From Lofty. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size. Such a beautiful bird! This is a Red wattlebird, (Anthochaera carunculata).
Sitting at the window this morning I heard the “chirrup! chirrup” of the a wattle bird attacking its image in the driveway mirror on top of the woodshed. Once its mate arrived to watch its hero attacking the interloper the wattle bird had a quick preen and then rushed off.
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From Lofty. Daisy, Grevillea (wow, wow, wow!), and old and new berries. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus), the distaff side. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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Photographer Philip Overbuary.
Usually CGI is used to fake reality, but Copenhagen-based artist Philip Overbuary uses reality to fake digital images, using magnets and magnetic ferrofluid for an experimental photo series called Ferro. “I wanted to create something that didn’t look like photography,” Overbuary tells The Creators Project. “I wanted to do something people wouldn’t believe was actually real. Like a dream, or a psychedelic trip—but it actually happened and could be captured.”
Ferro stems from Overbuary’s work as commercial photographer where an overwhelming number of his commissions request heavily Photoshopped and 3D-rendered images. He enjoys using analog technology, like oscilloscopes and TVs with antennas, so it’s immensely satisfying for the artist to use mediums like ferrofluids to create images that look computer-generated but aren’t.
Photographer Philip Overbuary.
You can check out two photos from Ferro in The Censored Exhibition at this week’s Copenhagen Photo Festival, or see the full set at The Creators Project.
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Black-headed Grosbeak, male, and very wet. (Pheucticus melanocephalus). All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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Also known as a Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger), one of the very many we have on property. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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I love Mourning Doves, they are beautiful, and their song is soothing. I’ve missed them. We used to have a large number of them on property, then the Eurasian Collared Doves moved in. This year, the Mourning Doves have finally come back. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed how calm and responsive Mourning Doves are to shutter clicks. They are very curious about them, and often responsive. I hope we have Mourning Doves nesting on property once again. Zenaida macroura. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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From Kengi, a stunning shot of a Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), female. Photo is 1600 x 1200, click for full size.
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From Ice Swimmer. Seagulls / Oystercatcher / Crow. Love that wading Crow! All photos 1500 x 1000, click for full size.
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From Lofty. These get a ‘Wow!’ from me. Absolutely gorgeous. All photos are 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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Hat tip to Opus. Amazing, wonderful photos of our president, taken by Pete Souza.
Feb 2016 – Obama touches the face of three-year-old Clark Reynolds, in one of Souza’s most moving photographs.
Oct 2009 – The president jostles with congressmen during a basketball game at the White House.
A thunderstorm yesterday reminded me of a past thunderstorm, when a Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) took shelter in one of our trees. Photos 1000 x 750, click for full size.
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