Bill,

Sounds like perfectly reasonable photographic technique to me!
Reminds me how some of my friends never could understand why I sat down 
right in the middle of a stream to photograph a Great Spreadwing 
[dragonfly] that was perched on a twig a few inches above the water...

June

P.S. Did I mention that broken IKEA shelves can be used as stair 
stepping exercisers? :-)

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Maryland
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com
http://SouthernSpreadwing.com



On 2/10/2010 2:41 PM, Bill Hubick wrote:
> Step 1: Find American Tree Sparrow.
> Step 2: Get camera and check settings.
> Step 3: Take crappy photo through window to ensure you get something.
> Step 4: Ever so slowly open the window. (In my case, pull the top 
> window down and shoot over the top.)
> Step 5: If bird is very close, gain elevation by any means available. 
> Put right foot on shaky papasan chair and put left foot on IKEA shelf.
> Step 6: Destroy shelf using extra mass gained via over-eating during 
> recent periods of extreme boredom and restlessness. Scare all birds.
> Step 7: Kick out cruel spouse who is enjoying shaking her head and 
> saying "I told you..." and mutter under breath.
> Step 8: Get better chair and be ready.
> Step 9: Wait. Survey sparrows and broken shelf. Mutter more for good 
> measure.
> Step 10: Success!