In "Birds of a Feather, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a flock of gulls lifting off a wide beach at low light, their spread wings caught in mid-motion, with a numbered lifeguard tower and the flat ocean horizon behind them.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the pale birds standing out sharply against the dark, raked sand. Glen caught the flock at the instant of takeoff, wings open and bodies scattered across the lower half of the frame in a loose diagonal that leads back toward the tower. The smooth gray sky and still sea behind give the busy, moving birds a calm backdrop, setting motion against stillness.
The scene is an early-morning or dusk moment on the Southern California coast, with the lifeguard tower marking the location. This is an example of what Glen describes as the decisive moment, a fleeting organization of pattern and motion captured before it scatters.
In black and white, the composition is built on motion and contrast: the bright, moving birds against dark sand and quiet sky.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Birds of a Feather, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a flock of gulls lifting off a wide beach at low light, their spread wings caught in mid-motion, with a numbered lifeguard tower and the flat ocean horizon behind them.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the pale birds standing out sharply against the dark, raked sand. Glen caught the flock at the instant of takeoff, wings open and bodies scattered across the lower half of the frame in a loose diagonal that leads back toward the tower. The smooth gray sky and still sea behind give the busy, moving birds a calm backdrop, setting motion against stillness.
The scene is an early-morning or dusk moment on the Southern California coast, with the lifeguard tower marking the location. This is an example of what Glen describes as the decisive moment, a fleeting organization of pattern and motion captured before it scatters.
In black and white, the composition is built on motion and contrast: the bright, moving birds against dark sand and quiet sky.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
