Lisa Cuchara  


birds aren't real by Lisa Cuchara

May 2023 - birds aren't real

May 2023 - Lisa Cuchara

Original

About the Image(s)

I tried last months stylize, wind, stagger used by Henry...

inspired by a bumper sticker and a conversation...

Birds Aren't Real is a conspiracy theory which says that birds are
actually drones operated by the United States government to spy on
American citizens. The movement claims that all birds in the United
States were exterminated by the federal government between 1959 and 1971
and replaced by lookalike drones used by the government to spy on
citizens; the specifics of these theories are not always consistent, not
unlike actual conspiracy theories. They claim that birds sit on power
lines to recharge themselves, that birds poop on cars as a tracking
method, and that U.S. president John F. Kennedy was assassinated by the
government due to his reluctance to kill all the birds.


This round’s discussion is now closed!
7 comments posted




Brian Swinyard   Brian Swinyard
Lisa, I love your Original image which, although it is a 'Bird on a Stick', nevertheless ticks the technical boxes and has an undoubted visual appeal. However, I am not sure whether your use of the Wind effect has worked for me. The saving grace is that the eye is pin-sharp amid the otherwise sea of blur over the image. Your conspiracy theories make interesting reading and one wonders about the minds that have created them. Clearly, they need to get out more.   Posted: 05/07/2023 03:27:49



Brad Becker   Brad Becker
Lisa, What an interesting conspiracy theory! I would consider removing the blurry portion below the branch as it brought my attention down and I don't feel it adds much to the image. If you are trying to communicate the idea that birds aren't real I would also consider removing the filter effect on the branch as well to avoid suggesting trees aren't real either. We don't want to start another conspiracy.   Posted: 05/12/2023 20:41:34
Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
I agree about removing the effect from the branch, thank you! It would add to the trees are real, but birds are not real, lol.   Posted: 05/19/2023 13:25:27



Nadia Trevan   Nadia Trevan
Oh Lisa, I truly like your conspiracy theory and it made me laugh, thank you for that. I wonder if the birds in Australia are look alike drones as well as they do exactly the same things as the ones in the US! Now I understand your thinking behind your image and can see that you've endeavoured to make the bird a " drone" and so do agree with Brad that removing the branch would showcase the bird as being more like a drone and in mid air spying on us! I like the concept, well done.   Posted: 05/20/2023 06:33:33



Hazel Price   Hazel Price
He looks as though he is having a good shake to get rid of that conspiracy theory. Who ever cooked that up? I didn't realise people could be that paranoid. You have made a good job of the blurry effect but I am not sure if it convinces me that he is a drone!!   Posted: 05/21/2023 04:46:53



Tom Kredo   Tom Kredo
Hi Lisa,
Interesting, but dumb, conspiracy theory. Perhaps showing the wind tearing a piece of the bird off like a door on a hinge, while exposing a mechanical inside of the bird.   Posted: 05/21/2023 18:55:06



Henry Roberts   Henry Roberts
(Group 40)
Lisa, I'm pleased that something I did inspired you to create "birds aren't real" which is so real in its simplicity. Your text of conspiracy theory really adds to the context. The above comments are interesting.   Posted: 05/24/2023 14:39:38