THE LIMP AND LIFELESS FLAG ATOP THE BANDSTAND, THE EMPTY VIEWING STANDS, NO EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC SOUNDS, THE SUN FIGHTING TO BURN AWAY THE FOG.
THIS WAS A SCENE OF ABSOLUTE STILLNESS.
LESS THAN A SECOND AFTER THE SHUTTER CLICKED, A FALCON STOOPED ACROSS FRAME, EXPLODED A PIGEON IN A PUFF OF FEATHERS AND SWEPT AWAY WITH HER PRIZE.