Pablo Neruda

Sonnet XVII (100 Love Sonnets, 1960)

I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz

or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:

I love you as certain dark things are loved,

secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries

hidden within itself the light of those flowers,

and thanks to your love, darkly in my body

lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,

I love you simply, without problems or pride:

I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving

but this, in which there is no I or you,

so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand,

so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

shadow from a ring

This is part of a 40-yard walkway, with Ionic columns on either side and a series of parallel wood beams above. Shortly after noon, I captured the shadow cast by the beams. I briefly considered cropping out the columns and vertical shadow on the right side, but decided to leave them in. The result of this effort should definitely be an eye-catcher!

Shadow Box ~ Shrine

Shadows from the fence complement the 'herringbone' brick pattern. Garden on the grounds of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia

Dancing in the shadows, gracefully en pointe in a dark corner of the stage...

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and faded colours

I always found this one interesting because the shadow is above the lamp!

View LARGE on black

shadow in abbey ruins, i thought it looked quite cool :P

The colours of the picture are edited. But the shadow isn't. I was playing with my light and then I got this result.

Me on the way into work. This day was full of those good morning shadows.

Shadow of a light fixture. (Taken in Durant, Oklahoma.)

Shadows on the boardwalk at Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

on the South Bank, London

Haitian Childrens shadows on a tent home in a tent city.

Shadows cast into RMIT building 100 (the "Design Hub") on Swanson St.

You could be forgiven for thinking it's actually pixelated. :-)

Shadows gathering at Yonge-Dundas Square.

This photo was featured on Spacing Magazine's blog on May 17, 2013:

spacing.ca/national/2013/05/17/yonge-dundas-square/

Panasonic GF1/Leica 45mm 1:2.8 macro Elmarit.

2016-05-03: Shadow No. 1.

Weston Park, Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT.

© 2016 aus.photo@yahoo.com

Shadows without time.

....Bird and Bedroom

''My shadow's the only one that walks beside me''

Best Viewed BLACK

I was on my way home when I noticed as he was coming towards me from below just how predominant was his shadow, the sun the angle everything was in place for the shadow shot and yep.. could not resist and in ze basket it went.. I liked the perspective and angle, i hesitated to do a monochrome but decided against the idea.. :-)

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Je rentrais doucement vers la maison losque j'ai remarque l'importance du jeu d'ombres qui entourait ce pieton.. j'ai pas pu resister vu l'angle les coulerus et le moment anodin pour ce genre de prise.. et bingo dans la boite a image .. :-)

Thanks friends for the XPL#447

Shadow of the fruit tree in the backyard.

The Alnwick Garden. The path underneath the hornbeam arches produces this lovely effect.

Intresting Shadow

104/365 (4,454)

A crisp start to the day, but the sun is brightly shining.

For the 365 treasure hunt, number 59 Round.

I couldn't resist and took a photo of my shadow. If only I was that tall. LOL

Shadow People | III

Looking at shadows. View of other end of Adelaide

Back wall of my house in morning light.

Shadow Darner Hiding

I'm sorry I have fallen a little bit behind with most of your photo streams. I think I shall be able to catch up over the next day or two, so bear with me!

Lila Calil Campos, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.

Net curtain shadow reflected onto a door

just my shadow on the wall

150,000 people each year visit the Angel of the North to see the sculpture up close.

Highest Explore position: 100