Australia’s largest native bird

January 26th, 2010 by Paula Bray

Sometimes it is not the intended content of your photo shoot that becomes your only point of interest but rather what the photographer sees around themself that makes for a great shot, as in the case of this interesting close up of Australia’s largest native bird, the Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). One of our former photographers, Sue Stafford, took this shot whilst she was working in Yeoval, NSW taking portraits of Australian women pilots for an exhibition and publication titled ‘Women with wings: portraits of Australian women pilots’ This was celebrating the spirit and achievements of women pilots from across Australia

This manipulated image was shot on film back in 1998.

Photography by Sue Stafford
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

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