In "Sunset Zoetrope," Glen Wilbert photographs a line of birds flying in single file along the horizon at sunset, the evenly spaced silhouettes strung across a sky that shades from deep blue at the top to orange at the waterline above a calm beach.
The image holds a clean pastel gradient, blue melting through to gold, with the birds reading as small dark shapes spaced almost rhythmically across the lower third of the frame. Glen kept the composition spare and horizontal: a broad open sky, a thin line of headland, the gentle surf, and the wet sand catching the warm color below. The repeated, evenly spaced birds give the picture its title, suggesting the frames of a zoetrope or a single motion broken into steps.
The scene was made on the California coast at dusk, capturing the flock's passage along the shore. The repetition of the birds in motion reflects what Glen describes as the decisive moment, here stretched into a sequence across the sky.
A study in pastel gradient and rhythm, where a line of birds marks soft intervals across the horizon.
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 "Sunset Zoetrope," Glen Wilbert photographs a line of birds flying in single file along the horizon at sunset, the evenly spaced silhouettes strung across a sky that shades from deep blue at the top to orange at the waterline above a calm beach.
The image holds a clean pastel gradient, blue melting through to gold, with the birds reading as small dark shapes spaced almost rhythmically across the lower third of the frame. Glen kept the composition spare and horizontal: a broad open sky, a thin line of headland, the gentle surf, and the wet sand catching the warm color below. The repeated, evenly spaced birds give the picture its title, suggesting the frames of a zoetrope or a single motion broken into steps.
The scene was made on the California coast at dusk, capturing the flock's passage along the shore. The repetition of the birds in motion reflects what Glen describes as the decisive moment, here stretched into a sequence across the sky.
A study in pastel gradient and rhythm, where a line of birds marks soft intervals across the horizon.
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
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