The story behind the photograph
Grand County, Colorado - I spend a lot of time outdoors, fly fishing and photography bring me to beautiful scenes. One winter morning, with bluebird skies, while prepping to hike in for some fishing, this Mountain Bluebird visited me right at my truck, in fact, she was posing for me on my side mirror. She kept flittering all around the truck for 10 minutes or more, not sure if she had a message, she was simply beautiful.”
The Mountain Bluebird Waits · Without words
In Tom Bartel's words
“Grand County, Colorado - I spend a lot of time outdoors, fly fishing and photography bring me to beautiful scenes.”
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From the photograph The Mountain Bluebird Waits by Tom Bartel, Colorado · View the original →
Picture
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Format
Mounted on a rigid board and set in a solid oak stand. For a desk, a shelf or a nightstand, and an easy gift.
Size
4″ × 6″, mounted, in a solid oak stand
Excellent detail. The file holds the resolution labs aim for at this size, enough to hold up close.
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A male mountain bluebird sits in profile at the lower edge of the frame, feathers puffed against the cold, its dark eye and fine bill sharp against an open field of clear sky. Behind and below, a snow-covered slope falls away into soft blur. Hard winter sunlight rakes across the bird from the right, catching the turquoise crown and breaking the blue of the back into pale, almost metallic highlights.
The photograph that inspired this piece
It begins with an original photograph by Tom Bartel of a real place. This version was developed from that photograph in our studio, using digital and AI tools guided by the original’s own composition, with no words set on it. How these are made.
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