Camera perfectly static, locked-off macro shot: no pans, no zooms, no drift. A thin warm amber transition line ENTERS AT THE BASE OF THE FEATHER on the left in the first second and TRAVELS ALONG THE FEATHER TO THE RIGHT, REACHING THE TIP by the end. Behind the line the brown keratin barbs become dark graphite-titanium metal barbs with thin copper edges — same barb pattern, spacing and outline. ...
