Australia
Bali, Indonesia an elder selling bright kites along the street -Canon EOS Rebel XT
Who wouldn’t want a stealth bomber as a kite? Make of it what you will. / . / Detail: / . / / . / . Another Detail: / . .
Part one of the diptych / here / Just for a closer view… Goes with her place #1 Acrylic and mixed media on canvas / November 2008
The intense stare of a Whistling Kite as it stands defiant over its dinner.
Black-shouldered Kite (elanus axillaris). I have spent many rewarding and challenging / hours in the great outdoors finding and / photographing some of Australia’s wonderful wildlife. / Here I present a piece featuring a beautiful bird / of prey: the Black-shouldered Kite. I find it a striking bird with its snowy white / feathers and intense amber/orange eyes. / On a couple of occasions I have been able / to get close views of them in the wild. I / hope you enjoy this montage. You may also want to look at my other works / featuring Australian wildlife.I will be donating a portion / of any sales to wildlife conservation or welfare. Read about my wildlife photography here Thankyou for visiting!
View Larger another painting in the red tree series… Diptych 45cm squares x 2 (total 90cm x 45cm) / (can work nicely as two separate pieces too…) / Original for sale $200 (for both) Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas November 2008 Please have a look at my friends writing: here goes
My fav, Tullulah….drawn by hand and scanned. / hmmmm that’s it really.
Winner of “Snap T” challenge of the “Public art” group
www.danadipasquale.com Chicago, IL
oil on canvas
Two Back Kites fight for the privilage of a free feed at the Alice Springs Desert Park. Desert Park, Alice Springs / Northern Territory / Australia site www.thedirtygardener.org . Canon 5D MKII / Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM + 2.0x Extender / 1/800 sec at f/11 / ISO 800 / Exposure Bias -1/3 EV / Auto Exposure Bracketing 0 EV / Exposure Program – Aperture Priority / Metering Mode – Spot / Dimensions – 1549×2323
Stellenbosch – just outside Cape Town South Africa Black-shouldered Kite {Elanus axillaris} A common, grey and white raptor with a black shoulder. The upperparts are bluish grey, with black wing coverts which appear as a distinctive, black shoulder patch. The underparts are white. There is a small black mask around the eye. Young birds have a reddish-brown wash on the head and breast and the feathers of the upperparts are tipped white. The bill is short with a sharp, hooked tip to the upper mandible. The bill is black, while the feet and legs, and the cere (skin at the base of the bill) are bright yellow. The eye is dark red in adult black-shouldered kites and brownish-orange in immature birds.
Pistachio Icecream / Friends Series / by Karin Taylor / / an illustration in pencil and black ink / digitally coloured
FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Canon vs Nikon I would like to thank BigD and ienemien for helping me to find the correct info on this Butterfly / Paper Kite or the Rice Paper butterfly (Idea leuconoe) is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions. The Paper Kite is of Southeast Asian origin. / Camera: Canon 400D / Lens: Canon Macro 100mm /
Strands of hair may flee… / Stranded on earth I remain…
Close-up of a bird of prey – seen at a country show… I am told it is a type of Falcon (perhaps a Lanner or Saker Falcon or a hybrid of the two). Groupings / - Flowers / - Wildlife / - Christmas & Other Cards / - Clothing
From a scene in “The Jungle Book” where Mowgli is kidnapped by the Banderlog, The Monkey People. Chil the Kite flies overhead witnessing this and will tell Bagheera the Black Panther and Baloo the Bear so they can rescue him. / Hand drawn,Prisma colored pencils, Probably did this in the 1980’s, my trailer years
/ / / Kite Lady Media – ink pastel acrylic charcoal / Substrate – canvas textured paper / Original Art – SOLD to a kite enthusiast who collects ‘kite art’
Went to take some shots at Point Ormond Elwood a little while ago. After I’d taken shots I started walking home. I turned around to see where my dog was and this is what I saw. A kid flying a kite against a beautiful sunset. The structure is the Point Ormond beacon. OTHER BEACH SHOTS: OTHER BEACH SHOTS: / /
Me bro, rippin, HARDKORE…
Black-shouldered Kite {Elanus axillaris} A common, grey and white raptor with a black shoulder. The upperparts are bluish grey, with black wing coverts which appear as a distinctive, black shoulder patch. The underparts are white. There is a small black mask around the eye. Young birds have a reddish-brown wash on the head and breast and the feathers of the upperparts are tipped white. The bill is short with a sharp, hooked tip to the upper mandible. The bill is black, while the feet and legs, and the cere (skin at the base of the bill) are bright yellow. The eye is dark red in adult black-shouldered kites and brownish-orange in immature birds
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