15_the_circle | Saturday: an invasion of dragons?

[OT from cottage renovations]

the incidental portraiture that results from some completely different event or opportunity is always the most appealing to me.

yesterday afternoon while I was at the periphery of the ballfield trying to capture the light through Ginkgo leaves (not illustrated) it was this vignette that caught my attention from out at the edge of vision.

(click through this thumbnail for higher resolution image)

Woodward Park

this image takes convention and, well, stand it on its tail.

for starters, it is obvious from first glance that this time around it is the maiden who is holding the dragon captive. afternoon light flooding through its wings was nearly washed out in this image, but the details spring forth in her shadow. the effect is more like that of a chameleon than a dragon though it is not unreasonable for a dragon to be expected to have mastered the same trick. then there's the string; out of frame to the L its other end is being held by the young lady's mother.

is this the end of the line for another convention, or just more Grove eccentricity?