Plate Number 762. Cockatoo flying

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a sequence capturing the motion of a bird in flight. The image is a series of twelve black and white photographs arranged in a grid. Each frame captures a different moment in the flight of the bird, illustrating the motion of its wings as it moves through the air. The background features a grid pattern. The bird's wings are captured in various positions, demonstrating the grace and complexity of its flight path. The high-contrast style of the image highlights the details of the bird against the grid backdrop.