Trees and Crows 2006

I picture Abbas Kiarostami looking through the lens, finding that spot where the crows and the trees lined up just so. It's all about observation, right? How much can you see in a scene if you really pay attention? Kiarostami, he was all about keeping things simple, but there's this depth there, too. The trees recede into the background, each trunk a little different, some marked, like a wall, others not. And then you've got this crow just popping into the frame. I wonder if Kiarostami waited for it, or just got lucky? There's a stillness, a silence to it, but you know there's a whole world of action just outside the frame. It makes you think about what we choose to focus on, and how much we miss by not looking closer.