The Fire Ant Gazette - A Midland, Texas Blog

Amazing Photograph
Category: Photography...
Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 06:04 AM [GMT-6]

[Note: Bird lovers and snake haters probably should browse elsewhere for a moment. Consider yourself warned, Beth.]

The photo I'm about to link to was on the inside back cover of this month's issue of Texas Highways, and it's one of the most remarkable shots I've ever seen. The web version pales by comparison -- literally! -- to the glossy image in the magazine, but I think you'll still feel the impact.

The photographer, Dave Welling, has a spectacular online portfolio of nature images.

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Wow - personalized warnings! Thanks muchly. I'm sure it's a very pretty picture but...I'm not even going to satisfy my curiosity as I can well imagine the content.

Posted by: beth at January 17, 2007 06:29 AM

I couldn't satisfy my curiosity since we have a very rare occurrence of dead link syndrome here at the Fire Ant Gazette.

Darn those snake haters!

Posted by: Jim at January 17, 2007 06:48 AM

Oops! I got one too many http://s in there. Sorry about that; it's fixed now.

Posted by: Eric at January 17, 2007 07:04 AM

That is truly a "once in a lifetime" shot!

Jordan

Posted by: Mike Jordan at January 17, 2007 10:12 AM

That's once in a lifetime for the bird, right?

Yes, yes, I looked. Knowing what was goign to be there and everything. Photographically speaking, it's stunning.

However, snakes are still on my list of things I want to have a serious chat about in heaven.

Posted by: beth at January 17, 2007 11:48 AM

Too easy to imagine that's my neck. Durn snakes.

Posted by: Scott Chaffin at January 17, 2007 12:21 PM

I decided not to look yesterday but if Beth can do it... So I'm surfing over to have a look now!

Posted by: Rachel at January 17, 2007 05:56 PM

Don't do it, Rachel...don't look! 8-}

Told you not to look...

Posted by: Eric at January 17, 2007 06:02 PM

That is amazing! (Though I'm sure the jay doesn't share my sentiments...well, not anymore, anyway.)

Posted by: Janie at January 17, 2007 09:06 PM

That is shamefully beautiful! Poor birdie. Looks like a kaleidescope.

Posted by: Gwynne at January 19, 2007 12:43 AM

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