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"Life is not complex. We are complex." ~ Oscar Wilde
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During the Spring and early Summer, fog usually comes in from the ocean in the late afternoon/early evening along the Southern California coast, which makes seeing sunsets somewhat of a rarity at this time of year. On this occasion, however, there was an ocean-ward flow of air and I raced from my home to Santa Monica (just a few km away) in hopes of catching a multi-hued, technicolor sunset. I must admit I was a little disappointed at first by the subtlety of the colours I saw in the sky, until a brief moment just as the sun dipped behind the hills above Malibu; the entire horizon was painted in pastel, from salmon-pink to the faintest aqua. I was reminded that sometimes the greatest beauty is found in simplicity. Photographed in Santa Monica, California.
Click here to see the sun lighting up the trees on the mountaintop
Reallz had no time to take pictures in the past 3 to 4 weeks... now finally had a little bit of time for me!
Hope the result is good!
In my photographic journey I'm recently gravitating towards the research of a supposed simplicity.
This scene caught my attention because the cut in the foreground reminded me of a modernist painting I studied in high school.
I will admit I go into my newborn shoots with props & sets in mind that don't always go according to plan. Simplicity never fails
Haven't had my feet wet for a couple of weeks now :-) ....... so thought it fitting to visit the beach at Fingal Heads. Usually I go up around the headland at Fingal, but today I decided to stay around the beach area.
Was trying for some simplicity with Cook Island in the background and a rock. :-)
Sometimes... if you just slow down a little... just a little... you'll start to notice simple things... and realize... just how beautiful they are...
“In the West we have a tendency to be profit-oriented, where everything is measured according to the results and we get caught up in being more and more active to generate results. In the East -- especially in India -- I find that people are more content to just be, to just sit around under a banyan tree for half a day chatting to each other. We Westerners would probably call that wasting time. But there is value to it. Being with someone, listening wihtout a clock and without anticipation of results, teaches us about love. The success of love is in the loving -- it is not in the result of loving. ”
Mother Teresa.
Nature watches on in silence while the city keeps on. I know where I'd rather be!
Another take at Simplicity 2596, this time, I made View B.
The fabric is a very thin fabric with dots of fabric tufts on it. Is this known as Swiss Dots?
I wore it to work for casual Friday and nobody had any idea I made it myself (if yes, they were polite not to ask me about it)! Excuse the creases, it is afterall, after a day's wear :).
This is a dead sunflower against snow. I used two layers of the Simplicity texture and then added the word art (by Sue Cummings).
In many ways, you probably know how to live a simple life, but do you want to? Many want the complexity and constant drama of their lives. This is something we each have to look at honestly. However, some of us really want simplicity, and some would want it if they knew what it felt like to live more simply and at peace.
With all these computing around me, all those little gadgets, all those cars parked around office, burning of fuels at traffic signals, new of terrorist attacks around the world, economy going down, prices rising up... with all that is said and done... When I just feel there is nothing left for me in this complex world, I return to where I always feel like home... I am back to Karoor... That Jutts clans with their simple yet organized way of living make me feel simple... Simple as it is at the core level.. Just less than a 40 min drive from the twin city is this wonderful place.
Taken: Just when you cross Simly Dam, one can see this colony on the way to Karoor & Ban. A sure sight for those who knows the blessing of simplicity..
EXPLORED-I worked on this flower in Photoshop for nearly an hour til I decided all it might need was cropping a tiny bit.Sometimes simple is much better than anything fancy I could do.
Something soothing for the eyes. Having a bit of eye problems, so this seems just right for me at this point.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci
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I love simplicity shots sometimes where there is very little in a scene but it leaves you facinated with the view.
Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.”
~Mark Coleman~
EXPLORED: Aug 26, 2014 #25
Simplicity is what I'm craving right now. Instead, I'm in a whirlwind of choices and making decisions about printing, matting, and framing my prints. I'm a bit overwhelmed with it all, but I know I'm pushing myself to grow and learn and hopefully to have a show in May.
I miss my daily connection with my flickr friends. Please be patient with me - I will continue to comment on your photos as I can. I hope you are all well and taking lots of great photos (: I had to pull myself away last evening and run out and see the beauty of the real world and I came home with this image to remind me of what really seems to matter...