Stepping Through The Shadows

by Deborah Hughes

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14.000 x 11.000 inches

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Stepping Through The Shadows

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Deborah Hughes

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography

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Yesterday I took a drive out to Needles, Canyonlands south district and only heard one car and saw another that followed me out of the park. I encountered no other humans during my visit. The place I wanted to hike was covered with snow so I chose a different spot to hunt for ice and play with the stark contrasts of winter snow and shadows. When I arrived back at the parking lot, a raven was standing on the pavement and did not fly away at my approach. I opened the driver's door and was immediately buzzed by another raven who landed just behind me. I gave them both a few crumbs from my lunch which they scrambled for and gobbled up. The buzzer even caught the morsels in mid-air. When I turned my back for more he flew up to perch on the car door where he proceeded to catch morsels in mid-air, leaving the misses to the missus, who cringed at his lunges.

There are many Native American stories about ravens and their powers, spirits, and antics. They are known for their cunning and resourcefulness.

As I was playing around with this image in #mirror_lab, the raven seemed to punch through the light as if he's walking through and into his own shadow transforming the shattered light into a platform for what's to come.

Maybe that was his message.

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March 25th, 2023

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