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Scarlet Macaw

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Folded from a sheet of elephant hide paper, back-coated with red tissue.

After trying and failing to get the beak and eye areas the right shape, I decided to go with a more abstract, geometric approach, which turned out to be both much simpler and more reminiscent of the actual appearance of the parrot. Let this be a lesson to me to not overcomplicate things when designing.

I actually folded this over a year ago, but was unsure of how to photograph it since the tail is heavy enough to make it tip over if put on a perch. Then I came across this photo of Ashimura Shun'ichi's parrot, which inspired me to try something similar. I don't have a glass cube, but a vase works much the same way.
Image size
2584x3456px 1.23 MB
Make
GENERAL IMAGING CO.
Model
A950
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/3.0
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
173
Date Taken
Oct 7, 2013, 5:07:59 PM
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synconi's avatar
I adore this somewhat abstract style, you achieve some great proportions this way and I like the way you've managed to get the colour change in the right place. A good design, though I'm a little sad the bird doesn't have a typical macaw beak :heart: