Contrasts

I took this photo two weeks ago while on a walk in the park. It wasn’t until I posted it on social media that I noticed the contrasts found within the photo.

The curves of the scooping Sequoia trunks; the sharp edges of the rock. The iridescent blue and green of the peacock; the brown soil and dead sequoia needles. The bright green moss on top of the dark branches. The still and quiet ground in the forefront; the branches grasping toward in the distance.

There are straight lines, curved lines and crooked lines, thinness and roundness; permanence of the old-growth trees and large rocks against the youthfulness of the peacock.

When I took the photo, I snapped 3 quick ones hoping that one would turn out to be clear and somewhat interesting. At the time I had no idea how much I had captured in that split second.