"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?”
David Attenborough
Show Me a Photo Contest SMaP - Round 218
For some strange reason unknown to me, the building where I live seems to attract, as if it were a gigantic magnet, a large number of birds, from hawks that fly over the outside areas and parking lots, to pigeons that perch quietly on the windows and ledges of the building, perhaps looking to rest before resuming their flight.
On numerous occasions when I look out of my bedroom window, I usually find one or two pigeons within a very short distance of my face, yet after I set out to photograph them, they flee as if their lives were in danger as if I were carrying a gun in my hands instead of a harmless cell phone.
Perhaps the reason for the proliferation of birds in the different areas of the building is the presence of numerous vacant lots in the surroundings, covered with abundant vegetation, which would imply the existence of food for the winged feathered creatures.
As I have described in previous posts, I usually make use of the editing tools offered in their free versions by the applications Picsart and Snapseed, in order to improve or highlight some element of my images, without modifying their essence.
Por alguna extraña razón que desconozco, el edificio donde vivo parece atraer, como si fuese un gigantesco imán, a una gran cantidad de aves, entre las que encuentran se halcones que sobrevuelan las áereas exteriores y los estacionamientos, hasta palomas que se posan tranquilamente en las ventanas y cornisas del edificio, buscando quizás descansar antes de reanudar su vuelo.
En numerosas ocasiones cuando me asomo por la ventana de mi cuarto, suelo encontrarme una o dos palomas a muy corta distancia de mi cara, sin embargo, luego de disponerme a fotografiarlas, huyen como si sus vidas corrieran peligro como si cargara un arma en mis manos en lugar de un inofensivo teléfono móvil.
Tal vez la razón de la proliferación de aves en las diferentes áreas del edificio, sea la presencia de numerosos terrenos baldíos en los alrededores, cubiertos con abundante vegetación, lo que supondría la existencia de alimentos para los plumíferos alados.
Como he descrito en posts anteriores, acostumbro hacer uso de las herramientas de edición que ofrecen en sus versiones gratuitas las aplicaciones Picsart y Snapseed, con el objetivo de mejorar o destacar algún elemento de mis imágenes, sin modificar su esencia.
All the Photos are of my Authorship, as well as the Edition of the same ones.
This is my entry for the #SMaP Contest. This is an initiative of @nelinoeva. I hope you enjoy it.
Esta es mi participación para el Concurso #SMap. Esta es una iniciativa de @nelinoeva. Espero que lo disfruten.
| Camera: | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
| Photo Editor: | Picsart / Snapseed |
| Location: | Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela |
| Date: | 13-05-2025 |