Tim Platt, Macaw #8, 2013, Archival Pigment Print

"Macaw #8 ” - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 The iconic Blue and Gold Macaw is a sociable and playful large parrot which is is mainly blue and yellow in colour. Its beak is black and very powerful. The bird has white skin, with its face having nearly no feathers apart from a few black ones spaced apart from each other forming a striking striped patterns around the eyes. Other distinct details are a black ‘chin strap’ and lime-green feathers on the forehead. Animal photography is about being ready for the split-second moment when it happens. This takes a certain amount of production. The studio set-up, the lighting and the camera settings can all be planned but the magic moment is seldom planned. It just happens naturally and you need to be prepared. Whether you capture it will depend on patience, concentration and reflex. This is seldom more true than when capturing birds in flight. The human eye can’t process the speed at which birds fly. The only way we can fully appreciate the beauty of feathered flight is to watch it in slow motion or freeze it at several thousandths of a second. This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid- and lignin-free, Museum quality for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper). The inks used are also known for their longevity. Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity. Archival pigment print available sizes : 52 x 41.5 cm / 20.5 x 15.5” - Edition of 10 76 x 61 cm / 30 x 24” - Edition of 10 106 x 85 cm / 41.5 x 33.5” - Edition of 10 Tim Platt specialises in creating minimal stylised studio portraits of birds and animals, which he describes as beauty shots. A frozen moment in time allows us to observe the world in suspension and will often reveal a graphic beauty that might otherwise flash by in the blink of an eye and remain unnoticed. Whether observing the magnified eye of a bullfrog, or an eagle captured at several thousandths of a second in mid-flight, he is fascinated by the level of detail that can be revealed in a large format print. It is the stillness of a photograph that gives us time to pause and marvel at the myriad levels of detail in Nature’s grand design and allows us to reflect on the wonderful diversity of life on Earth. categories : Color photography, 21st century, Archival pigment print, Animal, Portrait, Slow motion, Beauty, Fine Art , Parrot, Colourful, blue, yellow, bird in flight, animal photographer, animal photography, bird, bird photography, bird photographer, studio portrait, studio lighting, strobe flash, flying, color, studio shot, bird portrait, animal portrait