My Share of Bird Photos
Nature parks are a photographer’s haven. They offer the perfect starting point for exploring a country and the semi-contrived setting often contains elements that a photographer would like to include in his/her composition.
Some of the photos I collected over the years were those of birds featured in nature parks (many of my bird photos were taken at Jurong Bird Park in Singapore and the Cleland Wildlife Park in South Australia). Not surprisingly, the colorful plumage of these creatures revived my interest in painting and, if I were still into that hobby, I would have used the photos as models for a watercolor composition. But perhaps I have already lost my patience in painting that’s why, while processing these images, instead of digging up my painting gear, I just decided to play painting with the bird photos using a photo editing software. The resulting images, the photos in this gallery — my make-believe “watercolor paintings” — were posted in a 3-part series in December 2011. I thought that this will be the perfect gallery for this weekend. Have a good one.
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A YEAR IN REVIEW: This post is part of a series of galleries being featured this month in celebration of A Traveller’s Tale‘s First Year Anniversary at WordPress. The author wishes to thank all of you who have become part of this site for the past 12 months through the views, likes, reblogs, and comments you left on its posts. It has truly been a pleasure sharing tales, photos, poetry attempts and random thoughts with you.
- Shutter Bug
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Related Posts by Shutter Bug:
- My Share of Bird Photos 1
- My Share of Bird Photos 2
- My Share of Bird Photos 3
- Celebrating a Year of Off-the-Beaten-Track Photos and Tales
The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
What a start in previewing this new gallery gizmo update wordpress currently announced!
I agree, nature are certainly photographers favorite subjects. And great for learners too,
Amazing images, now mine feels so shy.
Thanks, Rommel. Your images are great. I’ve seen and liked not a few.
Excellent images ! Nice composition !
Birds seem to be ready to pose for you !!
Congrats !!
I have been to Jurong park .
It has some of the most colorful birds , I have ever seen .
utham
Thanks a lot, Utham. I liked Jurong Park too, especially those birds that are not in cages.
Sadly, another Russel Ray camping trip comes to an end………………..
Birds are just so cool. They’re always up to something. They never disappoint. I’ve not tried digital painting but it’s popular with many people. Not sure I can pick a favourite here, I like all of them, but especially like the subtle browns, greens and contrast with white in “When is she coming back?”
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