White Splendor
Yesterday’s post reminded me of a composite image I created a few years ago of this peacock that I photographed here in Sequim, outside the entrance to the Game Farm, where it loves to roam.
Although devoid of the colorful plumage of their brethren, white peacocks are not albinos as you may think; they’re leucistic Indian peafowl. (Leucism is a genetic mutation that prevents melanin from being deposited in feathers, resulting in a white or pale coloration. While albino peafowl exist, they are much rarer and have a complete lack of melanin, causing red or pink eyes).
And…there’s no digital manipulation in this image, other than I completely removed all the color and sandwiched one semi-transparent image over another. In so doing, I created the effect I was hoping for to emphasize the lacy appearance of the feathers.
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do, and I hope you’ll visit the farm to see this beauty as well as the others.
Thanks for the beautiful picture, a
and the great info on the picture. You educate us all!!