Long before digital and photoshop were commonplace, I watched a photographer hand tinting his photos with brushes and paints. Quite a skill involved! There is tradition and nostalgia in there for me - and not just some modern day "fad".

For these I did not use an art history brush as queried by James, nor did I "bring back" the colours. My method involved a pretty steady hand and painstakingly "painting" colours of my own choosing in seperately (digitally). I did not want to use the exact colour of the birds real colouring.

The images arent black and white either, and this was deliberate, but the original coloring has certainly been "deadened".

Bird photography does not necessarily equate to blue skies and sunshine I have found! And I wanted to depict this. I am out in the great outdoors,in all kinds of weather, many grey skies and damp forests. When things are fairly "drab n dreary" around me.... and suddenly a darling little bird arrives on the scene, its a pretty special moment (and I have been known to cry!).

I am hoping my images relay this contrast (bright color/dull day) that I experience in my wildlife photography!

Thanks for looking!