The Bob Ross of Huntingtown

[Pitoon]

Just wanted to share with you all. My son was recently interviewed by a student journalist from his high school for the October issue of their school news journal, 'The Forecast'. He also came in 1st place for a photography contest earlier this year with the Maryland Ornithological Society. He's a hardcore birder, and it's nice to see his hard work pay off and be recognized. I'm really proud of my boy!

If anyone is interested in seeing his pictures on flickr here's his account.

Thanks for looking

- Pitoon

 

[penumbra]

I'm really proud of my boy!

Stunning work
You have every reason to feel as you do. There is some great stuff there.

 

[hinmo24t]

Just wanted to share with you all. My son was recently interviewed by a student journalist from his high school for the October issue of their school news journal, 'The Forecast'. He also came in 1st place for a photography contest earlier this year with the Maryland Ornithological Society. He's a hardcore birder, and it's nice to see his hard work pay off and be recognized. I'm really proud of my boy!

If anyone is interested in seeing his pictures on flickr here's his account.

Thanks for looking

- Pitoon

i saw the photos. great work. loved the yellow warblers

 

[Pitoon]

I thought I was serious about my plants........this kid would wake up between 4-5am on a Saturday to hit the powerline trails by our house to monitor/track/report the migration that's starting now. Talk about dedication!

 

[JudyB]

Great stuff. Was nice that they are tagged with names.

 

[River's Edge]

Just wanted to share with you all. My son was recently interviewed by a student journalist from his high school for the October issue of their school news journal, 'The Forecast'. He also came in 1st place for a photography contest earlier this year with the Maryland Ornithological Society. He's a hardcore birder, and it's nice to see his hard work pay off and be recognized. I'm really proud of my boy!

If anyone is interested in seeing his pictures on flickr here's his account.

Thanks for looking

- Pitoon

My favourites were the shots of the Screech Owl, great example of ATD just spotting the bird in its environment. Not to mention getting the shots without alerting the owl. Kudos all around.

 

[rockm]

Just wanted to share with you all. My son was recently interviewed by a student journalist from his high school for the October issue of their school news journal, 'The Forecast'. He also came in 1st place for a photography contest earlier this year with the Maryland Ornithological Society. He's a hardcore birder, and it's nice to see his hard work pay off and be recognized. I'm really proud of my boy!

If anyone is interested in seeing his pictures on flickr here's his account.

Thanks for looking

- Pitoon

Pretty great photos. He's talented, like Nat Geo quality talented.

 

[BrightsideB]

Nice photo’s! Great work! Are those birds he’s holding wild?

 

[Pitoon]

Pretty great photos. He's talented, like Nat Geo quality talented.

He's pretty good for his age, and not just saying that because he's my son. He would literally park himself at a good location and then use my bluetooth speaker to play theirs calls to bring the birds to him. Sometimes he's out there for HOURS just to get his target species in the right pose. Then he'll use those pictures as references to draw or paint them.

 

[rockm]

He's pretty good for his age, and not just saying that because he's my son. He would literally park himself at a good location and then use my bluetooth speaker to play theirs calls to bring the birds to him. Sometimes he's out there for HOURS just to get his target species in the right pose. Then he'll use those pictures as references to draw or paint them.

And Bob Ross was a hack. The younger generation seems to revere the guy, but he was a hack...Hate the comparison in the high school article. Better comparison--take your pick--

Top Bird Photographers in the World

Here’s a list of 12 top bird photographers in the world who are never tired. They are photographing birds from several years to decades. They will continue to do so. Their bird photographs are magical. Some are out of this world. They are unbelievably good.

www.naturephotographysimplified.com

 

[Pitoon]

Nice photo’s! Great work! Are those birds he’s holding wild?

Yes, he assists our county natural resources when they band songbirds passing through our county during their migration. It's part of a program to track numbers and the bird migration. He's mentioned to me several times that they can re-caught birds from past year's bandings. Basically the birds return back to their location where they hatched. Same as the Osprey reusing the same nest year after year when they return.

 

[Pitoon]

And Bob Ross was a hack. The younger generation seems to revere the guy, but he was a hack...Hate the comparison in the high school article. Better comparison--take your pick--

Top Bird Photographers in the World

Here’s a list of 12 top bird photographers in the world who are never tired. They are photographing birds from several years to decades. They will continue to do so. Their bird photographs are magical. Some are out of this world. They are unbelievably good.

www.naturephotographysimplified.com

Thanks for the link, I'm going to forward it to him.

 

[Pitoon]

Here's one he painted a while back. Every year he gets better. His last paintings he did are currently on show at gallery so I don't have pics of those.

 

[Pitoon]

Virginia Rail

 

[Pitoon]

Peace poster

 

[penumbra]

I love this kid.

 

[Katie0317]

@Pitoon Please don't diminish his work by associating it with Bob Ross. His work is finer than decorative only. Very impressive! I taught Fine Art in colleges and your son is doing exceptionally high level work for a high schooler. I'd be surprised if he didn't become a fine artist in one or more mediums professionally. He has a very good sense of design and he executes well in both mediums.

Congrats to him on his success and recognition.

 

[penumbra]

Please don't diminish his work by associating it with Bob Ross

Yes, really bad example though well intended.

 

[Pitoon]

@Pitoon Please don't diminish his work by associating it with Bob Ross. His work is finer than decorative only. Very impressive! I taught Fine Art in colleges and your son is doing exceptionally high level work for a high schooler. I'd be surprised if he didn't become a fine artist in one or more mediums professionally. He has a very good sense of design and he executes well in both mediums.

Congrats to him on his success and recognition.

Thanks for the kind words! That was just the title of the interview from the school journal that I copied.

He likes to paint with oil, acrylic, and gouache. He also uses pencil too. He plans on entering the Jr Duck stamp again next year. He won first place in his category this year, but didn't win for the state of Maryland to enter to the National jury.

When he was younger he used to ask me how did do that when I used to draw with color pencils. Now it's flip flopped....I ask him, lol. I believe his skill has surpassed mine using paints.

 

[Pitoon]

Kingfisher