Sunday, October 12, 2008

Departed Avian

October 11th my wife and I drove out to one of my favorite spots to photograph: Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. On the north end of the Island there are some beautiful rocks lining the shore, and about a mile beyond that a tiny Bird Island. I was surprised to find that the water line has receded so much that I could walk out to the Bird Island.

The tiny Island was completely deserted and empty. Abandoned nests covered the ground and rocks. Millions of bones littered the ground. Remains of dead birds everywhere. It looked as though very few humans had ever actually been on the Island. It felt as though I was walking though someones abandoned home.

I went out to photograph a beautiful landscape and ended up photographing some rather dark images.

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

Departed Avian - Antelope Island - Great Salt Lake

3 comments:

Terri Lindsay said...

I have to say, I like the bottom 2 the most. But what can I say really, Dead birds don't really do it for me. Great Photos though.

emily snyder said...

cool and sick at the same time!

Larry D Hayden said...

Not sure how I found your blog but I've enjoyed passing through, looking at the images and reading what you've written. Enjoyable.

I like the creativity of these images. Simple beauty, at least to me, in an unavoidable fact of life.