Avian Aura
- Avian Aura
The photographs I capture of water flowing in mountain streams turn up some astonishing imagery. In most, the strange and compelling figures that coalesce in the swirling waters do so only if you take the time to look for them. But once in a while you’re struck immediately by a figurative element that jumps right out at you.
That’s the case with Avian Aura, where the large gold and white shape in the bottom half of the photograph resolves almost instantaneously into a brilliant bird with its wings swept back, soaring through the frame.
As in Catalescence, the central image here holds your eye, but when you’re ready to wander and see the other creatures that inhabit the raptor’s world, you may notice some smaller and more subtle bird shapes here and there. A little less subtle are the blue ape-like face and the orange, screaming head in the upper right.
And if you see the skinny green humanoid with the black eyes and the tragically receding hairline walking into the photo just to the right of the bird, with his left, handless arm extended, go ahead and pretend it’s a subliminal memory of your alien abduction.
