Today was one of those days where the objects I found really directed the figure I made. I came across the broken passifier and baby rattle and wondered what our star would look like personified as an infant? It is afterall almost summer. I used pieces of bark to frame the head. The eyes and nose are fishing bobbers and I’ve imbedded a yellow light into its body. The bottoms of aluminum cans form the ears.
Butterflies are starting to appear in greater numbers and diversity. This is a Silver-spotted Skipper sunning itself. Today I also saw Red Admirals and a Red-spotted Purple.
I had one opportunity to photograph this Yellow Warbler and here is the result. The restless nature of warblers makes them challenging subjects, but when you get a good image it makes your day. About an hour later we had a pretty good thunder shower…I’m more concerned about keeping the camera dry than if I get wet. I left the Sun figure behind and thought it was one of the stranger ones I have made recently. I’ll close with a detail of this odd image.
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You’re certainly right about photographing those warblers. We saw a number of them at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia last weekend and yet I don’t have a single decent photo! Here and then gone.
But there are artists, and I hope to join their ranks one day, who actually DRAW and PAINT warblers from life. I have to wonder how in the world they do it. I guess you just have to concentrate really hard with the birds that you do see.
We’re still waiting for our first backyard Silver-Spotted Skipper to make its appearance.
it is one of the stranger looking ones… looks worried and a bit gagged
Hey, Al, I missed this entry the other day but I’m glad I caught it today. I guess my motto might be “The wierder the better” b/c I liked Baby Sun … It looked like it took a while to make …. Well done!!
& the butterflies are beautiful….. I’m learning so much abt “names” here at your blog ….. I saw a beauty the other day but I didn’t know what it was…. I must get 1 of those Audobon Society Field Guides, I guess. Keep up the good work!!