composing with images a side-by-side photoblog with weekly themes

Weekly theme: Power

Location: Nature Reserve (near Azle, Texas)
Date take: March 9, 2007
Film: N/A
Camera: Nikon D-50
Lens: 17-105mm
Exposure Time: unknown
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Macro:
Edited: PhotoShop CS2

About the photo: I couldn't think of anything appropriate for this week's theme, so I went back into the archives. This image, what I call "Life Goes On," is a testament to power. I took this photograph the day after my mother passed away in 2007. I went to a nature reserve in city and I walked. I needed to be outside, away from distractions and noise. Nature soothed me. I walked upon this setting. Nature had taken its toll on this place. The lake, the felled trees, the muck, the dirt. And the bird. I didn't originally see the bird. I saw the dark and the dirty. But the bird stands in stark contrast to all that is around it. I understood this scene to mean that in the midst of tragedy or sadness, nature resumes. Life goes on. I recognized the power of life on this day.

photo categories: B&W, Billie, Power
tags: death, life

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