Tag: Bewegung

Supply and Demand

Again, I couldn’t quite see what was happening at the time. I saw the cormorant bursting out of the water and carrying something in its beak. Had I witnessed the end of a successful hunt?

At home on the larger screen it became clear: I had caught a male cormorant collecting nesting material, which he brings to his mate who in turn builds the nest. In other words: She demands, he supplies.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Motion

When I am too slow

and the subject is moving:

A chaffinch, most likely.
A ray in an aquarium.

I used to delete such photos until my nephew asked: Why?

He’s right, of course. I wouldn’t have stuck these photos in a photo album but storage is not a problem these days. To be honest – the sense of movement, the essence of these animals, is somehow expressed through these less-than-perfect shots.

And occasionally a challenge comes along where I can even use these pictures.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Movement.