Peacock Feathers

I’ve tried to photography peacock feathers by getting close to them…but decided to use the zoom on the camera instead yesterday. I put the feathers in front of a window to use natural lighting. It was more satisfied with the result than my previous attempts although it is hard to capture the iridescent quality of the color.

These feathers are over 30 years old. My grandmother picked up feathers that her peacocks shed one year in the early 1980s and then gave them to her granddaughters at Christmas time. I am so glad I still have them!

Looking closely at the images – it is possible to see the dust that the feathers have accumulated. They are getting fragile and I try to not touch them these days…let along try to dust them.