

It looked like our trip would be cut more than a little short. We were joking about this being one of those outings when there was an issue with the memory card for Kelly’s camera. After a couple of failed attempts at bird photography she is thinking about offering bird photography tours where you are guaranteed not to see a single bird. One member, Kaylene, has been joking that she has a business idea. We are bound not only by our desire to help animals, but also by our really odd sense of humour. It is a group of amazing people around WA who volunteer their time to photograph rescue animals. Kelly and I are both volunteers with an organisation called Shutter Paws. Luckily Kelly from 7 to 1 Photography had insider knowledge, she had met Mark the Bird Whisperer who has spent 5 years getting to know the birds and when he arrives to photograph them they all flock down to see him. Photographing them would be nice but I didn’t hold out much hope. Still the Splendid Fairywrens will only be blue for a little while longer and seeing them in person is on my bucket list. Bird photography relies way to heavily on the will of the bird! Even in the volunteer work I do with rescues we can almost always guarantee we will be able to find the rescue animal.
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There is a reason I love portrait photography, you can give direction and tell people how to adjust their position.

I have never attempted bird photography before. Despite being out of the house from 8am-1am yesterday I still dragged myself out of bed this morning (when the clock started with a 5 – what the…) for a fun shoot that was just me messing around and having fun with a camera. In the last two days I’ve had six shoots.

It’s been a busy time for me photography wise lately. Splendid Fairywrens – Blue Wrens in Bedfordale.
