> fra: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ' v by Dag Thrane - Poor little birdy! At first, I was repulsed by > this, but after several viewings, I have to admit, there's a strange > attraction to it. I was going to say "a strange beauty", but that's > not quite right. The thing is, I guess one gets used to death. I > mean, let's face it, we see scenes like this all the time - road kill, > birds that hit tall buildings, that sort of thing. It ain't pretty, > but it's life. And, like any Thrane photo, composition is amazing - > the two leaves there really add to the image, especially since they're > yellow, and have, like the unfortunate bird, are now dead, having > recently fallen from the sky. Stark and emotional, but a wonderful > photo. I don't think I'll show it to my kids, though... <vbg> Thanks, Frank. Both for your comment and for taking the time to go through all of the photos.
As for this photo I had planned to use another one, but some comment here on the list just before the dead line made me reconsider (I'll probably PESO the alternative). Some say that photography reflects reality, but if that was the case our photos are too pretty. We avoid the things that we do not want to know so we make a false impression of the world. Conventional composition rules forces some etestics to a photo, and in cases like this the contrast between the subject and the estetics may make the picture stronger. From your comment it seams that it worked. The kids were there when I found it. I try to teach them to be kind to the living animals and feel sorrow for those who are hurt or sick, but not to be sentimental about the dead ones. How else would I get them to eat meat :-) DagT (feeling philosophical today....)
