great photos from my contacts / 13-07-2007: helmut - 15a

a crow picking for some food - this is the stuff that uninteresting photos are made of - but here we see it thru the eyes of helmut, widely known as nightphotographer - this crow is sitting on a rail in front of a light blue wall, broken up by a dark window and a red pole - there is really not much to see in this image, but lots to admire - the composition is absolutely perfect - the horizontal and vertical strong elements are disrupted by the only living thing, the crow - the juxtaposition of the formal lines by the organic animal is just terrific - the colors are strong and clear, as always with helmut - i have not seen many photos by him, where something alive is depicted - this is the reason why i just love this picture in all his great works - this is a wonderful image