Dance of the Migration

Jan Piller

Dance of the Migration



Southern Ontario, Canada

A flock of birds, it swooped and danced,

Held my gaze while I stood entranced.

They moved as one through the atmosphere

A minuet as they drew near.

Thousands of birds in a flight of grace;

Each tiny bird kept its own place.

The percussion beat of their drumming wings

Keeping time while the multitude sings,

And I can hear them on their stage in the air

A traveling show to who knows where.

Perhaps a summer home, a perch,

A quiet place in a Silver Birch.

An end to the long dance, a place to rest

Where wing and song can pause in a feathered nest.

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Dance of the Migration by Jan Piller
  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    simply stunning!

  • Jan Piller replied

    thanks Maggie!

  • toby snelgrove  IPA

    toby snelgrove...

    great work … simple elements and tells a great story – the eye dances between the mob and the fence sitters.

  • Katja

    Katja

    What a fantastic shot!! Being a bird-lover it must have felt wonderful to be there at that moment. Thanks so much!!

  • flamingalfa

    flamingalfa

    This is beautiful!! I love the symmetry, sense of motion and shading… congratulations

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Wow wonderful capture.

  • Anne Smyth

    Anne Smyth

    very fine – composition is just right!

  • HELUA

    HELUA

    Beautiful capture…I can even HEAR them !!!!!

  • igotmeacanon

    igotmeacanon

    superb shot and concept

  • Julian Escardo

    Julian Escardo

    simply awesome…...!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    can hear the cackling ,,,,lol

  • Holly Kempe

    Holly Kempe

    I just saw this in my book and loved it immediately! ;)

  • Tessa Bishop

    Tessa Bishop

    Amazing image, so unusual :o)

  • Milgate Asher

    Milgate Asher

    Fantastic Image!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • CateTownsend

    CateTownsend

    Nice contrast

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    wow!

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    brilliant!

  • Jan Piller replied

    thank you berndt! 3 images stitched – the flock in the background is all one image but the birds in the foreground are two images stitched together as I couldn’t back up far enough to get all the birds in the shot – there was actually about 14 of them lined up along the fence but I could only get 12 in the shot. My husband calls this “cheeper” by the dozen.

  • Gaurav Dhup

    Gaurav Dhup

    Awsome work! well done

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Gaurav!! Thank you for all your kind comments!

  • Dan Jesperson

    Dan Jesperson

    Hitchcock told me to tell you he likes what he sees :)

  • Jan Piller replied

    hahahaha! I bet Tippi Hedron isn’t too thrilled with it! hehehe

  • emele

    emele

    wow! Great shot :)

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell

    This is so wonderful – starlings were flying by what looked like the 1000’s over head yesterday, and my dog Shirley was going beserk! I love the flocks.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Aww – poor doggie – those flocks can be loud and frightening!

  • waitin' for rain .

    waitin' for ra...

    wow !! it’s crazy army of birdies !!
    amazing moment and composition

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Victor!

  • Laura Cameron

    Laura Cameron

    Fantastic!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Red Shed!

  • Gethin

    Gethin

    wow Jan, simply amazing

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Gethin!

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    wonderful moment captured ! lovely picture

  • josiem

    josiem

    wow!! stunning capture! love the silhouttes and the symmetry

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you josie m!

  • Paola Jofre

    Paola Jofre

    Amazing!!!...reminds me of ” The Birds”..love that movie :)....brilliant job Jan:)

  • Jan Piller replied

    I loe that movie too! Thanks Paola!

  • Michelle Knowles

    Michelle Knowles

    Oh, well! You couldn’t have staged this any better if you’d tried. Amazing with the birds on each post & in a flock as they are.

  • Bruce  Watson

    Bruce Watson

    Paola is right. Evocative of Hitchcock’s classic.

  • Steven  Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Awesome work!

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  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Steven! Appreciate your comments!

  • ChelseaBlue

    ChelseaBlue

    Interesting combination of large & small, still & moving birds, well composed and captured

  • Bojoura Stolz

    Bojoura Stolz

    Really love this, the simplity and the depth and the connection between for- and background and the stories that keep popping up in my head and and and…wow.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Glad you like it Bojoura! Thanks for stopping to comment! I appreciate the time you took!

  • SilverVisionz

    SilverVisionz

    You know I adore this…reminds me of the movie The Birds too, lol.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Sil! hehehehe

  • Cordelia

    Cordelia

    Just wonderful!

  • Jan Piller replied

    thanks Cordelia!

  • Normcar

    Normcar

    Very unique silhouette, Jan, I do believe I’ll be showing this one to a number of future artists as one example of unique contrast!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Norm! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Wonderful capture

  • Adam Gillespie

    Adam Gillespie

    This remindes me of The Birds!

    Very well done

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Trying to find my old faves again, LOL!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Oh I deleted tons – I’m trying to keep my folio “Manageable”. I probably still have too much here.

  • Rich Gale

    Rich Gale

    super work a very well put together image, its like somthing out of that Hitchcock movie.
    Rich.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Rich – this is hubby’s favorite!

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    Outstanding composition and use of silhouettes.

  • David Lade

    David Lade

    Great composition Jan. If only Alfred Hitchcock had this when he made his film!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks David – hahah – If Hitchcock had used this I’ld be a rich woman today! LOL!

  • vision1984

    vision1984

    i hear their doing a remake. give Hollywood a call.

  • linifer

    linifer

    fantastic work jan!!! oxo

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Fantastic image Jan

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Wayne! Happy New Year!

  • susi lawson

    susi lawson

    Stunning! I caught a flock last night, but this is compelling with the foreground!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Suzi! I’m honoured that you took the time to comment on so many of my images!

  • melbourneguy75

    melbourneguy75

    This is fantastic, Alfred Hitchcock would’ve loved this :)

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks David!

  • blamo

    blamo

    Excellent …....................shooooooooo lol

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Blamo!

  • linaji

    linaji

    This just takes the cake!! brill pov and comp!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Linaji!

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    AWESOME!

  • amanda Rae

    amanda Rae

    fantastic….

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    Oh my word, what a smashing shot, there’s hundreds of them.

  • Jan Piller replied

    There was thousands – this is only a small portion of them! And it was the weirdest noise too!

  • Louisa Jones

    Louisa Jones

    If they ever reprint Daphane du Maurier’s ‘The Birds’ your image you be the front cover illustration.

  • Jan Piller replied

    hehehehe thanks Louisa!

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    excellent capture!

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    terrific – don’t know how I missed this—the poem is excellent also – are the birds flying different from those sitting? dave

  • Jan Piller replied

    David – you’re the first to notice! Yes – the ones in the air are blackbirds, while the ones on the fence are sparrows. Thanks for commenting!

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Amazing capture…wow!

  • shanemcgowan

    shanemcgowan

    awww tis is awesome Jan sweetie:-))

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Shane!

  • George Swann

    George Swann

    Beautiful piece of work Jan…Alfred Hitchcock would be proud of you!!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks George!

  • LisaR

    LisaR

    Excellent! Just perfect!

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    Love this, Jan, such a sense of movement! Awesome :-)

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Amazing!

  • Mark Baigent

    Mark Baigent

    Perfect!!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    fabulous!!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Elaine – getting through the winter okay?? Have you had to call out the army yet? hahaha

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    hahaha almost had to call them ! hehe … Im tired of this frigid cold weather brrrrrrrrrrr

  • DApixara

    DApixara

    Fantastic image really stunning work!

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Wow, looks unreal, so lovely

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Ms. L!

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Jan, this is gorgeous!!!! Your works are incredible … not just the visual … but straight to the heart as well … and the poem … the funny thing is, I was watching a flock of starlings just the other day, doing EXACTLY what you described … and marveling at it …. and here you go … describing their dance … so beautifully I see it all again in my mind’s eye!!! I guess because of RB’s crash, the main image isn’t coming up, but the smaller image to the right is there … and I’m loving it!!!!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Lois! They come and go in these huge flock and if you’re not in the right place at the right time you miss them coming and going.

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    This work is absolutely fantastic!!!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Eva and Klaus!

  • Naleen Senevirathne

    Naleen Senevir...

    Beautiful work.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Naleen!

  • Daniel  Sly

    Daniel Sly

    Awesome shot, really well done!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Daniel!

  • Tamara  Kenneally

    Tamara Kenneally

    Geez….what a moment! Love love it

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    wonderful!!!

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    fantastic!

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi

    wow, love it

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Al!

  • Virginia Maguire

    Virginia Maguire

    Fantastic! I have always wanted to capture this. You got IT!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks Virginia!

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Fantastic, striking image! Your work is fantastic!

  • David Clarke

    David Clarke

    Fabulous shot, Jan

  • Carole Felmy

    Carole Felmy

    your gallery is full of stunning images, i love your art

  • Jan Piller replied

    Carole – thank you very much! Thanks for stopping by!

  • TheBlindHog

    TheBlindHog

    Marvelous photo, and what a brilliant poem to go with it!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Mr. Hog! Glad you like it! (how can you see it if you’re blind?)

  • Michael Scholl

    Michael Scholl

    couldn’t make this happen if you tried…and yet, there it is. WONDERFUL!

  • Rebecca Cozart

    Rebecca Cozart

    Very cool shot!

  • TheBlindHog

    TheBlindHog

    You know what they say, Jan: A blind hog will find an acorn, if he roots around long enough.

  • Jan Piller replied

    hahahahahaha!!!

  • ys-eye

    ys-eye

    Sorry, I’m afraid I can’t help but mention The Master of Suspense, Hitchcock, as well! So well done, I like how your husband refers to the fence sitters as “cheaper by the dozen”!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    no – it’s “cheep”er by the dozen! hahahahaha thanks ys-eye!

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    This is excellent Jan. Love the balance comnposition. Reminds me of one of my images, Birds, birds, birds and more birds. lol

  • Kris Faul

    Kris Faul

    brilliant shot, this is amaizing

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    love the depth created by the curve of the fence. this is great work indeed.

  • Rachel Davison

    Rachel Davison

    Brilliant Jan!

  • Lynda Berlin

    Lynda Berlin

    Just entrancing. I love the concept of knitting various photos together. Superb!

  • Paulette x

    Paulette x

    Excellent work, well done :)

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Paulette!

  • waitin' for rain .

    waitin' for ra...

    wow !!! so busy moment !
    love how symmetry this crop

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    Wow, I missed this one earlier! Terrific!

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

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  • monaiman

    monaiman

    Outstanding capture !!! instant fave !

  • chriso

    chriso

    Just wonderful – I love the composition, the silhouetted birds in the foreground and the flock ehind – what great vision to create a great shot.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thank you Chriso!

  • laureenr

    laureenr

    It is simply stunning Jan.

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    unreal Jan.

  • mistertrooth

    mistertrooth

    Hard not to be reminded of a certain movie and short story…. nice montage.

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks mistertrooth!

  • Maria  Moro
  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Great title, lovely image!

  • rita vita finzi

    rita vita finzi

    ... well captured and presented!

  • Little Rascals Studio

    Little Rascals...

    Beautiful capture Jan!

  • Dragomir Vukovic

    Dragomir Vukovic

    excellent

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    wonderful work

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    brilliant work jan

  • Angela Churchill

    Angela Churchill

    Okay.. I have seen this one many times before.. and I had thought I commented… guess not… but regardless… just because it’s a bunch of birds doesn’t mean it’s bad or anything.. haha… It really truly is an amazing shot. One of my Jan favs for sure. I would love to follow you around to see how you get shots like this. Well.. minus the birds… haha :P

  • Jan Piller replied

    Well you’re certainly welcome to follow me around to see how I get shots of this awesome fence then! hahahaha

  • Angela Churchill

    Angela Churchill

    As long as they don’t do their… business… in my hair… hahaha :) And as long as you don’t mind screaming babies… lol…

  • F.A. Moore
  • IanTaylor

    IanTaylor

    Absolutely wonderful image

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    .Lovely shot !

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    Congratulations on being featured
    Inside Solo magazine, vol. 8!


    Inside Solo is the Art News and Resource magazine from Solo Exhibition.

    Click the link, top, to go there and see the magazine and your feature.

  • F.A. Moore

    F.A. Moore

    Featured in Your Solo Exhibition

    Jan, Congratulations on this work, which is featured in your Solo Exhibition,
    Monday – Sunday, September 6 – 13, 2009! Reception link

  • robpixaday

    robpixaday

    WOW!!!!!!

  • maxy

    maxy

    Wow – Now that’s what I call a LOT of birds! Fantastic – like a ballet! Stunning capture! xoxo!

  • gompo

    gompo

    breath taking image… I don’t get tired of looking at it!!!

  • Jan Piller replied

    Thanks gompo!

  • tulay cakir

    tulay cakir

    awesome!1

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Great composition…Awesome work Jan!

  • Charuhas  Images

    Charuhas Images

    Simply outstanding !!!

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    This is a quality shot, first class , great black and white texture, well done

  • pennyswork

    pennyswork 28 days ago

    Wonderful capture!

  • Charlene Aycock IPA

    Charlene Aycoc... 24 days ago

    I love silhouette’s and this one is great.

  • Munggo

    Munggo 4 days ago

    Excellent shot.

  • Barbara Ingersoll

    Barbara Ingersoll about 18 hours ago

    Just amazing!

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