"Blackbird"

A shadow through an open window, inside the silagetower, from what is left of the roof. I had to wait and make many shots with the "bird" in the "frame" and to get the tractor in the right position with a spot on. Two months later, when I was in Copenhagen thinking about the title, a great song from the Beatles came into my mind.

 

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night - Take these broken wings and learn to fly - All your life - You were only waiting for this moment to arise." Lennon/McCartney.

 

Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts.

A shadow

Yup, an excellent song! Have you heard the remake they used in the movie "I am Sam"? ANyway, awfully nice shot as well. Very poweful sky combines incredibly well with the tower and the tractor. The broken window almost seems too good to be true. Really a great image!

Baldur, I think your title is fitting with that window. A question if I may - Is the sky in your area normally this blue? I look through your portfolio and it's simply amazing. The colors are so vivid. Congrats on a very good image and a fine portfolio - Sean

Jeff, no I have not heared it. It must be very good. There is NO BROKEN window. This is an OPEN window with no glass. The shadow/blackbird is on the wall inside the tower and can be viewed through the open window. Many thanks for your visit and thoughts. Regards, Baldur

Sean, thank you for your thoughts about the title. About your question: The sky is often, (not always) blue in Iceland in a beautiful way. One of the reason is clean air. Many thanks again. Regards Baldur

beautiful....

Very intersting again and beautiful too. I like the rhyme, the brokenglas window with the shape of the open roof.

Ah! I get it. The 'bird' is the shadow of the roof on the back wall of the tower? No glass? Very ingenious. Great sky too.

Thank you very much for your visit. Glad you like the image.

Colin, you are exactly right. First I noticed the unique shadow on the back wall inside the tower and then the tractor at work in the background. The tower is not in use any more. After considering circumstances I decided to use the 85mm lens. Later I was thinking of the "black bird" inside the tower when "Blackbird" came into my mind. Many thanks for your visit.

 

Hej Baldur. Tusind tak for din hilsen i traaden til mit "Ugens foto". Her har du begaaet endnu et pragtfuldt billede. Enkelt, ja naermest stramt komponeret og alligevel med flere lag i kraft af skyggen i taarnet og ikke mindst associationen gennem titlen til en fugl og igen til Beatles melodien. De maettede farver, saerligt den blaa himmel, og tendensen mod det moerke, som er saa karakteristisk for dine billeder, er ogsaa en styrke her. Bedste hilsner, Michael

Amazing mood! What's the small white dot on the left?

I thought you broke the glass playing with your grand-children :)

love it very much

Colors are so beautiful and special. I like it.

Hej Michael. Det var en glaede. Tusind tak for dit helplige komment til "Blackbird". Naeste ar skal jeg og nogle kammerater holde en udstyr, der skal vi ha seks til otte billeder pr. mand. Jeg synes "Blackbird" skal vere en af dem. Mine kammerater synes det samme om den some du gor. Tusind tak igen. Bedste hilsner min ven, Baldur

Arthur, many thanks for your visit and comment.

Do you mean to the right ? I did take a close look at the white dot in Ps and I can tell you what it is. In the background of "Blackbird" to the left are white birds and to the right are two white birds close to each other. I did notice the white dot before posting and decided not to clone it out. Now I am thankful for that. Many thanks for your question. Best regards, Baldur

Andrija, thanks for your comment.

Tuhin, many thanks for your visit and kind comment. Maybe I will do that later, playing with my grand children :-))

Els, many thanks for your visit and thoughts.

Gaetan, many thanks you for your comment. Glad you think so.

Following are 7 photos which I have selected with a help from my partners:

 

"Mud pots" - "Under the Rainbow" - "The Iron Army" - "Hope ? or Dreamz zzz" - "Faith" and "The Stone people". Also a new image of a church which I will post here soon, with the title "Light in Dark". Best regards, Baldur

Wonderful photo and very true to the song. Lovely sky and clouds. All your pics have magic! :)

Thank you very much Mari for your thoughts.