市街地の鳥　（日本語版）　

 このページは、都会に生息する鳥たちのモノクロ画像をデジタルカメラで撮りためてゆきます



野山や森の中へは、正直なところ行きません

バードウォッチャーでもネイチャーフォト愛好家でもないです


街の鳥たちも近づいて瞳を覗き込んだりします

鳥たちに危害を与えないとさえ彼らがわかれば １m ぐらいまで近づくこともできるからです


少しずつ、一枚ずつモノクロで街の片隅にいる鳥の情景を撮影するつもりです

まるでストリートフォトを撮るように


色のないモノクロームだと…鳥の姿形だけでなく、それを撮っている自分の感情も見えてきます

彼らだけでなく自分を含めて、都会に生きる生命として共通の想いを感じ取れる気がするのです


もちろん、鳥の美しさを 100 パーセント捉えるには色が必要だということは承知しています

探鳥会の人々や超望遠レンズを使うプロもアマチュアも大先輩の方々を尊敬しています


読んでいただきありがとうございます

それでは....ちょっとだけでも私の画像を見てみてください




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