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Still playing in photoshop.
1. Select texture for base
2. Created layer mask of bird on different layer.
3. Fill same layer with splatter brushes @ 50% opacity.
4. Convert bird layer to multiply
5. add a few more splatters on different layer for foliage.
Happy....I mean... ANGRY Birthday!! This cake is ALL edible, every part of the bird, and pig down to the spray can and dirt.
The "Kamikaze" bird was sculpted from RKT, fondant and gumpaste and sits on a beat up confetti cake pig. I did the extra's for the pig in fondant and gumpaste and buried him in some sugar dirt. I thought it would be a cool addition to his wounds by spraying out the word Happy and airbrushing ANGRY to the birthday slogan, to fit the theme.
Even birds are one with man in cleaning our rivers and waterways. So are we...
"BIRD AND MAN series"
Marikina Riverparks 4-25-2019
Photo by: Manny De Guzman, Jr.
Sony A6000/ Sony 55-210mm f3.5-5.6 lens. Follow me at Facebook - www.facebook.com/mannydeguzmanartist
Beautiful Birds series
Silkscreen and spraypaint on Somerset Velvet Black 250 gsm. Signed, titled and embossed.
40 x 65cm
I am not sure what kind of birds these are. They look somewhat like grackles, but they are not as dark or have the shiny-blue colored feathers. They also made noises unlike any other type of bird I have heard before. I saw these birds eating something on a wall next to a McDonald's in Oklahoma City. I don't recall ever seeing this type of bird in Ohio.
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This is a replica of the house I grew up in. I hope to be able to offer other people the opportunity to have their house replicated.
I saw this bird scrounging around outside the back door the other day. Probably a House Finch I guess. For some reason we don't get House Finches here. The color would seem right for a Purple Finch, but that would be most unusual.
(No, I don't have any other view)
watercolour on paper
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My thoughtful wife recently ordered some new types of bird food and feeders for me. Yesterday morning I spent some time placing them in a new location within the back yard that should allow me to get some closer shots with them at the feeder, and then once the weather gets better, I can place myself between the feeders and the woods to get some hopeful tree shots as they come in closer for their inspections of the "food".
Within three hours of setting things up, got some nice first visitors to the new digs. One of the new stands here looks all nice and pretty. This guy quickly took up the post position, following perfect form as presented by the metal model there :))
Really liked this lighting and the details that it afforded me with the capture.
We have frequently had a bird come visit our window in the last week or so...made for an interesting photo tonight
Tuesday 02 May 2017: Sangda (3710 m) - “Last Pass” (4425 m) - Phalyak Pass (~4315 m) - Phalyak (3175 m)
6am special delivery from Val - a chest infection combatting beverage, which turned out to be ginger and honey plus one of her oregano capsules (with their very menthol-like aroma). Very effective.
No more eggs (we’d had some pretty much every day on this trek), so spicy potatoes and two types of bread - puri and chapatti. Pack lunches were handed out - tibetan bread, cheese, butter biscuits, dried apple rings, dried papaya and A Mini Snickers!!!
Very bright out so more photos before we set off straight up the hillside above our school camp, joining the trail (avoiding the road) up to a cairn which brought stupendous views back to the passes and the Dhaulagiri Massif behind us, north and south to the snow clad peaks and ridges that create the gorge of the Chalung Khola, and east to the Annapurnas.
Magic ... until Sam and I got told off for going too fast, which put me into a contrary mood for the rest of the morning.
Contoured round the hillside below the road, joining it for a section at the snout of snow coming off the snow covered range to our south. I think we all caught the sun on our right sides from the snow glare there. We continued on along the road, winding along the mountainsides getting ever-improving views to the east…
The traditional “plank” photos and prayer flags at the official "Last pass" (a somewhat underwhelming cairn at the side of the road), followed by a grotty stretch of mud and shale porridge that put me into an even worse mood, which was a shame as the route was really rather marvellous.
I perked up when we reached the end of our high altitude valley, and Phalyak Pass: stunning views over the Kali Gandaki (गंडक ) Gorge, from Annapurna (लोमान्थाङ) to Mustang (मुस्तांग) - north to the red and ochre pinnacles of Upper Mustang and the valley of Lo Manthang (लोमान्थाङ), straight ahead and south the long, long range of mountains - Annapurna II (7937 m) and IV (7525 m), Annapurna III (7555 m) and Gangapurna (7455 m), Annapurna I (8091 m), a Nilgiri (maybe) and Tilicho Peak (7135 m); the Thorong La (5416m) easy to spot, and the green, green pools of crops and orchards around the villages of Kagbeni (कागबेनी) and Muktinath below. Just wonderful.
A super descent, getting greener all the time, with a particularly steep section down into a narrow waterfall gorge where the snow still lingered in the shade. Easy going - accompanied all the time by the amazing views - to the final cairn pass at 3710 m, which brought magical views of Annapurna and Phalyak village surrounded by fields and orchards, with a river flowing through it on its way to join the Kali Gandaki. Val reckoned the village was at least 3 times bigger than on her last visit 10 years ago. We could see the yellow domes of our tents pitched on a rooftop near the new “fort”.
Juniper bushes, purple and magenta primula, yellow gorse brightened up our route as we zig zagged between sweeps of the road, making a speedy descent towards Phalyak. Pasang met us with a kettle full of orange squash and metal cups - thirsty work.
The day was still bright as we stumbled along the rock-strewn road into Phalyak, up a side lane to our “hotel”, and up a steep ladder staircase to our rooftop tents. Next door, an orchard of apple trees in blossom. Veg noodle soup was served in the dining room soon after our arrival, followed by tea and biscuits. Extra veg in the soup from Phalyak’s market gardens.
Zonked out in the tent to the tune of horse bells (and occasional dog barking) until dinner, a feast of fresh veg in coconut milk sauce with pasta, custard with preserved mango for pudding. Bed soon after. Yes, another night of sporadic sleep thanks to cough and snot - plus too hot!
Our last night under canvas :(
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This is an Amakihi. A native Hawaiian bird. It is sitting on a blooming Sandlewood bush at Hosmers Grove park on Maui. All natural light and PS changes to the background.
ToroLUG Window Display @ Fairview Mall: Birds by new member Eck Oh, with bugs by ROOK, and backdrop by Calum.
This pillow is a gift for my friend, Cindy B. The embroidery pattern is from the book, Little Birds.
my 900mm lens full out - Phalacrocoracidae is a family of some 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed. There is no consistent distinction between "cormorants" and "shags", and these appellations have been assigned to different species randomly
If you have never played the game Flappy Bird, I'd caution you not to. The free app is extremely addictive! It is also somewhat aggravating, my friend cracked his screen raging over the game! The whole premise is that this bird, with wings much too small for its body, needs to navigate through a gap in two pipes. To keep Flappy Bird flying one must repeatedly tap the screen. So far I have a high score of 17.
Flappy Bird: