Flight and Flock 9
As frenzied as these gulls were in their flight, so was I on the shutter button. Every second yielded a different composition.
Layered between each other, their reflections in the water and their shadows on the ice made the images even that much more complex and exciting.
Although the angle of view is downward, there is an ambiguity due to the reflection of the sky in the water and the melting ice so that it seems like I am shooting skyward. This makes the walking ducks and sea gulls appear to be walking in the sky.
Consider the contrasting elements of individual compared to group, sky compared to water compared to clouds, in-flight compared to earthbound, up compared to down, heaven compared to earth, big compared to small, reflections compared to shadows, gulls compared to ducks.
The images convey something much deeper than what they appear to be documenting on first glance. Take a moment to meditate upon them. As one views them, one can’t help but notice the visual transparency and fluidity of these images. But more than that, the subtle messages that are conveyed both visually and symbolically, give these images spiritual richness that goes beyond their apparent beauty.
Flight and Flock 9
As frenzied as these gulls were in their flight, so was I on the shutter button. Every second yielded a different composition.
Layered between each other, their reflections in the water and their shadows on the ice made the images even that much more complex and exciting.
Although the angle of view is downward, there is an ambiguity due to the reflection of the sky in the water and the melting ice so that it seems like I am shooting skyward. This makes the walking ducks and sea gulls appear to be walking in the sky.
Consider the contrasting elements of individual compared to group, sky compared to water compared to clouds, in-flight compared to earthbound, up compared to down, heaven compared to earth, big compared to small, reflections compared to shadows, gulls compared to ducks.
The images convey something much deeper than what they appear to be documenting on first glance. Take a moment to meditate upon them. As one views them, one can’t help but notice the visual transparency and fluidity of these images. But more than that, the subtle messages that are conveyed both visually and symbolically, give these images spiritual richness that goes beyond their apparent beauty.