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Photo captured alongside Mattole Road at a private cattle ranch on the Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo of Highway 1, the Cabrillo Highway, captured in Northern Santa Cruz County. Late December 2012.

There is no path to truth...

You must set out on the uncharted sea,

and the uncharted sea is yourself.

-- Krishnamurti

The idea of being lonely, however looking at yourself as a refection of who you have become.

Photo of the Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge (formally known as the Coos Bay Bridge), carrying U.S. 101--the Oregon Coast Highway--captured just north of North Bend. Coos County. State of Oregon. Early March 2013

Photo captured via unofficial vista point on Patricks Point Drive near Trinidad and Patricks Point State Park. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.

Photo looking towards the dramatic grade of Mattole Road captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Read the original post here: A Heavy Bag and a Long Shadow.

 

I carry a heavy bag and drag a long shadow.

In the place I am in, I can’t figure out if I am settling in or preparing for departure.

Just the same as everything else.

Not knowing where we are, who we are.

Stop! Let me get my bearings!

“Think on your feet!” they tell you, keep going, don’t stop.

Don’t ever stop. To stop is to be stuck, frozen, in hell.

Can you stop the earth from rotating?

I push, to stop it and my arms, my back, my mind, are aching from the effort.

To stop is to rebel against living.

On the intake of a deep breath I remember, you may rest.

I let the world go, and it rotates on without loss of momentum.

I rest, and move not my body but notice what moves around me.

The loveliest thoughts and sounds ride in on the breeze and then off into the distance.

I open my eyes and continue on, carrying a heavy bag and dragging a long shadow.

Maybe I don’t know where I am or who I am.

But maybe, I don’t need to know.

Photo captured along the infamous Devil's Slide on Highway 1, the Cabrillo Highway. San Mateo County. Late February 2013.

Sometimes I wonder who that is I see in the mirror, and in the viewfinder of my camera - and where does he get all that emo crap? That's certainly not "me", posing, and taking pictures of myself - for myself. You just can't imagine how many of these crappy over-dramatic pictures get deleted for each one that you are subjected to. So, on behalf of myself, I apologize for the melodrama...

 

For FGR's invasion of "self reflections"

Photo of the King Range captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

World Trade Center Path Station

Photo looking towards Port Orford captured from an unofficial vista point off the Oregon Coast Highway, U.S. 101 in Curry County. State of Oregon. "State of Jefferson." Early March 2013.

National Gallery of Art b/w the East and West Building

Triumph motorcycle used in the indie film, "The Squealer"

August 29, 2010

Cedar Creek, TX

Photo of the South Fork of the Eel River captured from Avenue of the Giants near the census-designated place of Phillipsville. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.

Photo captured at a cattle ranch alongside California Highway 140 near the Mariposa County Line in Merced County. Early June 2013.

Photo captured along U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, near the Del Norte County Line. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.

Me, sneaking around after everyone else cleared out from the bedroom set.

 

That bedroom needed some dedicated scrutinizing.

Photo captured alongside the El Sur Ranch on the Old Coast Road in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.

I wanted to try and avoid a straight mirror shot for FGR's Self Reflection challenge, but with the bedroom light on you really couldn't tell that I was using the window. Without any light focusing my reflection in the window became really quite difficult, but I persevered and actually quite like how it turned out, so this is SOOC.

Cactus of Life. A Mirror of truth. Awaken your true self by David Lombrozo, Tania Ordoñez, Pablo Fernandez and Humberto Wong

from: México City, México

year: 2023

 

Cactus of Life is a sculptural piece that offers a glimpse inside of oneself. The Mexican traditional Tree of Life and the iconic cactus come together as one. Here all are welcome to see themselves as they are, no prejudice. By doing so, all can share a better version of their self with the world.

 

The first symbol comes from the Mexican artisan tradition of the “Tree of Life.” Made of clay, this tree is adorned with many figures related to different themes such as the sun and the moon.

 

The second symbol is a cactus, the desert plant that survives harsh conditions and welcomes all beings who come to find life. Cacti also contain psychedelic properties that help the recipient to see inside themselves.

 

URL: www.instagram.com/cactus.of.life/

Contact: thecactusoflife@gmail.com

Although staring at a reflection of yourself can feel uncomfortable at first, using a mirror is one of the best ways to achieve the realism you desire. But , That’s part of the process, and as you gain confidence with experience over time, the easier it will come to you.

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Photo captured via the HDR method photography at Whiskeytown Lake. Shasta County. Late October 2012.

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