Self Reflection (self portraits in a mirror)
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#1/52 Creative Self Portrait, 52 weeks, the 2023 edition
Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Lamiaceae
Samsung NX1 & Steinheil Munchen 'Cassar S' - 50mm f/2.8
10mm Macro Tube | 12 Aperture Blades | Wide Open | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld
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Mood: Not Sad Anymore
I think I'm gonna clean my apartment
Get rid of all the things that I don't need
Come and pick 'em up if you want them
I'll leave 'em right by the door
I don't want it anymore
I think I'm gonna go to a party
Hang out with a friend you were worried 'bout
And I don't have to say I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
Ain't making it all 'bout you
So, hey, what's the use being sad over you
Now I can't seem to remember being broken
And hey, what's the time? 'Cause you're not on my mind
I'm just making sure I won't forget the moment
When I'm not sad anymore
I'm not sad anymore, no more now
I'm just mad at myself for being dumb enough to love you
But I'm not sad anymore
I'm gonna reconnect with my old self
I like the one I was before we met
I'm gonna buy a one-way ticket
Go places I've never been
'Cause I can do anything
Going out on Monday
Spend all of my money
Sleep into the afternoon
I got all this time now
When you're not around and
I'm not running after
You took up all my space
And it feels so good to say
Hey, what's the use being sad over you
Now I can't seem to remember being broken
And hey, what's the time? 'Cause you're not on my mind
I'm just making sure I won't forget the moment...
Image taken on the 10th of May, 2021, Kew Gardens, London (ignore the Exif data). Please see my previous images and comments on this sculpture ("Leaf Spirit"). In this close-up it is a bit easier to detect the design principle of this work of art. The human face is composed of leaves (imprints or cutouts). The borders or limits of the face are 'fuzzy' and merge with the botanical live forms around it. I read this sculpture as an acknowledgment of a new perception of reality (in the West at least): the concept of the individualised and autonomous self has come to an end. Rather, the self is connected to everything around it. Our face is only a momentary surface expression of the history of life and cosmos. To express this, the sculptor used a term taken from animism and its spirit worlds. The Upanishads would also be capable of providing terminology for this new experience (such as 'Tat Tvam Asi').
Elevated into the Heaven of better times (Schubert, An die Musik). Mirror self-portrait done with the Fuji X-Pro3 plus Mitakon Speedmaster at F0.95.
Created for the Award Tree's Creature Treatment challenge.
This singing toad was photographed by my sister Judy. The pond in front of her house in rural Michigan is overrun with croaking, male toads (not frogs!) during their mating season.
Picture done for the Grove Art Center's Photo Club this upcoming Saturday 31th of May 25.
This weeks Theme is - Self Care. Photo Club meets every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. slt. Feel free to join, everyone is welcome, with or without a picture.
Self care does not always have to be big, expensive or complicated. I have learned that less is often more.
Sometimes, it is as simple as stepping outside, breathing in the evening air, and watching the sunset. Just letting myself soak in the present moment.
There is something deeply calming about watching the sun set by the sea. As the sky softens into shades of gold and rose, and the waves gently meet the shore, the world seems to quiet down.
With the rhythmic sound of the ocean, the salty air, and the cool breeze brushing against my skin, it feels like nature is reminding me to breathe again.
My thoughts begin to slow. The weight on my chest and shoulders lifts just a little. And in that stillness, I feel my soul begin to soften.
There is something truly healing about moments like these, the way the sky shifts through colors, like it is learning to let go of the day with grace.
It does not ask anything of me. It just is. And in that silence, I find a kind of inner peace and a quiet contentment that is hard to put into words.
So if the day feels heavy or my mind is tired, I remind myself to be gentle. Sometimes all I need is to step outside and watch the sky. Let the sunset hold space for me. It is a small act of self care, but it does so much good for my mind, heart, and soul.
I deserve moments like that. 🌅💛So does everyone else too..
💖 In advance I want to thank each one of you for your always kindness, support, beautiful awards, favs, and messages and for taking the time to stop by my stream. Please know that I see and read them all, even if I do not reply back to them, I appreciate them all so much as well as each on of you for taking the time.
💖 You all mean a lot to me, Flickr would not be the same without you, I can not thank each one of you enough for your constant encouraging and uplifting support that you all give me. I am immensely grateful.
💖 Huge, huge hugs, Light, Peace and Love to you all. 💖
Best wishes and regards to each one of you. Take good care of your self as well as one another, be kind as well as thoughtful towards others.
Lori 💖
Most of the time, I literally hate to take photos of myself, or even to be on photos in general. But last week, I convinced myself I had to try at least once a studio self portrait.....and this is the result..... Me, myself and I.
Took it a while back when I was in Japan. I was really excited about taking photos in the snow but it never snowed :(. More photos to come!
Fuji X-Pro3. I rummaged through the garden shed and got my old sou'wester out. Need a bit more protection these days. There will be storm and tempest, for most of us.
Einstein Museum
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) lived in Bern when he turned our ideas of space and time upside down with his theory of relativity in 1905. The Einstein Museum, which is part of the Bern Historical Museum, presents the life of the physicist. The light installation in the entrance area is a highlight.
Bern, Schweiz
Sept. 2024
Nikon TW Zoom 35-80 mm, Ilford Delta100, Kodak D-76
Easylith onto Kodabrome II RC
Hi Flickr universe! Have not had much time to post here lately since I have been preoccupied with my new website and blog that I wrote about earlier in the summer:
It is getting less time consuming after initial website creation and set up, so I hope to get more time to post more on Flickr too soon. I do love the blog part of it as it gives me a chance to post more images from some particular outing in one post vs one image here on Flickr.
I hope everyone's summer is going well and you are taking your cameras everywhere and taking new exciting images. I have been exploring photographing butterflies with different lenses to see the differences and similarities. Hoping to write about it soon and post some pictures. Turned out I had no images of butterflies taken with my Pentacon 50 lens!!! I had to run out and correct that asap. ;-)
For now, this self portrait from yesterday I took on my phone. :-)
Till next time,
Diana
I am not the body
Nor am I the mind,
Neither the machine
Nor the interpreter
Discard the shells
Isolate the 'Self'
The examiner cannot be
The object to be examined
This 'I Am' , so pure
Immortal, unstinted
Drop of divine ocean
The ray of Almighty
- Anuj Nair
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