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Papango\/NZ Scaup in flight obeying the rules – eye contact and angled toward the viewer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

One of the rules of bird photography is that there should be eye contact with the subject and the bird should not be angled away from the viewer. Is it a breakable rule or is an angled away bird in flight an automatic fail? Back when I was involved more with bird photography forums a very good bird photographer whose work I had long admired posted a dynamic image of a raptor in flight on a diagonal of the frame and angled slightly away from the viewer. A deluge of comments took him to task for having the bird angled away and he emailed me for my opinion. My feeling was that it was dynamic image that created a feeling of being in flight and overtaken by a speeding raptor. I thought, as he had, that the image worked despite having broken the rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the rule is a good one for most images and strive to achieve it in most situations but sometimes I think an image is stronger when the rule is broken. I wrote about this in general terms in a previous post and for perched birds it may be more crucial to have a head angle parallel to the sensor or ideally angled just toward the viewer. For flight images I think there can be a bit more leeway in some circumstances. I still discard almost all images angled away but in some cases I think they are not an automatic fail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which ones work? I think that if an image gives me a sense that it were the view I would get if flying with the bird, I don’t mind if if it is angling away a bit. This following image of a Papango\/NZ Scaup is an example. Clearly angled away and giving a lovely dorsal view of the wings, it is the view I would have if flying just above and behind, so works for me. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Breaking the rule – angled away but I think it works as it is the view you would have if in flight with the subject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I think part of my fascination with birds is that I envy their ability to fly. If an image lets me imagine I am in flight with the subject then I’m happy to break the angle rule and just enjoy the experience of flight! Let me know what you think in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon Z9 and Nikkor Z 800mm f6.3 VR S<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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