Birder's Eye View

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

I Like Birds

"If you're small and on a search, I've got a feeder for you to perch on." -I Like Birds, by The Eels

I recently saw this weird little independent film called "Duck." It was... well, odd... but alright, I suppose.

The best part of the whole movie was this one song in the middle of it called "I Like Birds." So intrigued was I by this interlude, that I created my own music video to it. I don't think I've ever heard a more perfect birding song. :-)



Happy Birding!

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Painted Bunting Painting (in 3:20 minutes)

Well, there it is. I attempted another "timelapse" bird picture, this time a Painted Bunting.

I don't know if it's quite as good as the first one; I encountered many obstacles yesterday trying to make this. I tried rigging the camera differently over my work area and got better lighting, but at one point I accidentally turned off the camera while it was filming.

Fortunately, I didn't lose anything I had recorded.

Over all, it took me about 2 hours to sketch and paint the picture, and another few hours to get it condensed down to 3:20 minutes. I finally finished this afternoon and added music to it.

Happy birding!

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Painting a Bunting (in 3:30 minutes)

"Use whatever talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sing the best."
- Henry Van Dyke

This afternoon, I randomly decided to try and create somewhat of a timelapse myself painting a bird picture. Once I got this idea in my head, I spent the next few hours painting, filming, editing, and uploading my movie.

After condensing the one hour film down to three and a half minutes and putting it to music, I have to admit, even I was impressed. :-)

Unfortunately, the quality isn't so good because I was filming with my digital camera, but hey, what I can say? It sure was fun!

Happy birding!

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Happy Earth Day!

"Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble." - Roger Tory Peterson

Just a little tribute to the planet today. I made the film below a few weeks ago for a film contest, but thought I'd post it here in light of Earth Day. Enjoy!

Happy Earth Day!

and of course,

Happy birding!

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