[Leica] OT rant: No wonder birders are wary of photographers!

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)]

> Yesterday I learned first-hand how some photographers get many of their
> 'action' photos of wild birds that are very popular on internet
> photography forums.  They have a friend chase the birds and startle them
> to make the birds fly past the photographer.  If this is what it takes to
> make popular photos then I'm perfectly content with boring non-action
> photos of relaxed birds.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com

Agree. In antarctica, the animals are not afraid, so they are often
'boring'. You have to be patient and watch 'real life' unfold. We love
'instant gratification' and so we think its easier to speed up the
process, but in the end we are just interferring

Alastair