my very first test shot, to decide whether or not i would undertake something i was vaguely thinking of as “STILL blog,” four and half years ago, was a close up of the head of one of these enormous thistles we call wild teasel in the states. i had clipped it at the base of the stem and turned it over on its side. i photographed it against a white background so that it looked like a giant alien arachnid. that’s sort of the origin of all of this. i can still find the field, west of here, around a bend in a narrow country road, where i found the field full of teasel that took my breath away. i loved that feeling.  i loved that photo. i still love both.

cabaret des oiseaux (wild teasel)

autignac, languedoc, france