Chop Down This Tree With A Herring

Ah....what can I say about Oliver Herring?

Honestly...not much.  It all happened so fast.  I was quickly responding to a text message and by the time I had looked up and my eyes adjusted...the video was over.

Now time to do some googling...

...first, let me put away the cell phone.

Language As Art

Being a language so different from our own brings such an elegance to these works.

Perfect Shades Of Gray

When creating something that looks like it was created someway else, sometimes you find the art in the process.

Oh Ya...His Name Is Kjell B Sandved

Tom Cool

I have this poster, framed and hanging on my wall.  It is called The Butterfly Alphabet. I can't remember the name of the photographer right now--but I was thinking about it while looking at Tom Scott's work.  

In my poster are the 26 letters of the alphabet--all photographed from butterfly wings.  This guy had captured everyone (photo--not butterfly) by carefully paying attention.  It took him years to make this and its absolutely amazing because he didn't touch a single subject.  Just sat quietly and waited.

I think its all about seeing things in a different way when it comes to photography.  Something as simple as the beach or a butterfly can become so much more beautiful than one could imagine if you look at it with the right eye.

Real Photography

I'm actually sitting in class right now.

Thank God for laptops.

I had to stop in though because I was just blown away.

Our beloved Chris Orwig has taken photography to a whole new level.

Auto-aligning and auto-merging his heart out...blending the "good" from 2 different photos to make an ultimate mega-good-photo.

Where's the spontaneity?

Will there be such a thing as a candid when you can mask away the "funny faces"?

I don't know how I feel about this.

I'm not really sure I'm diggin' it.

My Book?

Welllllll........
I have been so excited over this project. I can't wait to have a book of my very own, published, full of my very own photographs.
However...knowing what it will be about is a completely different subject.
I suppose a book full of my journeys and adventures with animals would be appropriate. If I wasn't an artist, I would go back to bird training.
I already have enough volumes of photos and stories in which to fill many publications so perhaps that would be a good place to start. I also think my time with my birds has really shaped who I am today.
I can't wait to see this project take flight. (Haha...I know that was lame but I had to say it.)