Look again

Hindu religious shrine in Budhanilkantha, Nepal. Click photo to view detail.

 

At first glance at the image (above), you may notice the trefoil shapes in the iron grillwork, the prayers pinned to the wooden posts, the red powdered remnants of offerings and marigold petals. If you look more closely, you may see a woman in red peering through the grillwork. When I took the photo, I focused solely on the structure itself. It was only as I turned to walk away that I noticed the woman in the corner, gazing at me.

"Everything we see hides another thing," said Rene Magritte. And sometimes we fail to observe what's right in front of us.

Comments

[Di]

I loved the colours first, then the quote ... finally I looked and found the woman. Lovely capture x

[Stephanie]

Amazing...and so very true. Anxiously catching up with your travels here.

x..x

[gillian]

Tara, I caught my breath as soon as I saw her eyes.

You won the lottery on this shot it's priceless. {Like you. Thought you should know.}

xoxox

[Swirly]

That is AMAZING ~ what a powerful, haunting photo. Gorgeous, Tara...so gorgeous.

[Mary H.]

Another wonderful reminder to give pause and truly look at our world.

[RD]

When I finally found her, I jumped. What a picture! She looks imprisoned and lost.

[gracey]

as always, your lovely photos tell stories :)
have a great week Tara!
xo

[Marilyn Miller]

That is exactly what I did and I missed the woman until I made the picture larger. Very nice shot. Her eyes were definitely watching.

[A Fanciful Twist]

On of the most incredible photos I have ever seen. Hauntigly beautiful, to see her. I have chills.... Her eyes... intense.... LOVe you, V

[Limner]

I searched. The longer I peered the less I saw. I enlarged the image. Just as I decreased the size--there she was! I yelped.

Amazing and awesome, Tara. Now I'm imagining all sorts of reasons for her being there. I feel a lie coming on. Need to write it down fast so it will end as a lovely story!

[Anyes]

Thank you for making me look twice at this beautiful photograph and to teach me to be even more attentive to details.

[Natalie]

Oh, those colors, and the woman peering reminds me somehow of that iconic photo of the Afghan girl with green eyes in National Geographic. Absolutely splendid.

[Tracy]

once again, your images are stunning and tell such a story I find myself yearning to stand where you stood. Those eyes. Hers, but yours as well. You have a gift, I tell you. A gift.