Feathered Calling Card by olivetreeann

Feathered Calling Card

Today has been such a wierd day for weather. When I woke up it was cloudy and grey. An hour later the sun was shining. And just as I was ready to drive out to take photos of my favorite old barns, it started to rain. So I abandoned that idea and called a friend to say "hello". By the time I got off the phone, it was sunny again. But now I had a task scheduled and couldn't change the timing! So instead of the barns, I set out to see what was in the yard today. I also shot a picture for the book-word-challenge. When I finished my chore, it was hailing! It rained some more and finished off the day with a clear sunset. Go figure! All that to say, this was one of my little discoveries today from a visitor to my birdfeeder. I hope you had a more consistent day than I did!
Very pretty
October 14th, 2011  
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
October 14th, 2011  
fantastic detail and composition
October 15th, 2011  
Simply beautiful!
October 15th, 2011  
I like the contrasts here. That is weird weather. I thought ours had been moody, but not like that.
October 15th, 2011  
@dmariewms Thank you so much Marie!
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!
@espyetta Thank you MaryBeth- yes this was the wierdest day for weather!
October 15th, 2011  
beautiful composition - really wonderful
October 15th, 2011  
Very nice calling card.. the leaf shows us its fall weather. you know what is was where I am.. it finally stopped raining but its suppose to be like this all weekend.
October 15th, 2011  
@adobewaters Thank you Adobe!
@bruni Thank you Bruni. It had stopped for a while, but I hear the rain again and now there's even some wind. I had heard we're in for this all week end too.
October 15th, 2011  
Lovely shot. Such nice detail on the feather and such nice tones on the background.
October 15th, 2011  
@michaelelliott Thanks Michael! The only thing I moved was the feather- picked it up from the ground and put it on top of the leaf that was stuck to the railing. I liked the curve. All set for my trip to the city on the 25th- maybe I'll see you there!
October 15th, 2011  
A beautiful shot. the weather has been a bit strange here too.
October 15th, 2011  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick- it was a crazy weather day! But the lighting on a grey day is actually better to shoot in- less shadows to contend with. And it seemed to give the feather a little depth too.
October 15th, 2011  
I love this so much, Ann! FAV
October 15th, 2011  
@karenann Thank you so much Karenann! I'm honored!
October 15th, 2011  
Cool find and your weather was certainly changing! I think we had a day like that too...but I don't know. I was inside all day long and no windows.
October 15th, 2011  
@mrssmith That was the one thing that I didn't like about my former classroom- no windows. So I understand that feeling of disconnect with the outside world! Make sure you check out the 10/13 picture- it was inspired by you!
October 15th, 2011  
Nice find. We had a very lovely day here today which is a change from the past few days
October 15th, 2011  
What a crazy day you had! Great shot! (Magic saw it and said 'peekaboo' which is her excited noise, so you got critical acclaim from the feathered community! :) )
October 15th, 2011  
Feathers always make the neatest photos. I used to collect them ;-0
October 15th, 2011  
my grandson likes your white feather, ann. now he'll try to find that bag of white feathers i gave him two weeks ago.

i love the contrast in textures and colours of your subjects. it's like a metaphor for good and evil. great shot.
October 15th, 2011  
the textures in this are incredible
October 15th, 2011  
@alia_801 Thank you Alia and thank you Magic!! I will pass along your appreciation to the Mourning Dove that contributed to this masterpiece!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole- since this one was on the small side I thought it was very pretty.
@summerfield Thank you Summerfield and thanks to your grandson. It's fun to see how many people enjoyed this shot. It came together rather simply, but I am pleased with it. I like that you found something symbolic in it too.
@crickle1969 Thanks Chrystal! Glad you liked it!
October 15th, 2011  
@bkbinthecity Thanks bkb. This morning is sunny but breezy and the temp. is definitely fall. So I'm going to get myself in gear and go out and find something interesting to photograph!
October 15th, 2011  
Nice detail
October 15th, 2011  
Excellent capture
October 15th, 2011  
Your images never fail to satisfy, Ann! Composition is spot on and the subject matter evokes emotion as well as being beautiful. Dedication pays off!
October 15th, 2011  
@melorac Thank you so much Carole!
@steeler Thank you Howard!
@dbjohnson Thank you so much Dean! You made my day!
October 15th, 2011  
Love the placement of the feather. Very simple and perfect.
October 17th, 2011  
@allie912 Thank you Allison. Most of the time I try to shoot "as is", but I did pick this feather up and put it somewhere else. Sometimes it's ok to altar the rules a little bit (o: .
October 17th, 2011  
Bev
Excellent detail! It's hard taking pictures of white objects, but you succeeded. Great shot
October 18th, 2011  
@prttblues Thanks Bev. I think it came from either a Mourning Dove or Tufted Titmouse- both have a silvery-white breast.
October 18th, 2011  
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