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The Point of All This

danicouture — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:40:04 +0000

“To warn the G20 leaders about the catastrophic effects of climate change, the World Wildlife Fund has erected a ten-ton polar bear ice sculpture in Berczy Park. Underneath the ice is the bear’s bronze skeleton, which slowly becomes visible as it heats up outside.”

Happy Birthday, AE!

danicouture — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:36:32 +0000

Happy belated 2nd birthday, AE!

Love, The Animals

Dog; Queen East, Toronto, Ontario

danicouture — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:17:49 +0000

You always knew it would happen…

danicouture — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:47:43 +0000

…but it feels like it’s come too soon.

There’s that first day when you come home with your brand new camera. It’s shiny, tiny — a pure pixelated joy. Despite its newness to the world, it takes fabulously detailed photos every time it blinks. It’s your little wonder. But then, six years later (eighty in camera years), its eye begin to fail. You see a water gloss over the lens, a scratch, and suddenly its focus is not where you want it to be. Batteries barely make it smile anymore. It’s the twilight years for my camera, but I’ll be with it to the end, so please bear with me if a few shots are not crystal clear. I just have a hard time letting go.

Vandalist (Geese)

danicouture — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:19:00 +0000

Torontoist posted fantastic photos of geese in our midst.

(Thanks, KP.)

Where There’s City, There’s Effigies

danicouture — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:20:48 +0000

Long story short: My relationship with my computer and camera are over. It was ugly. I really don’t want to talk about it. Yes, their doing fine. Yes, I’m fine.

Hey–is that an iguana in your purse?

Great, now that we’ve changed the subject, don’t think that my technology break-up means that I haven’t been tracking down the furred and feathered.

This is the summer of Twitter for Animal Effigy. Come on city safari with me as I track urban animal effigies in real time.

www.twitter.com/animaleffigy

Animal Minus the Effigy: Let’s Repopulate

danicouture — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:14:48 +0000

At Animal Effigy, I take photos of the animals we’ve recreated in plastic, glass, and wood form. But it’s not the effigies that need saving. It’s everything else. Take some time to learn about your world–our world–and make a donation or effort to save an endangered species.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada
Robert Stewart’s Saving Sharks
Friends of Cocos Island
Valhalla Wilderness Society
Shark Alliance

AE, The Return

danicouture — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:38:22 +0000

Animal Effigy will return to a new schedule this weekend.

I’ve been everywhere from Ossington to Yonge (yes, the whole wide world) and have lots of new photos.

Les Animaux…

danicouture — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:13:14 +0000

…will return soon. They are preening. And by that I mean I’m having computer issues. More, soon, soon.

Dani Couture
Senior Effigist.

Happy Holiday (Effigies)

danicouture — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:23:37 +0000

Happy holidays! Animal Effigy will return in the new year with a host of holiday effigies taken over the next week.

Health and happiness to you and yours,

Dani Couture