Light catches the tiny downy barbs of a hawk feather.
© Sheila Creighton 2014
Feathery Blue
Posted on by Sheila Creighton •
Posted in Art
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Tagged blue, close up, copyright, downy barbs, feather, light, macro, photography, sparkle
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12 Comments
Imagery of Light 
Beautiful!! A million rainbow pictures.
thanks, E – I adore birds… and feathers.
Wow.
thanks!
I love the twinkling, silvered light and texture in this photo. Do you use a macro lens?
thanks, Laura. I have some screw on marco filters for now…cheap and cheerful and work like a charm.
I have screw on macro filters too. They do the trick for what I want them to do as an amateur.
they work great for any images of a close artsy nature – which I intend to sell. I’m a strong believer in judging the image and not whatever equipment was used to create it.
Another beautiful picture – it is a treasure.
thanks, Paula. feathers are such a great subject!
this photo just makes me say, “ohhhh! ahhh!” love it!
Delicate, blurred and beautiful. A