A day in the life

In recent years there has been an uprise in reality tv. Shows such as the only way is Essex and made in Chelsea and so on so fourth, have helped mainstream the metrosexual man. Now it is no race to get ready and young males have been influenced in caring for their appearance in some flamboyant ways to attract their mates. Fake tan, waxing, sun beds, make up are all necessities in the life of the metrosexual and the more organises he and the lower your pants are the more likely the young men think they are in the chance of succeeding to aspire to be the next 'Joey Essex' or 'Mark Wright' and posses all objects (including women) they desire.........

But it may sound strange that I go on to speak about male birds and their flamboyant beautiful, protenious traits that these young men have. The prime example for this would be the peacock. Beautiful displays of their fanned feathers and stunning colours to attract a mate. Yet if you have ever seen a female peacock well you might be surprised of its full whites and browns and this applied with many birds even the common duck. On this theory I took a trip to a bird sanctuary on a last minute adventure and captured some beautifully birds and this made me question the gender and social order which compare to the human way of life. I will take this idea and expand this concept in some cases an exaggerated way but the point is to have fun with this.


Bird sanctuary: Martin Meyer - Tarleton (on the way to southport)

Its not unfair to think when you think of ducks that you think of the common bird you see in every pond and river stream. But when you do some research and look into all the different types you are bombarded with colour, pattern and a lot of inspiration to work from.