ABSTRACT
This photo of downtown skyscrapers had been bothering me for a while. I loved the warm light and the way that the buildings looked like they were made of gold, but I felt that the picture needed something else; it was a great background, but needed some other element to create interest. Distorting the buildings created a surreal feeling that I liked, and the effect reminded me of how buildings look when they are reflected on the tinted windows of a building opposite. I needed an element for the open space in the middle, so I began looking for the perfect centerpiece. I thought of balloons, people, objects-all sorts of things-but when I remembered the image I’d taken of a vulture, it seemed so fitting with the image of the business district and its gilded appearance that I knew I had to use it. I think of the vulture as a corporate scavenger, speeding through the golden city with talons outstretched to grab whatever it can.
