I may just post all photos of these Green-Crowned Brilliants all week, I enjoyed photographing them so much. . .
Category: Photography
Photographic postings.
Green-Crowned Brilliant (juvenile?), Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
The male of the Green-Crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, to go with yesterday’s female.
Green-Crowned Brilliant (female), Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve, Costa Rica, 2012
The female of the Green-Crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, perched on a branch in the hummingbird garden at Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve.
Howler Monkey, near the Rio Frio, Costa Rica, 2012
A howler monkey rests on a branch in a tree overlooking th Rio Frio, near Caño Negro National Park.
Surf, Pacific Coast, Costa Rica, 2012
I am back after a long unscheduled hiatus from updating this photoblog. I have not been feeling very photographically inspired recently, but I just got back from a trip to Costa Rica, and have a few photos to share.
A beach on the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of Puntarenas province, Costa Rica.
Devin Campbell’s “The Art of Ice”
I resolved at some point in the past to link to a photographer or body of work I really thought worth sharing every Friday, and I have consistently failed to do that. Resurrecting an intermittent series, here is the work of Devin Campbell, who I follow on flickr.
“Kempor”
His project, “The Art of Ice,” focuses on the forms that ice takes, mainly patterns in surface ice.
“Yang Yin”
The body of work could practically be a textbook in composition:
“Universe”
The one above reminds me very much of the thoughts that Brooks Jensen, the publisher of Lenswork, expressed in a recent podcast, where he was speaking of his new folio, “Worlds Within Worlds.” Speaking of Minor White’s direction to “photograph not only what it is, but what else it is,” he talks about taking photographs which evoke the cosmos in bubbles, and I especially like how this photograph not only evokes what it is (ice), but could just as easily pass for astrophotography or cellular microphotography. With any of those subjects, the strong composition would create an equally striking image.
Click on any of the images or follow the links above to find his flickr stream or website, explore his excellent content, and send some favourites and comments his way. Prints are available here (at very reasonable prices, I might add).
A couple more of his images, because I cannot resist sharing their excellence:
“Mothersmilk”
“Speeder”
“Otu”
Cats of Ethiopia in Your Cat UK
A series of photos from my Cats of Ethiopia set is featured in this month’s issue of Your Cat UK.
If you are a Your Cat reader and are coming to my site, welcome. You can look around here, or head over to flickr, where my username is larkvi. There, you can see the rest of the Cats of Ethiopia set, or even see the rest of my Ethiopia set. I also have sets of my favorite landscapes, favorite people photos, and most popular photos for you to browse.
My primary work, which takes me to Ethiopia, is on Ethiopian Manuscript Production, studying the last living tradition of Christian parchment manuscript bookmaking. If you are interested in learning more, I produced a little online exhibit Your comments, criticism, and favorites are all welcome!
Sunset #3 from Sankaber Camp, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia, 2007
Another moment, and a towering cloud, in the sunset from Sankaber camp, in the Simien Mountains of Ethiopia.
Sunrise from Imperial Point (variant b), Grand Canyon National Park, 2006
Several years ago, I posted a rather muted portrayal of what was a rich and impressive sunset. I have recently re-edited it, to give the sunrise some of its fire back. I was not sure which editing variant I liked best, so there will be another version following. You really need to view this one on black to see the ridges in the foreground.
Grazing in the Clouds #2, Simien Mountains National Park, 2007
A small mountain horse grazes a ridgeline, with low clouds behind it, in Simien Mountains National Park.