13 January 2015

Spare sparrow time

Of course Urs Schmidli doesn't photograph only sparrows. But sparrows are close to his heart and he wants to give us a unique perspective about these birds.


Airpower


Bis zur Ho-Ho-Hochzeit, ist alles wieder gut?


Crash


Der Denker


Die Luft-Akrobaten


Die mächtigen Schwingen der Spatzen


Halt den Schnabel


Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund


Tanz im Schneegestöber


Was willst du von mir?


Wettbewerbs Bild


Wilde Verfolgungsjagd


Zwei Raufbolde



My pictures are created exclusively in my precious free time.
– Urs Schmidli

Spatzen+++



10 January 2015

Young Arctic owl, Nunavut, Canada

Caribou (1977)

Kananginak Pootoogook (1935–2010) was an Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada. He was involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950s. From the beginning he represented Arctic wildlife, often monumental in scale.

Kananginak Pootoogook is especially capable at drawing the many species of birds that frequent the Arctic.


Evening Shadow

Kupanuaq (1975)

Last Caribou

Loon Diving (1995)

Loon in Flight (2008)

Night Call (2005)

Noakaliq (1982)

Resting Caribou

Sign of Summer

Sitjariak (1975)

Sitjariak (1977)

Solitary Bear

Wise Guys

Young Arctic Owl (1976)


05 January 2015

Alaskan greetings

Dale DeArmond (1914, North Dakota – 2006, Alaska) was an American printmaker and book illustrator.


 Chickadees


 Eskimo Travelers


 Ice Fishing


 Juneau in 1880


 Malamute


 Mallard


 Musk Ox


 Pika


Wild Geese



-28°C (-18°F) with the winds, in Montréal right now. Brrr! Kiortame pivdluaritlo!