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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Ninety-five: Back to the beach -- finding new stories in familiar subjects > Unflappable, Mission Beach, California, 2015
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24-SEP-2015

Unflappable, Mission Beach, California, 2015

After fishing for a meal, this cormorant stands at water’s edge, drying its wings. A man, walking a small dog, approaches. The man stops. The dog strains at the leash for a closer look. The cormorant holds its ground. It ignores the canine intrusion, turning its head away. I made this image at the moment when the immobile dog and unflappable bird reach a standoff.

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Phil Douglis31-Oct-2015 19:38
Thanks for stopping at this one, Iris. The timing may be perfect, but it is no accident. I had been focused on this stationary cormorant dryings its wings for at least five minutes. Numerous people passed through my frame during this time. When a man with his dog arrived, my story arrived with them.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)31-Oct-2015 00:31
Wonderful. Perfect timing!
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