Bloedel Conservatory - Part 2 - Birds

[HappyCynic]

Inside the Bloedel Conservatory are quite a few birds and plants. It was a cloudy day outside so lighting wasn't great. As a result, I wasn't able to get too many good shots. A lot of the birds were too small and fast to get a good photo of. Hopefully, if I go back when it's sunny, the lighting will be a lot better and I'll be able to get better shots. Here are some shots that did turn out - four shots of birds and a shot of a statue.

Here are four different birds:








And a somewhat interesting statue. I forgot to look at the info on it so I have no idea what, if anything, it's commemorating. I'll have to make a point of checking next time I'm there.

[Mira]

1. I like both of these threads very much.

They tell a great story, and the photo of the statue is so warm and mystical.
"Bloedel"
German word for "Dummy", as in Village idiot stupid.

[Cassandra]

2. That has reminded me.

When I was in college, I was doing an art history paper on Art Nouveau and much of what was in the library was in German. Fortunately, there was a German exchange student on my floor and I showed her a word I couldn't find in the dictionary describing something in a picture with Cupid in it. She said the word translated as either quiver or golf bag. We had a good laugh imagining Cupid with a golf bag.

[HappyCynic]

3. hmm..

If that's the translation, then I feel sorry for Prentice Bloedel, the person the Conservatory was named after. (A donation from him made the construction of the conservatory in 1969 possible.)

[Mira]

4. Hey- it was just an aside - but yes, it is not something I would appreciate being called.

though it does not mean it has not happened.

[HappyCynic]

5. Statue

I'll definitely have to look up the info for the statue next time I'm there. It's the only one in there (as far as I could see). It was actually a bit odd seeing it there. It's pretty much in its own little mini-clearing and it's not part of a fountain or anything. It's just there. I definitely like the artistry of the the statue - I don't know if my photo really does it justice. Maybe I'll go back this weekend or the next.

[JeffR]

6. The second works really well for me because of the light.

It's lit for the drama of the colors. It's very musical.

But the one I like most is the fourth, which is a character study, like any insightful portrait. That's a photograph to treasure. Fine work.