model: mishka la mink
©2007-2008 Aimee Stewart, Foxfires – please see my CC Terms of Use before considering using this image for any personal or commercial use http://foxfires.deviantart.com/journal/6266450/ / (Please do not repost this on Photobucket or Flickr!) / —-—-—-—-——- She always considered herself an eclectic little ermine, with a penchant for sidewalk cafes, teacakes and paper parasols… —-—-- Artist’s Notes: Fan Tan Alley is a really cool, artsy, TINY little alleyway in Victoria, B.C. – and just the sort of place my stylish ermine would visit. Click here for a short Wikipedia entry on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_Tan_Alley / http://vancouverisland.kulshan.com/British_Columbia/Vancouver_Island/Capital_Area/Victoria/Attractions/Fan_Tan_Alley.htm And as for the ermine, or polecat – I took her picture out by an abandoned house in the middle of a wheat field! I’ll post a real picture of her soon. :D
Model – Mishkamink Regina Corvidae – a rare and gifted species, showing specific tendancies towards makeup, fashion and nocturnal behaviour. And Nick Cave. Copyright 2008 Harmony Nicholas
This delightful little female popped out in front of me and at the time I just happened to have my camera in hand. She was about 20 feet away and was just taking a look around…...........naturally I froze still as possible and zoomed in quickly. I had about 15 seconds before she was gone. They are amazingly fast and move like a snake. It is common for the mink to manage 3 dens and use them at various times of the year. Each individual requires an area equivalent to 30 acres to sustain them. / This is a natural photo in her natural habitat. ( I used a 70 – 300 mm lens and zoomed closer. f 5.6, exposure 1/400 sec, ISO 400, maximum aperture 5, metering mode – pattern ) / Location of image – Ottawa River, Pembroke, ON where Muskrat River and Ottawa River join. / /
Model/Styling: Mishka la Mink / Taken: In Mishka’s bathroom, Sydney Note: No goldfish were harmed in the making of this image. They are still alive & well.
This fella didn’t seem to mind the cold – this is the first time I saw him out and about – he was more evasive in the summer weather (I use the term “summer” loosely as I’m still waiting for summer 2008 to start!) ;o) American Mink at the British Wildlife Centre, December 2008. Canon EOS 5D Mk II with Canon EF 400mm L f/5.6 ISO1250 (ye gads!?)
Model: Kumi aka Kumimonster / MUA: xmishka / Studio: Brent Leideritz Inspired by the paintings of Rene Magritte and the writings of John Lennon. Alternate title: ‘Head in the Clouds’ / - NOTE: If you’re in Adelaide this Friday [22nd] come along to Gallery 139 on Magill Road from 6-8pm to see this image in the opening of an exhibition of works featuring the human skull, in conjunction with the Australian Cranio-Maxillo Facial Foundation. It will be on show til June 1st. 20% of the proceeds from sales of the works will be going to the foundation. / Plus, it has a piece by Damien Hirst in it. / Yes, I am in an exhibition with one of my idols. Eep :O Copyright 2009 Harmony Nicholas
Last week I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to snorkel with Dwarf Minke Whales at Lighthouse Bommie on the Great Barrier Reef. It was AMAZING!! You hang off a rope on the back of the boat & if you’re quiet & calm these creatures come to check you out. They get within 1-2m of you & they are between 4-6m long. They swim past, look you in the eye, sometime give you a belly roll…..just fantastic! Not much is known about them, like where they’ve been or where they go but they always seem to turn up at this place at this time. All the photos we took were donated to the James Cook Uni’s research team as they are working on understanding more about these wonderful creatures. Each whale has unique patterns on it’s fins & sides, which are even different on its left & right side, so the researchers are building up a database to id which whales come back. And all those small white scars on its back are from the ‘Cookie Cutter Shark’ which lives out in the ocean and has a circular hinged jaw which latches onto the whale and takes out a chunk of blubber – yuck! Here’s the project’s website for more info Minke Whale Project It was truly a wonderful wonderful experience.
An original Pastel, Prismacolor Pencil, Pen and Ink drawing. Drawn on card stock, bonded, acid free,low tooth artist drawing paper. I use a bonded paper with low or no tooth for the smooth blending abilities and so the pastels are not chewed up during the drawing process. Thank your for viewing my art. VIEW mygallery / VIEW susan’szazzle /
Another Minke shot, this one swam so close to me & then gave me a belly roll! No one really knows why they do that, there are suggestions it’s to do with mating, tho I hope i don’t look like a whale underwater ;-) LOL Last week I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to snorkel with Dwarf Minke Whales at Lighthouse Bommie on the Great Barrier Reef. It was AMAZING!! You hang off a rope on the back of the boat & if you’re quiet & calm these creatures come to check you out. They get within 1-2m of you & they are between 4-6m long. They swim past, look you in the eye, sometime give you a belly roll…..just fantastic! Not much is known about them, like where they’ve been or where they go but they always seem to turn up at this place at this time. All the photos we took were donated to the James Cook Uni’s research team as they are working on understanding more about these wonderful creatures. Each whale has unique patterns on it’s fins & sides, which are even different on its left & right side, so the researchers are building up a database to id which whales come back. And all those small white scars on its back are from the ‘Cookie Cutter Shark’ which lives out in the ocean and has a circular hinged jaw which latches onto the whale and takes out a chunk of blubber – yuck! Here’s the project’s website for more info Minke Whale Project It was truly a wonderful wonderful experience.
Acrylic – where Mink Creek empties into Lake Superior near the Coldwell Train Tunnel
Featured in Proteas and Friends
Mink Frog / (Rana septentrionalis) Peck Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario / 8/31/08
Here is Binky Boo being very nosy. We took some publicity shots in the garden of my puppets and she couldn’t resist joining in. Here she is with Buddy the mink.
The Puma will warm up any room. Warm brown puma with a mink warm brown background. Buy the large print and hang it on the wall and watch it warm up your room. There once was a man from Yuma, / Who told an elephant joke to a puma, / Now his body lies, / Under the hot desert skies, / For the puma had no sense of huma.
A Minke Whale chases a school of mackerel off the mouth of Herring Cove,Nova Scotia CANADA taken in august 2008.
A mink scurries along the rocks on the coast of Nova Scotia taken in august 2008.
Mink Frog / (Rana septentrionalis) Peck Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario / 8/31/08
This little mink was as still as the blades of grass before him on this breezeless day.
Below the falls, we could feel the mist on our faces while photographing it… / run off empties into Lake Superior down a narrow area sided by a large rock face…......gorgeous spot to view – but a treacherous walk down hill…......
Young Mink come out of the Water for a look around!
One of my favorite frog photos!
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