Feather Sketch

I sketched this on my own. No YouTube video this time for guidance. I find feathers particularly hard, but I tried one anyway.

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This might be a hawk feather.
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I think this is “good” on two levels: (1) I took the time to sketch it and (2) it shows progress. But I wouldn’t call it a good sketch of the feather. There is still lots of room for improvement.

Water Fowl Along The Riverwalk

I popped on down to San Antonio for a stroll along the beautiful riverwalk. There were some birds there, of course.

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You looking at me? (How do birds turn their heads like that?)

You looking at me? (How do birds turn their heads like that?)

I came home with a lot of blurred duck photos. I just can’t seem to figure out the manual settings for my camera for moving objects. However, this last photo is a happy accident. I really like it. I couldn’t have gotten this blurred result if I tried.

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