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American Darter Poster
by Norman Johnson
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American Darter poster by Norman Johnson. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
A male anhinga poses for its portrait in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park on a January 2017 morning.... more
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Artist's Description
A male anhinga poses for its portrait in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park on a January 2017 morning.
The anhinga or American darter (anhinga anhinga) can be found throughout the Americas from the southeastern United States to Argentina. Because it lacks the oils and types of feathers used to keep birds warm, they are restricted to the warmer climes. It is also called the black darter, water turkey, or snakebird. For other names refer to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site.
There are three other darters found around the world: the African darter, the Australian or Australasian darter, and the Indian or Oriental darter.
The word anhinga comes from the Brazilian Tupi language, which means devil bird, an evil spirit of the woods. The anhingas or darters, and cormorants are all part of the order suliformes. They were once part of the same family but have been separated into two families, anhingidae and phalacrocoracidae respectively.
Anhingas are la...
About Norman Johnson
Like many of the old generation of photographers, I began with a Kodak box brownie when I was a kid. When I saw what resulted, I was hooked. Having grown up with an aunt who was a professional artist, I was always exposed to the creative arts. As a result, I have always liked to paint. Later I went to the Defense Information School at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in 1966 where I got more intensive training in photography and photojournalism and practiced that craft in Vietnam and the United States. I studied with the Famous Artist’s and Famous Photographer’s Schools to help hone my skills. I study the composition, use of light, contrasts of intensities of color, etc. of artist’s works that I catch my eyes to help me hone my skills. I...
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Cindy Treger
Norman, amazing capture. f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Cindy.
Kandace Koch
Beautiful capture. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Kandace.
Warren Photographic
Great portrait :)
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Warren.
Debra Martz
What a great portrait! Amazing details!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Debra.
Marvin Blaine
Love your bird collection Norman!!! This one is AMAZING!! Love this!!! L/F.
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Marvin. I appreciate the compliment.
Marian Voicu
This is simply beautiful! L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Marian.
Morris Finkelstein
Revisiting this wonderful portrait photograph of an Anhinga, with great pose, perspective, clarity and composition, Norman! F/L
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Morris.
Kim Tran
Excellent capture Norman! l/.f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Kim.
Gun Legler
Fantastic character and shot!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Gun.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Great portrait and model! fv
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Jim.
Carol R Montoya
Excellent portrait!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Carol.
Carol R Montoya
Excellent portrait!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thanks Carol.
Marvin Blaine
Stunning looking bird Norman and your capture is perfect!!! Love this!!! L.
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Marvin.
Zina Stromberg
Great close-up capture, Norman!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much Zina.
Skip Willits
Great portrait and detail here Norman. Well done.
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you for the nice compliments, Skip.
Art OLena
Super! F/L
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it, OLena.
Morris Finkelstein
Stunning close up photo of an Anhinga with great clarity, eye contact and perspective, Norman! F/L
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much for your kind comment, Morris.
R Morrison
So stunning and amazing! Gorgeous closeup of this beautiful bird!
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much, Rachel.
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Ludwig. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "The Artistic Photographer."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Doug. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Animal Photographs."
Deborah Benoit
Great closeup!! l/f
Norman Johnson replied:
Thank you very much, Deborah.
William Tasker
They are so beautiful this time of year! Great shot! Your wonderful image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm glad you like it, William. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."