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Photography by D. S. Brennan

Rhode Island photographer Diana Stith Brennan’s serene photographs perfectly capture the dark beauty of New England landscapes and natural history collections.

 
 

Browsing through the images in her Etsy shop and reading the stories that accompany them remind us of all the reasons we love living here. All of the small prints are affordably priced under $50 (we're thinking they'd look beautiful displayed as a series) and larger prints are available upon request.

Visit D. S. Brennan’s Etsy Shop.


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beautiful.

posted by mlleErica on August 27th 2009 at 11:02am
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Oh wow. Thanks.

posted by emaozora on August 27th 2009 at 11:18am
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These are lovely. Except the photo of the mushroom looks like it was taken by someone else.

posted by LoriSF on August 27th 2009 at 11:25am
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LoriSF,
The mushroom looks like a "through the viewfinder" shot. It's literally what it sounds like--you use two cameras, taking the photo through the viewfinder of the first camera.

She's got other photos in her shop that are identified as TTV images, though it's a little confusing. On some, she states that she shot through a Kodak Duaflex (implying it's a true TTV image) and on others, she says that all her TTV images are done digitally. I've done it both ways, and I'm not sure it matters, but some people think it does.

posted by ShellyIN on August 27th 2009 at 11:43am
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The colors are great, but I think having a photo of a dead bird on my wall would totally creep me out.

posted by phenanthrene on August 27th 2009 at 12:27pm
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Birds don't like to have their legs tied to wooden dowels.

posted by Ain't Life Grand on August 27th 2009 at 12:31pm
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Dead birds don't really care what you tie their legs to ;)

posted by phenanthrene on August 27th 2009 at 12:57pm
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I think the bird is too busy pining for the fjords to worry about being tied to a dowel.

posted by ShellyIN on August 27th 2009 at 1:09pm
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I'd rather have an actual dead bird on my wall than a photo of a dead bird.

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posted by my little apartment on August 27th 2009 at 1:51pm
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Very beautiful... much less so after I found out the birds are dead!

posted by JanuaryGirl on August 27th 2009 at 2:15pm
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Beautiful photography! What an amazing eye for color, detail and composition.

I love it. All of it.

posted by tannerglass on August 27th 2009 at 4:33pm
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These are amazing. Perusing her etsy shop now....

posted by bookgirl on August 27th 2009 at 5:32pm
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Beautiful colors and scenery - me likee :)

posted by sarrazak on August 27th 2009 at 5:55pm
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Gorgeous photos! I love the natural history works.

posted by Malcolm Studio Shop on August 27th 2009 at 6:39pm
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I Love every single one of her photos! Her eye for color and composition is amazing!

posted by PhriendlyK8 on August 27th 2009 at 7:18pm
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This artist has an amazing eye for detail! Each photo is incredibly beautiful and unique! Off to check out her Etsy shop!

posted by Designs by Wendy T on August 27th 2009 at 7:43pm
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I have the bird up in my living room and get tons of compliments, particularly on how different it is and on the bright shade of blue. It's a great if you, like me, love taxidermy, but are too weirded out by the real thing. Love her photographs.

posted by danicalifornia on August 27th 2009 at 8:24pm
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Loved the first, second and fourth photograph until I found out the bird was dead in the first photo.

Omigod. Yuck.

I have a guilty conscience about a parrot that could have been treated better. I don't like to think about stuffed dead birds tied to perches, no matter how beautiful the bird was or the color composition can be made to look.

There was a movie waa-aa-ay back when called "El Cid" that featured a Spanish warrior called (guess what) El Cid who when dead was tied to his saddle to ride among his troops to freak out the other side. The concept of El Cid has long haunted me, and not in an appealing way.

Still love the second and fourth photos.

posted by AustinSarah on August 28th 2009 at 4:07am
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