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Model: Nick Palazzo
This image is part of my metamorphosis series on humans becoming nature. Here a man has come to accept his transformation, he’s at peace and in deep surrender.
The first step of change in life is accepting and acknowledging it. Only when you’ve accepted something then can you embrace it and start learning/growing from it. When we change we experience loss and shed a part of ourselves to gain and attribute the new parts that are forming. But accepting change is not some ethereal ideal, you have to be willing to plan and take the necessary actions that are the steps and stages for growth.
As this year is coming to a close this image is important for me to reflect upon the personal changes I’ve experienced this year and what it took to get me where I am now. I was in a very different and dark place earlier this year but have emerged from such pain into much more joy with many new friends who have helped me along the way. I’ve never been so excited for the things I have planned for next year! Thanks to my friends for playing such important parts to my well being and I hope you are able to take some time out to reflect upon your year and the journey it’s taken you. Thanks to everyone else for following my journey, I hope in some way I have given some inspiration to your lives and hope you will spread your own to others.
The name Eilean Donan, or island of Donan, is most probably called after the 6th century Irish Saint, Bishop Donan who came to Scotland around 580 AD. There are several churches dedicated to Donan in the area and it is likely that he formed a small cell or community on the island during the late 7th century.
Eilean Donan ruin
The first fortified structure was not built on the island until the early 13th century as a defensive measure, protecting the lands of Kintail against the Vikings who raided, settled and controlled much of the North of Scotland and the Western Isles between 800 and 1266. From the mid 13th century, this area was the quite seperate “Sea Kingdom” of the Lord of the Isles where the sea was the main highway and the power of feuding clan chiefs was counted by the number of men and galleys or “birlinns” at their disposal. Eilean Donan offered the perfect defensive position.
Over the centuries, the castle itself has expanded and contracted in size. The medieval castle was probably the largest, with towers and a curtain wall that encompassed nearly the entire island. The main keep stood on the island’s highest point. Around the end of the 14th century the area of the castle was reduced to about a fifth of its original size and, although the reason is unclear, it probably relates to the number of men required to defend the structure. By the 16th century a hornwork was added to the east wall to offer a firing platform for the newly introduced cannons.Eilean Donan - cannon balls
Eilean Donan also played a role in the Jacobite risings of the 17th and 18th centuries, which ultimately culminated in the castle’s destruction…
In 1719 the castle was garrisoned by 46 Spanish soldiers who were supporting the Jacobites. They had established a magazine of gunpowder, and were awaiting the delivery of weapons and cannon from Spain. The English Government caught wind of the intended uprising and sent three heavily armed frigates The Flamborough, The Worcester, and The Enterprise to quell matters. The bombardment of the castle lasted three days, though met with limited success due to the enormity of the castle walls, which in some places are up to 14 feet thick. Finally, Captain Herdman of The Enterprise sent his men ashore and over-whelmed the Spanish defenders. Following the surrender, the government troops discovered the magazine of 343 barrels of gunpowder which was then used to blow up what had remained from the bombardment…
For the best part of 200 years, the stark ruins of Eilean Donan lay neglected, abandoned and open to the elements, until Lt Colonel John Macrae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911. Along with his Clerk of Works, Farquar Macrae, he dedicated the next 20 years of his life to the reconstruction of Eilean Donan, restoring her to her former glory. The castle was rebuilt according to the surviving ground plan of earlier phases and was formally completed in the July of 1932.
So, let go, let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
"Let Go" - Frou Frou
Grief is so utterly powerful,
that we must surrender to the pain,
before we can learn to live and breathe again
(words) ~ KissThePixel2018
(charcoal on 200gsm rough paper; 8H x 13W in)
"That moment when someone acknowledge the fact that a mistake has been made. To surrender oneself willingly for a slight chance of redemption in any form."
This piece is the "Genesis" of my Vanity project which shows and/or includes my hand/s as my rendition of a self portrait because I choose to show who I really am through every lines of my hands.
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I'm not sure this is still relevant, or even a good idea - but I have decided to take on the 365 project this year. If you're unfamiliar, I will try (key word - try) to take and post a picture for every day of this year.
I'm not making any guarantees, and I won't allow myself to stress over this. I have gotten discouraged at my lack of taking photos solely for the purpose of creativity, and this is how I choose to remedy it. There will be days I will not post a photo, but I will make up for it in following days. I'm not entirely sure of the rules, but I suppose I will make my own along the way.
This is more of a self experiment to see how I can progress my knowledge and ability as a photographer - if I may call myself that.
Here goes;
This photo is the result of a massive hangover from New Years eve and a day spent mostly in bed. I impressed myself just by getting up to shoot this - a great accomplishment, indeed...
Cheers, and happy new year.
"Another d*mn Dorothy,'' thought the Wicked Witch. She looked totally different from the one she met in Munchkinland...
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Surrender lead smelting mill is in Swaledale, North Yorkshire. I hadn't used the Ondu pinhole for a while and intended to shoot in 6*12 format but forgot to skip frames when winding on; so the frames are overlapped. As this was the first frame it suffered the least.
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Let me be the one who can take you from all the things you see
And if you trust in me I can be that
Through anything you need (anything you need)
And give it all to me baby
Don't you run from me baby
I'll give you every little piece of me
Inside a beyond massive closed factory that is likely going to be demolished. Several million square feet that was still powered, heated & patrolled by security. This place is filled with tracks, conveyors & some robotics.
Wanted to try out something experimental and surreal again and I absolutely loved the light on that day and this is the result! :)
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