Abandoned II

[Pete Askew]

In many ways the delicate pattern here reflects that seen in the abandoned nest (http://www.realphotographersforum.com/general/12597-abandoned.html). The image is also clearly related to http://www.realphotographersforum.com/general/4795-thousand-small-deaths.html. Not nice but morbidly fascinating.

Leica M Monochrom + Zeiss 50mm Sonnar ZM f/1.5. PP in LR and Nik SilverFX Pro 2.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

It's a beautiful abstract, and not for the first time the Leica M fooled me into thinking it was a film image. I love the whole image, Pete. There is poetry in both life and death, but, like with the rainbow, we need to observe it for it to exist.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob. What fascinated most about the 'arrangement' was the circular symmetry. However, when I stopped to think about it I realised that the circular pattern of feathers, clearly not their original arrangement' had been created by the migration of the maggots from the corpse to pupate. They would have moved, at random, away from the remains.

 

[Brian Moore]

Its very interesting, Pete. Dark and beautiful in a strange way.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Brian.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Those maggots have great aesthetic awareness!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

ok, I'm completely creeped out now gents!

 

[Pete Askew]

Did I mention the net and the tiny arrows? And I couldn't quite figure out why one of the dolls had a crossbow.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Brilliant Pete..... Again! .... and again!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Dan. I had a feeling you'd like this!

 

[Beth Anthony]

looks like it was a cat's lunch.