The world is a mask that hides the real world.
Thatâs what everybody suspects, though the world we see wonât let us dwell on it long.
The world has ways - more masks - of getting our attention.
The suspicion sneaks in now and again, between the cracks of everyday existenceâ¦the bird song dips, rises, dips, trails off into blue sky silence before the note that would reveal the shape of a melody that, somehow, would tie everything together, on the verge of unmasking the hidden armature that frames this sky, this tree, this bird, this quivering green leaf, jewels in a crown.â¦
As the song dies, the secret withdraws.
The tree is a mask.
The sky is a mask.
The quivering green leaf is a mask.
The song is a mask.
The singing bird is a mask.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Riverwalk(2): American Kestrel
Al Andersen:
I took a walk down on the San Pedro river for my birthday, with camera gear in tow.
This guy was sitting on top of a mesquite tree, scoping out the area. He let me get quite close. This is an extreme crop, about 1/4 of the total frame.
Nikon D100 using a Nikon AF VR Nikkor 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6D lens at 400mm, f6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 400, pattern metering, normal program, auto exposure.
I took a walk down on the San Pedro river for my birthday, with camera gear in tow.
This guy was sitting on top of a mesquite tree, scoping out the area. He let me get quite close. This is an extreme crop, about 1/4 of the total frame.
Nikon D100 using a Nikon AF VR Nikkor 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6D lens at 400mm, f6.3, 1/2500s, ISO 400, pattern metering, normal program, auto exposure.
