→ Photo Info (Here) Mark Steinmetz East of Knoxville (Birds)
1991 Mark is able to reveal a moment that is often emotionally riveting, with or without people in the photograph. The birds and the tree have become somewhat sentimental to the show and its bird-related title. In addition to the inherent emotion in the photograph that is partially delivered by the dark ominous clouds and the wind-swept grass, the precision and timing involved is astounding. When you notice exactly how many birds are flying and exploding outward from the tree, it seems that much more amazing and unlikely of a composition. Everything is moving quickly and will soon be gone forever, never to be the same, not even after one second more. The presence of what appears to be an old house exactly behind the tree, gives the viewer another detail to contemplate.

East of Knoxville, TN
Mark Steinmetz
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