs. Beauty

[FDCPR]

This area is close to my house and where I shoot most of the birding photos I take. I like the comparison between man's ugly power and communication towers in competition with nature's display of beauty. Normally I just avoid looking in this direction, but the sky was so nice I decided to take this shot.



This is what you see if you avoid looking at the towers, highway, and buildings close by. A small flock of Orange-Cheeked Waxbills.



Finally another look at the American Kestrel, all shot within close proximity of the power lines and cell phone towers.

[FromtheBackofaHorse]

Those are some pretty amazing bird shots. Thanks for sharing them.

[billmac57]

The last one is stunning, a perfect shot of a bird in my opinion.

[Stilelibero]

Nice set of shots you have here. The close up of the American Kestrel is just amazing!
great job, thanks for sharing

[FDCPR]

Originally Posted by FromtheBackofaHorse

Those are some pretty amazing bird shots. Thanks for sharing them.

Thanks FTBH, the birds are what I can do pretty good.

Originally Posted by billmac57

The last one is stunning, a perfect shot of a bird in my opinion.

Thanks billmac, that was just an adder to show I can take a good photo, there is another post that has four shots of this guy that are pretty good also.

Originally Posted by Stilelibero

Nice set of shots you have here. The close up of the American Kestrel is just amazing!
great job, thanks for sharing

Thanks Stileibero, the shots of that guy turned out very well.

[Sheriliz]

Beautiful birds, and the sky is striking. I do like the contrast.

[Vinam]

nice set Fred .. love the clouds in the first ... cool to catch a few of those birds together .. and of course I LOVE the Kestrel .. well done

Vin

[FDCPR]

Originally Posted by Sheriliz

Beautiful birds, and the sky is striking. I do like the contrast.

Thanks Sheriliz, birds and animals are what I can do.

Originally Posted by Vinam

nice set Fred .. love the clouds in the first ... cool to catch a few of those birds together .. and of course I LOVE the Kestrel .. well done

Vin

Thanks Vin, I noticed that it depends on the monitor one is using as to how the towers look. On my laptop and the calibrated monitor on the Mac it looks fine in small size, but on my Windows desktop it looks horrible until I see the full size photo. Yes, I admit I suck at that sort of shot, need to stick to wildlife...

[bethard728]

All very nice! I especially like the Kestrel.

[Fred flyfisher]

Very nice images Fred. The sunset poking through is beautiful in it's own way. The birds are spectacular. Nice set.