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Some hearts weren't meant to grow wings and fly to another to find nest. Some hearts are made to be kept within the ribbed cage it came, glowing as a bright candle in the curve, radiantly wholesome of oneself.
~ Anthony Liccione
Sometimes I think we are all guilty of allowing perfection to erode confidence when in the expression of art, in its many, sometimes in fact, its infinite forms, that one is disillusioned until the abridging of expression and allowance of imperfection is somewhat lost, entangled in the needy concentration of being so particular, so acute and if I dare so maddening toward oneself, that the real picture of the moment as was is completely lost.
I took this daytime long exposure and I hated it, so many technical mistakes, unsteady camera, over-exposed, motion blur, blah, blah, blah and more bloody blah. But then I slapped it into Monochrome and instantly I was reminded of the sense of the timelessness, that the moment was trying to convey. After all, was the Heron bothered, does the water stop flowing, does the day stand still, absolutely not. So I was left with a sense of realisation that this is what it is, and therefore, should be allowed to breathe as such.
In reference to Miserere Mei, this is one of my favourite pieces by the Oxford Chamber Choir and this image reminded me of it, I've popped the link down below; anyhow, we're nearly there my friends, I trust everyone has a great weekend, sorry this was so long winded, but as always, thank you! :)
Hidden like the moon
in the light of the day
plunged fully....
solitudes
although, so highly
athirst for oneself ...
we are waiting
on next promised
non-fulfilment
Managed to get to Troup Head for the Gannets a 420 mile trip all round had nice sun but the winds where really strong could hardly keep lens steady and even oneself at times but was able to get lots of shots this couple were so nice I almost missed them not posting best shots to later thou. :-))
We saw one dead Gannet from bird flu just a few feathers and its head really so sad...
Ataraxia (Ἀταραξία "tranquility") is a Greek term used by Pyrrho and Epicurus for a lucid state, characterized by freedom from worry or any other preoccupation.
For the Epicureans, ataraxia was synonymous with the only true happiness possible for a person.
It signifies the state of robust tranquility that derives from eschewing faith in an afterlife, not fearing the gods because they are distant and unconcerned with us, avoiding politics and vexatious people, surrounding oneself with trustworthy and affectionate friends and, most importantly, being an affectionate, virtuous person, worthy of trust.
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So often as you begin to walk into the great forests of the Pacific Northwest, you get a sense of entering a forest primeval and that, like "Hansel & Gretel" you must not forget your bread crumbs. This photo was taken near Kalaloch on the Washington coast.
"Solitude is the soil in which genius is planted, creativity grows, and legends bloom; faith in oneself is the rain that cultivates a hero to endure the storm, and bear the genesis of a new world, a new forest."
~ Mike Norton
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Find the pose in marketplace
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Do we always have to do things a certain way? Do we really have to constantly meet a specific expectation? I noticed that especially in art/photography--something that is said to be creativity--there are an enormous amount of rules. "Guide lines" if you want to go easy. "Rules can be broken" if you want to take it with humor. And yet there are all those rules. And if you go against them, your creation is considered "bad". But isn't creativity an expression of oneself? A child playing all by him or herself? Or is it in the end only an idea bound to walk the line?
"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.
~Edward Hoagland
HFF!
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Several days ago, since I published a photo with this topic, I knew there was something in it. As I do several shots of different approaches, I discovered this. Without a doubt, I had to resort to searching for a trailer or something, that would indicate to me that my idea was correct. Well, yes, the Link with which my description begins, going to 0.37 exact seconds, there it was. It is not a revaluation of a movie, which I find slow and I prefer the book, than the adptacion of Roman Polanski. But that is secondary . Those of us who obsess with an image know that having found the reason, is in some way, having found the certain success, ... for oneself: :))
“To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.”
- Bertrand Russell
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Love and hate have a magical transforming power. They are the great soul changers. The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less. Hate leaves ugly scars; love leaves beautiful ones.
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A journey.
Through musical notes
And long-lasting darkness.
Step after step, dreaming awake.
Searching inside,
Resting on the emotional thickness of music.
Leaning
On the very threshold of oneself.
Aloneness in the crowd,
Silent togetherness.
The Brand New Heavies live at Umbria Jazz 2015.
Arena di Santa Giuliana, Perugia (Italy).
The ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness for the space they take and so, neither shall I. - Becca Lee
I think No Rain is an apt video for the quote..finding oneself and being happy.. :) for the longest time, this song was also my ring tone..i miss the 90s music (or i just miss being a kid?) 😄
Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage
Cast in this unlikely role
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact
Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem
Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme
Living in a fish eye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I can't pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend
All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage
Living in the limelight
The universal dream
For those who wish to seem
Those who wish to be
Must put aside the alienation
Get on with the fascination
The real relation
The underlying theme
The real relation
The underlying theme
Believing that one is ''so important'' in Life is only an illusion of oneself ! - Henri
Croire que l'on est ''si important'' dans la Vie, n'est qu'une illusion de soi-même !
Meeting soulmates is aweseome, especially if they are searching for light - just like oneself. Hello, my friends! :)
Bonifacio (Corsica, France)
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The Milky Way and the Constellation Scorpius rise over an Undisclosed Location.
Elitist or Entitled? which am I? I’m not sure where I fall…Hum let me see what the dictionary says:
Entitled- Definition….believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
"his pompous, entitled attitude"
Elitist- Definition……..demonstrating a superior attitude or behavior associated with an elite.
"some that say he is a spoiled, elitist snob"
Neither sounds like a camp that I’d want to be in.
The motives for withholding locations are far ranging from “save the location”, to “save the animals” to “save the unprepared from themselves” undisclosed locations…….secret places, are we elitists or are we entitled? Those that cherish the outdoors have seen the ramifications of location over saturation, and they “are” concerned. Of course, it’s because these are the most beautiful places on Earth and they would like to see that future generations can enjoy them as well. Doesn’t sound bad to me? The problem than lies within the human spirit, the spirit to set out and seek what’s out there, to see and feel and smell it with our own senses and take in the scene in all it’s natural glory. If your an inhabitant of this planet than it’s you’re right to see it, of course it is!! The real problem is the person that just purchased a camera and has never been outside the city in his or her life, do i want to give out a location that I shot in the backcountry of the Grand Tetons? If I want to eliminate them than Yes, they would be grizzly scat by morning. But If I’m concerned for their safety or the preservation of the location than NO. How am I to decide who gets a location or not, by deciding am I than elitist? Man and his devices have traveled into the far reaches of this galaxy and beyond and found no solid evidence of life, and the fact that we have been on this planet for just the blink of an eye makes me think that this planet is a gift more than it is a privilege.
IMHO, This planet belongs to every human being but it is a gift and not a privilege!!! does that makes me elitist or just concerned? If you have no outdoor experience than please prepare yourself to see it safely and responsibly. :-)
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Inside oneself, a tightly curled up ball,
Cornered in shadow, yet caressed by a blade of light.
Nature provides us with wonderful opportunities for abstraction and impressions. Still playing with the leaves. What do you see and how does this make you feel?
Happy Monochrome Bokeh Thursday!
travelling in rural Iceland on a perfect day with bright crisp sunshine, a decent snow cover and all the land for oneself :)
A lamella, or gill, is a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species. The gills are used by the mushrooms as a means of spore dispersal, and are important for species identification.
I was so happy that I discovered this group of mushrooms growing near our cedar tree. For this shot, I was even willing to sprawl in wet soil. Sometimes the best shots require a willingness to put oneself in uncomfortable positions. The payoff is usually worth it!
A journey.
Through musical notes
And long-lasting darkness.
Step after step, dreaming awake.
Searching inside,
Resting on the emotional thickness of music.
Leaning
On the very threshold of oneself.
Aloneness in the crowd,
Silent togetherness.
INCOGNITO LIVE AT UMBRIA JAZZ 2015
Arena di Santa Giuliana, Perugia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiqlZZddZEo
There is great peace and stillness to be found in being alone
For many being alone is frightening but I have discovered it can be a wonderful gift to oneself.
I find great comfort and peace in Solitude - as much as I love people - I equally love my solitude
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Moon Bathing
Do you ever look up at the stars in disbelief and realize how insignificant you are in the grand scheme of things?
“Moonbathing is the practice of placing oneself under the moon, either seated or lying down, clothed or disrobed, just as you would when you sunbathe. We do this to receive the nourishing rays of the Moon Light and healing energy that is ever-present when working with the moon and its phases”.
I also forest bath.. and wind bath... and anything that brings me closer to the earth.
..in a chaotic world truly is a god given gift.
... in einer chaotischen Welt ist ein Gottesgeschenk.
Happy sunny week to all :-)
A place I like:
In the heart of the Black Forest is Lake Schluchsee situated,
altitude: 935 m.
It is the largest one of the typical lakes in the Black Forest, surrounded by high firs.
It is relaxing to make oneself comfortable on the terrace of
the romantic Café there, enjoying the lovely view.
The building is a former hunting lodge.
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Ein Platz, den ich liebe:
Im Herzen des südlichen Hochschwarzwaldes liegt der Schluchsee,
der größte der Schwarzwaldseen.
Der See war ursprünglich ein Gletschersee des Feldberg-Gletschers.
Es ist entspannend, es sich -z.B.nach einer Wanderung-
auf der Terrasse des romantischen Cafés (früher ein Jagdschlößchen) bequem zu machen und die herrliche Aussichtzu genießen.
Ich wünsche eine sonnige neue Woche :-)
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© 2017 Elke Wittmann, all rights reserved
Modern tourism has created a culture of many people using maps where major photographic attractions are being signalled and they basically dart from one "attraction" to the next, which makes countries like Iceland appearing to be reduced to its ten most famous waterfalls, its ten bestest mountains and fiercestest volcanos and that's about it. This kind of tourism promotes blinding oneself for the beauty around us on every step, reducing countries, regions or landscapes to a chain of hotspots and drive-through areas. I find this so lamentable for if we go slow and open our eyes, we see beauty everywhere and it does not take a *****attraction to feel happy and find something worthy to be photographed.
Our ancestors strived with the
momentous job of survival
Still, they really wanted to be artists.
So, in the free time they didn’t actually have,
they would hunt for any natural canvas and
gather whatever tool they could find.
Scratch and scrawl to their heart's delight.
We know a little bit about who we were
when the cost of living was much less
and the cost of death was much higher.
Because we see the drawings
in the oldest museums
and the need for communication
still existing in ourselves.
You think that art is dormant
Hibernating for a season
or a several centuries.
But it lives inside of you.
The need to express oneself
is exactly what makes us human.
Only, we no longer own our own caves.
The real estate has just become too expensive
Profit over people is a reality
And so we take over public spaces
as if they were still ours
telling the world
in broken up fragments
about how we really miss our former selves.
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"For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the maters of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneouly. In order to "give a meaning" to the world, one has to feel oneself involved in what frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, a discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry." Henri Cartier-Bresson
I will add to this and say a sense of the absurd, a sense of play, and a bit of craziness are also part of the mix.
A Japanese maple I set out to see for myself.
"Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich."
--Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)
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Modern tourism has made a culture of many people using maps where major photographic attractions are being signalled and they basically dart from one "attraction" to the next, which makes countries like Iceland appearing to be reduced to its ten most famous waterfalls, its ten bestest mountains and fiercestest volcanos and that's about it. This kind of tourism promotes blinding oneself for the beauty around us on every step reducing countries, regions or landscapes to a chain of hotspots and drive-through areas. I find this so lamentable for if we go slow and open our eyes, we see beauty everywhere and it does not take a *****attraction to feel happy and find something worthy to be photographed.
"The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself.
Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?"
Oscar Wilde
"Mud walking (in Dutch: wadlopen) is an exciting and adventurous way of acquainting oneself with a unique nature reserve, the Wadden Sea, also the largest continuous national park in Europe. During low-tide, shallows fall dry making it possible to cross the bottom of the sea.
These shallows consist of sandbanks, criss-crossed with trenches and gullies. During a typical mud walk, hikers wrestle through miles of mire and thigh-deep brown mud, wade through channels of waist high water before arriving on one of the islands in the Wadden Sea."
info-internet
Make sure you have a guided tour and only when the weather conditions are right!
For now it was nice to make a very short walk ;-)) The Wadden Sea is such a great place to visit if you love nature and silence.
Happy monochrome Thursday !
The next few days will be filled with raindrops falling from the sky. Some photographers would put away their cameras with such news. However, there are all sorts of possible ways to challenge oneself.
Photographing bubble solution is one of the best ways to dive into a ultra small world of moving targets. Just before the thin film disappears, the vibrant colors start swirling faster and faster. Then the film becomes a black and white concoction. Catching the light has never been more fun!