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on the windowsill
dead flies
curled up spider
feathery white moth
paper-like wings still open wide
turning to dust on the studio windowsill
dead flies
curled up spider
feathery white moth
paper-like wings still open wide
turning to dust on the studio windowsill
Comments
Nice capture. It reminds me somehow of an old window box with a pinned moth. I guess it is, almost.
Posted by: leslee | 18:22 26 November 2007
Leslee - you're right, it does look like a pinned moth in a box!
Posted by: marja-leena | 20:35 26 November 2007
What a beauty!
It is a shame this moth is dead.
Posted by: Olivia Kroth | 21:01 26 November 2007
Olivia, it's so tiny, that I almost missed seeing it. The camera lens has really picked up a great deal of detail, hasn't it?!
Posted by: marja-leena | 22:23 26 November 2007
"paper-like wings still open wide
turning to dust"
I loved that description. So poetic and brimming with philosophical musings on life, on death. (I feel sorry for the moth.)
The photo is one-of-a-kind. Thank you.
Posted by: Soulless | 00:26 27 November 2007
you can almost seen the ghost of fluttering in its wings
Posted by: Tall Girl | 06:27 27 November 2007
Lovely. This really conveys the papery, fragile texture.
Posted by: Jean | 08:56 27 November 2007
Soulless, welcome and pleased to meet you! Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you picked up on my subtle musings.
TG, yes, I think because the photo is a bit blurry...
Jean, thank you, I'm glad that came through.
Posted by: marja-leena | 10:50 27 November 2007
I love the grainyness of the whole image, and the feeling that it is slowly fading into one. It is beautiful, sad, and awesome altogether. Thank you.
Posted by: Olga | 14:18 27 November 2007
Thank you, Olga!
I have a very odd feeling about this post now. I just learned that my favourite uncle passed away Sunday evening a couple of hours after posting this. He'd had his 84th birthday a week earlier.
Posted by: marja-leena | 14:25 27 November 2007