In that order, yes.
An impression about being in the right place at the right time. The when and where of when and where I can spot her.
Settings:
Aperture F 4; Shutter Speed 1/320 sec.; ISO 400; Focal Length 200 mm.
On the branch of a fig three heavy with fruit. The sparrows were actually pecking on the ripe figs nobody would pick at the time. All right, we tried a few. But we were guests in that garden so it was not up to us to gather them all. They were falling on the ground, they were being eaten by birds and insects.
It was as if the trees had decorative function only. Well, that was mostly the truth. Those trees bring nice atmosphere to the seaside, They are not scarce there. In urbanized areas they are among the most common choice. They seem to like the sunshine a lot, warmth too. And otherwise they are relatively capable of handling some drought.
Seen any classical art of nude people covering their loins with fig leaves? Those are large enough, true, but they cause some itches and are not the gentles things to the touch.
Anyway, a bit after taking the shot of this sparrow, I returned to the city where it turned out a kilo of figs costs more than a kilo of most other fruits. Like almost three times as expensive as bananas.
The foundation of trading has been bringing things from point A where there was abundance to point B where there was demand. Imagine if the sparrows knew that or cared about that. Imagine if you could train sparrows to bring you the fruits of the seaside to your inland markets.
Imagine :)
Yours,
Manol
