a touch of color
the raven
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 14 May 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!
- Edgar Allen Poe
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Photo taken in Nara, Japan on December 24, 2007.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption
Photographs by M.E. from Encino, United States
perfect fit - the poem and the photo! nice!!!
14 May 2008 7:07am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
It fit's the poem perfectly, a great b&w capture.
14 May 2008 11:42am
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
Splendid black and white photo. Really love how you composed it.
14 May 2008 12:17pm
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
what a brilliant use of b/w.sense of suspense and thriller-element to it:)
14 May 2008 3:01pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
I love the way you took it e. at the end of the branch, it's gorgeous :)
14 May 2008 5:40pm
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
What a fascinating poem! Typical of Poe, you feel something ominous, but you can't tell at once how and what. It has to do with death which still has some living in it. The same with your photographed raven: it's a picture, but still it has something living... Very, very smart!
14 May 2008 8:10pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Simply wonderful. Great backlight shot!
14 May 2008 8:54pm
Rags from Plano, United States
the BW gives the image a sad, dark mood it. This is actually very appropriate for the image.
14 May 2008 9:29pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Terrific graphical contrast here, Love the outline shape of the crow
14 May 2008 10:06pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Beautiful. The contrast gives it a beautiful simplicity. Nice.
14 May 2008 11:57pm
vu@granby - Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada
Nice b/w shot, it's not easy to get details of a black bird but you caught some with the back lighting.
15 May 2008 12:17am
baobab from Cambridge, United States
ravens are rather sombre: nice composition and treatment.
15 May 2008 12:33am
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Afghanistan
Fantastic, e.!!! The high contrast is gorgeous!
15 May 2008 2:32am
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
They are always disappearing at the first glance of someone with a camera, and they are huge as well, cool shot!
18 May 2008 4:04am
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
A very nice composition! the B&W suits the mood of the poem! Well done!
20 May 2008 2:27pm
Nikon D40X
1/800 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
285 mm (35mm equiv.)