Mystery of Flame

Light Within

Mid-March. The weather turns nice enough to grill outside. So we do. I pile the charcoal in a cone and light the starter. It's near dusk, and for a reason I don't entirely understand, I view the scene, the flame flickering within the stack of coals, and I think yes, yes, I have to capture this.



The Flame

And I don't think the camera captures the real moment, that moment is when I realize the fire and coals, the space, the boundaries, and the link. The image will never be any of that, but perhaps it sparks its own.