Here are some Rock Pigeons, captured on film with my pinhole camera. Pinhole cameras capture a wide view, providing a completely different feel than what I normally get with my telephoto lens. For this photo my camera was on the ground, so the pigeons appear almost as large as the building, which is quite far away from the pigeons.
It is important to note that these pigeons hang out in a parking lot where humans often feed them. This worked to my advantage for the photo – when I crouched down on the ground the pigeons came running over. I did not feed them. This photo is also evidence of how much human behavior can condition wildlife in ways that ultimately can kill the animals. I’ve seen humans feed these pigeons out of their car windows many times, and I’ve seen several dead pigeons in this parking lot – run over by cars because the pigeons approached in hopes of a meal.
