Sunday, March 22, 2020

Pigeons before the storm

When gathering was still a thing
London, ON
February 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram
A lot can change in a few short weeks.

I shot this on Clarence Street on February 26th, an otherwise ordinary day on an ordinary lunch hour on an ordinary #LdnONT downtown sidewalk. I had been deliberately heading out for midday walks with nothing more than a smartphone, part of my plan to sharpen my street photography skills.

The pigeons struck me as amusing - and surprisingly unafraid as I crouched down and composed from a number of angles. I got the usual stares from the humans around me, but for some reason the birds weren't bothered at all.

The lesson from this, I think, is this: Be more like birds. Just not now. Maybe after all this is over.

In the meantime, I think more walks are called for. I expect them to be a lot emptier than the scene you see here.

But I'll bring the smartphone. Just in case my newfound feathered friends decide to make another appearance.

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