Late afternoon today was truly overcast, with a gloom betokening approaching winter weather. Rain tomorrow, freezing rain on Wednesday. I spent most of my hour along Piney Woods Church Road looking for splashes of color to photograph, doing a lot of experimental out-of-focus work (Is it possible to be focused on not focusing?). I took several images reminiscent of abstract watercolors, which may find their way into a separate post. At the end of my time in the field, on the way back to Rico Road, I took several photographs of red-winged blackbirds silhouetted in the bare upper branches of a distant tree. To try for some telephoto shots without blur, I used a metal fencepost to steady my camera. I took only one photo, and then the birds were gone. By sheer luck, I caught this bird with its wings extended, about to launch itself into space.
