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........y tomar distancia respecto de la inmediatez de las cosas para percibirlas desde su fondo y discernir su dirección.
Javier Melloni
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........and take distance from the immediacy of things to perceive them from the bottom and discern its direction.
Javier Melloni
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But is the title really accurate now with climate change with scientists recently observing the presence of warm water at a vital point underneath the Thwaites Glacier, a part of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet?
Although not yet proven it points to the cause behind the gradual melting of this ice shelf while also raising concerns about sea-level rise around the globe (see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129174526.htm).
So can we still believe in "forever" and "for eternity" now in relation to the biophysical world?
Time will tell! of course; as such, if we cannot then believe, perhaps we will then need titles like "The Shore of Immediacy" or "The Shore For Awhile" :)))
🎧 "Extinction" (Oceanvs Orientalis: soundcloud.com/oceanvsorientalis/vi-extinction
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Tamron 16-300mm lens
I cherish this image probably not because of my Christian background but because of the immediacy it projects. The sculpture is just superb with the red scarf, directing our attention to the prominent features, which contrasted so vividly with the blue column behind; the delicate lines of her fingers, and the crossing of her arms as a pivot, interwoven so well with the curving columns in the background all pointing to Heaven; and the whole sculpture is so neatly placed on top of a golden triangular stage etc. Having spent insufficient time on Michelangelo, Henry Moore or Rodin, somehow I find this one to be more enchanting or even mesmerizing...
"Great perspective on a fascinating and mystical religious art work. A powerful and expressive image. "
A review by a Flickr friend Gertrud Klopp
Glacier Basin, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
I have been incredibly lucky to be able to hike on many beautiful trails. But there are some places, that beyond simply being beautiful to the eye, just feel special. Glacier Basin in Mount Rainier National Park is one of those places for me.
I first hiked this trail in 2016 and have returned every year thereafter. The trail itself is predominantly old growth forest, interspersed with open areas featuring incredible views of Tahoma and the surrounding peaks and glaciers, all the while accompanied by the mellifluous sound of the White River as it pours off its glacial source and rushes through the valley below. The trail steepens considerably in the last 3/4 mile, then levels off at just below 6000 feet (1800 meters) as the trail exits the woods into a basin surrounded by rocky peaks, with the top of Tahoma/Rainier looming over everything from behind the encircling walls. (The Emmons Glacier, shown in my previous post, lies behind the hunk of rock to the left, known as Mount Ruth. The Winthrop Glacier lies over the ridge on the right. And the small patch of snow in the center of the photo is all that remains for now of the Inter Glacier, a small cirque glacier that has sadly receded to almost nonexistence after our hot dry summer.)
Part of what makes this place so special for me is the immediacy and intimacy of the mountains in being so close to them. There is something about being at or above treeline that always makes a place feel wilder to me, and being face to face with those unforgiving rocks and ridges, unadorned and unsoftened by forest or vegetation somehow speaks to my soul.
Once in the basin, there is a small sign that proclaims “End of Maintained Trail”. Beyond that sign my favorite part of this hike beckons, as one can follow the rutted climbers trail past the trees, along a narrow (single hiking boot width) path on an edge that drops off to the river bed, and eventually arrive to a place where the “trail” consists of steadily picking one’s path of least resistance up through the rocks and boulders until reaching a point where common sense dictates that a solo day hiker should turn around. (The climbers path continues much further up to St Elmo Pass and then beyond to Camp Schurman, which is the high camp on one of the two standard Mount Rainier summit routes.) But even at that turnaround point the views from above the basin are remarkable, and the proximity to the mountains is riveting.
Está un poco trepidada por estar sacada a pulso debido a la inmediatez del ocaso. Procesada directamente del Raw, sin tocar tono-saturación. Photoshop sólo para el marco y firma.
It is a little shaky the picture, being made to pulse because of the immediacy of the sunset. Processed directly from the Raw, without touching tone-saturation. Photoshop just for the frame and signature.
There is living Life all around me - close by, and I can see, feel and smell it. I am eternally longing for it and, yet, I can't get through to living my life like the flower does. Only in dreams, poems, paintings, music or religion, this moment of immediacy can be had. Something within myself blocks the way.
Shot wide-open.
Ellenbogen, Sylt, 2015.
There are some photos that show subjects. Landscapes, people, cities, buildings, all depending on the genre. They are sharp, vibrant, well-defined with beautiful clarity and great detail, wonderful for the eye to behold.
This photograph is different. To me, it is more than the sum of its visual parts. It doesn’t only show what things look like. It lets me feel the landscape. When I look at this photograph, I can hear the wind, smell the salt, feel the sea spray, and sense the immediacy of the elements. In many ways, this photograph is technically inferior to the ones I mentioned above. And yet, I enjoy looking at it so much more.
Enjoy! There’s more on www.chm-photography.com.
''The direct, colourful nature of pastels is ideal for capturing the qualities of immediacy, spontaneity and sparkle.''
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The town was founded during the 12th century in several stages: bishop Gebhard von Würzburg consecrated the recently built Michael's church and installed the Michaelis market in 1156. Since the second half of the 12th century, the Heller coins were minted in Hall that were rather inferior yet replaced the better money, becoming a very widespread currency.
A document of 1204 mentions Hall for the first time as a town; since 1280, the immediacy of supremacy remained uncontested that in the years before had been wrestled from the neighbouring Schenk von Limpurg clan. Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian had to intervene into the internal affairs of the town in 1340, and he had to reform the structure of the council, the authoritative committee of the town's politics.
From 1340 to 1512 it would consist now of twelve aristocrats, six middle-class citizens and eight craftsmen. As a result of the Great Discord from 1510 to 1512, the nobility of the town lost its supremacy. Subsequently, the council was dominated by a group of rather bourgeois, increasingly academically educated families that developed into a new upper class.
should be free from contrivance, so that it must never be suspect. I strive for intelligibility because photography as communication to me is its noblest calling... Photography combines those elements of spontaneity and immediacy that say ”this is happening, this is real”, and creates an image through curious alchemy that will live and grow and become more meaningful in a historical perspective.
Dan Weiner
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rose, 'Gemini', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina
There is living Life all around me - close by, and I can see, feel and smell it. I am eternally longing for it and, yet, I can't get through to living my life like the flower does. Only in dreams, poems, paintings, music or religion, this moment of immediacy can be had. Something within myself blocks the way.
Shot wide-open.
EMERALDS
serrated green leaves
across the cool forest path
cut through the sadness
As this is the start of a new Album and a different form of poetry to what I have shown on Flickr so far I thought I would do a small introduction to the poetry form of Haiku. From here on in we will just go with it and see what happens.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of three lines of poetry, traditionally containing 17 syllables, and this usually took the form of the first line being 5 syllables, the second 7 syllables and the third line, 5.
This major form of Japanese poetry flourished in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and was written to strict rules. But as with all things, especially within creativity, and the gradual emigration of ideas to the West, the Haiku has adapted.
The English language can convey meaning in a more economical way, which can result in Haiku of fewer syllables, as well as the traditional format. There is more of a willingness to change and develop. The English syllable can be of varying length, providing more expression and possibilities with different meanings.
As with using less syllables in some cases, the standard 3 lines is not always used either. Sometimes only 2 lines are used. And in some cases, the use of space on the page is utilised in its design to explore and emphasise the meaning further.
Haiku has been described as the poem of the single breath. Where we experience the transiency of life. They are open-ended, pointing out the mystery, and depth of emotional experience, and the paradox that can govern our lives, the ambiguity, joy and sometimes futility of any given moment.
In some ways Haiku is a creative expression of what can come directly from the heart.
But this does not mean that intellectualisation and philosophical meanings cannot form part of the Haiku’s approach, or that further conventions cannot be expanded and develop.
Some western poets have explored other topics rather than traditional seasonal forms, and are using more modern ideas to broaden the poem’s form.
The present tense is often used however, to promote a sense of immediacy to the poem, highlighting that moment of insight, which is the Haiku’s main function.
Any poetical form conforms to some conventions, and with Haiku this often shows itself by keeping it simple grammatically, ie, no title, punctuation or capital letters.
I shall try and keep to some conventions, as this is entering into the spirit of Haiku. However, I have opted to give my Haiku’s a title, as well as a number, otherwise it will completely trash my filing systems and I won’t be able to find anything afterwards in my filing systems, let alone on Flickr! Not only that of course, but the use of images is a break away from convention itself, but my poetry has always been written in direct response to the image in front of me, as well as the experience of taking the image.
I have found them to be a delight and a challenge to write in the past, so I thought I would use the brain cells and write some more. It is also an opportunity to use some images I might not otherwise have considered, which gives rise to some interesting correlations. And I may or may not, use music to go with it. It has got to hit just as hard as the poem. I have found that the poetry form of Haiku seems to suit my poetry style, which is all about the many emotions we humans go through in life, in our pursuit of understanding, happiness, faith and peace.
On some of the works there might be a small introduction. But its power is in keeping it simple. So I shall have to curb my writing tendencies.
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There was no getting out of the car to take photos, I took all my shots through the windscreen and between sweeps of the windscreen wipers. Otherwise, I rolled down the driver or passenger side windows and made the most of the opportunity. In this shot I pulled into some open ground beside the road to get this shot of a flooded mountain stream. The rain and wet windscreen capture the immediacy of the moment.
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/08/new-zealand-storms-...
There is living Life all around me - close by, and I can see, feel and smell it. I am eternally longing for it and, yet, I can't get through to living my life like the flower does. Only in dreams, poems, paintings, music or religion, this moment of immediacy can be had. Something within myself blocks the way.
Shot wide-open.
Wild blackberry basks in the morning sunlight along Cambell Creek near Colfax. Scenes like this always invoke a sense of immediacy in me, enabling a welcome glimpse into the crack between memory and anticipation.
A major storm is blowing through our area with high winds and copious rainfall that is expected to turn to snow on Friday. They've named the storm "Winter Storm Nadia." This is the first time I remember a storm on the West Coast being named.
Placer County CA
This grand show is eternal.
It is always sunrise somewhere;
the dew is never all dried at once;
a shower is forever falling;
vapor is ever rising.
~Albert Einstein
A warm summer sunset with the fog,
prominent during this season, encroaching on the scene.
The birds, seemingly ever present at the ocean,
make their way to wherever birds go at night ... it's a mystery to me. They always seem to be flying with a purpose, an immediacy, to get somewhere. Some flying quickly north, others south, but never stopping to enjoy the colors. They are an integral ingredient and make my evenings at the beach complete.
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banksy's mona va leonardos
what do you think?
The original Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and Banksy's modern reinterpretation offer a fascinating contrast in artistic intent, technique, and cultural commentary.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
- Era & Style: Painted between 1503 and 1506, da Vinci’s masterpiece is a quintessential example of Renaissance portraiture, showcasing his mastery of sfumato (soft blending of tones).
- Subject & Expression: The painting features Lisa Gherardini with an enigmatic smile, a serene expression, and a naturalistic background, emphasizing harmony and realism.
- Symbolism: The Mona Lisa is often interpreted as a representation of ideal beauty, mystery, and the Renaissance’s pursuit of humanism.
- Technique: Da Vinci’s meticulous layering of oil paint creates de- pth and lifelike softness, making the portrait appear almost three-dimensional.
Banksy’s Mona Lisa Bazooka
- Era & Style: Banksy’s version, created around 2007-2008, is a street art piece using stencil techniques, a hallmark of his rebellious and provocative style.
- Subject & Expression: While retaining the original’s calm demeanor, Banksy’s Mona Lisa is depicted holding a rocket launcher, juxtaposing classical beauty with modern aggression.
- Symbolism: This reinterpretation critiques society’s desensitization to violence, war, and political unrest, turning the Mona Lisa into a symbol of defiance rather than mystery.
- Technique: Unlike da Vinci’s delicate brushwork, Banksy employs bold, high-contrast stenciling, reinforcing the immediacy and rawness of street art.
Key Differences
| Feature | Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa | Banksy’s Mona Lisa Bazooka |
| Medium | Oil on wood panel | Stencil graffiti |
| Era | Renaissance (1503-1506) | Contemporary (2007-2008) |
| Expression | Serene, enigmatic | Calm but menacing |
| Symbolism | Beauty, mystery, humanism | War, rebellion, social critique |
| Technique | Sfumato, soft blending | High-contrast stencil |
Banksy’s version transforms da Vinci’s masterpiece into a statement on modern conflict, making it a striking example of how classical art can be reinterpreted to reflect contemporary issues. Would you like to explore more reinterpretations of the Mona Lisa? There are quite a few fascinating ones!
A shot previously uploaded over 10 years ago as a mono image and which I rediscovered when sorting out the RAW files recently. On balance I think I prefer the greater immediacy of this colour version, but it may not suit everyone. The dramatic sky was real - shortly after this shot was taken we endured thunder, lighting and hail, and got a pretty good soaking for our troubles.
The location is Melton Ross, and the train is the 12.45pm Imminghan - Cottam Power Station loaded coal (6F57), with GBRf 'Shed' unit 66763 doing the honours. I was pleased I got the gradient post in this one!
Massive changes to the traffic on this line over the last 10 years of course, with the demise of coal across the UK generally, and the closure of the coal-fired element of Cottam power station back in 2019.
1.03pm, 12th May 2015
So today I finnaly got my 4x5 out and working. (I'm feeling rusty with it) and took a first polaroid. I scanned the neg after it dried out and then was able to process in PS within 45 mins of taking the shot. I'm excited about this as being a streamlined way to get immediacy and film both. This image just north light from my studio skylights. I'll get my strobes out soon though.
Which opens on a big view after the walk through the woods. Which is nice. The immediacy of a 50mm lens.
Fallen leaves litter the moss covered rocks along the middle fork of the Yuba River, while the river itself can be seen through the dense brush, flowing softly here, getting a moments respite in its often tumultuous journey. The scene is ageless, but the fallen leaves give it an immediacy that allows my simple mind to grasp its place in time--here in the moment, neither falling back or leaning forward.
Nevada County CA
The town was founded during the 12th century in several stages: bishop Gebhard von Würzburg consecrated the recently built Michael's church and installed the Michaelis market in 1156. Since the second half of the 12th century, the Heller coins were minted in Hall that were rather inferior yet replaced the better money, becoming a very widespread currency. A document of 1204 mentions Hall for the first time as a town; since 1280, the immediacy of supremacy remained uncontested that in the years before had been wrestled from the neighbouring Schenk von Limpurg clan.
Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian had to intervene into the internal affairs of the town in 1340, and he had to reform the structure of the council, the authoritative committee of the town's politics. From 1340 to 1512 it would consist now of twelve aristocrats, six middle-class citizens and eight craftsmen. As a result of the Great Discord from 1510 to 1512, the nobility of the town lost its supremacy. Subsequently, the council was dominated by a group of rather bourgeois, increasingly academically educated families that developed into a new upper class.
New Topographics - neutral landscapes, uninflective and objective photographs devoid of nostalgia and prettiness.
Deal and Baltz took it a step further removing the far point and horizon line and creating an immediacy in their landscapes.
Ricoh FF-90
"En la boca del lobo", en España se utiliza esta expresión para referirnos a la inmediatez de las situaciones de peligro . Seguramente se puede aplicar al momento que vivimos, estamos en la boca del lobo. Sin embargo, los italianos utilizan esta misma expresión ( in bocca al lupo) para desear surte. Se refieren al cuidado que ponen los lobos al transportar a los lobeznos. Este matiz de cuidado me gusta más; cuidemos de los que queremos y ese cuidado no se limita a las mascarillas. Cuando alguien te cuida y cuida tus sentimientos, tienes mucha suerte, es mi deseo actualmente, estar” in bocca al lupo”.
No tengo lobos en mi archivo fotográfico ( tomaré nota) … supongo que esta imagen también puede servir para ilustrar esta idea...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVYCwXy9g_A
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"In the mouth of the wolf", in Spain this expression is used to refer to the immediacy of dangerous situations. Surely it can be applied to the moment we live, we are in the wolf's mouth. However, Italians use this same expression (in bocca al lupo) to wish their luck. They refer to the care wolves take in transporting cubs. I like more this nuance of care, let's take care of those we love and that care is not limited to masks. When someone takes care of you and takes care of your feelings, you are very lucky, it is my wish at the moment, to be "in bocca al lupo".
I do not have wolves in my photographic archive (I will take note) ... I suppose this image can also serve to illustrate this idea ...
I am fascinated by the immediacy and freshness of this photo. By taking it, I was fully aware of the importance of the right moment. That decisive moment that makes the photo touch the viewer.
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Here is a link to some wonderful historic postcards of the Pont d'Iena, and the immediate area around the Palais de Chaillot, showing the earlier Trocadero and great views of the World Fair 1889 for which the Eiffel Tower was originally built: lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_iena.htm
I had just taken a sunset photo of the Eiffel Tower and started walking along the Seine to see what other visual treasures might appear. And suddenly the carousel at the foot of the Trocadero along the Right Bank lit up, just as the sunset's flaming colors danced in the cold March sky, absolutely warming up the scene and taking me by complete surprise. That's one thing I love about photography: the second, the fleeting moment....the special immediacy of a juxtaposition of intersecting variables that create a reality that one can see for only a few moments' breaths....CLICK!!!! :o) ... Then it's all changed again.
Le Pont d'Iena: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_d%27I%C3%A9na
Merci de vos visites! Bon Dimanche! J'irais voir Vos photos pendant la semaine. :o)
Comment decrire le crepuscule a Paris? Surtout le long de la Seine, le crepuscule c'est magique. Des batiments sont comme des rochers de fantaisies -- sortant de la terre -- et prennant leurs places l'un a cote des autres, contre le ciel illuminine'. Comment decrire le plaisir d'etre a cote' de cette belle riviere et de marcher tranquilement le long de ses quais, habite' depuis toujours, pleines d'histoires .... et de l'imagination incroyable de ses architectes, ses artistes, ses artisans? Voir des cartes postales historiques du Pont d'Iena, et des alentours ici: lefildutemps.free.fr/paris/pont_iena.htm
I often wear sunglasses while driving. Even when it's not particularly sunny. I simply like the way the world looks gazing through polarized lenses. There's a crispness to the landscape. And tremendous depth to the sky. I see things as I imagine them to be when out shooting on location. It's very deceiving at times. I'll be driving along and start wondering if the cloud structure I'm seeing is really there, or just a wondrous enhancement of the sunglasses. I find myself lifting them up every now and then so I can compare the scene with my own (unfiltered) eyes. Most of the time, the cloud structure is really there, just nowhere near as dramatic. No matter how often I go through this little routine, the pattern keeps repeating. I should know by now, but curiosity always gets the best of me. And what's one more driving distraction.
Ironically I totally shun the use of sunglasses when out shooting. They are nothing but a nuisance, and if I do wear them, I'm constantly having to remove them to take photos. And in the past this usually resulted in setting them down somewhere and never seeing them again. I do use polarizing and ND filters on occasion. But again, there's the hassle factor. The less time spent groping around with equipment, the more immediacy in the photos.
Sometimes I have this weird sensation while shooting where I stop seeing detail and concentrate only on shapes. It's as if my mind adopts some sort of filtration. I find it's a very good way to hot the creative 'pause' button and reevaluate (or perhaps reinterpret) a session. Such was the case recently working with model Carol. Looking across a meadow of verdant green grass under a bright sky, my mind went into filter mode and Carol become a complete silhouette. In that moment, her shape dominated the scene as the landscape seemed to melt all around her...
Switzerland, Canton of Zurich, Zurich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Romans, who called it Turicum. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years. During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. As one of Switzerland's primary financial centres, Zurich is home to many financial institutions and banking companies.
“All events and experiences are local, somewhere. And all human enhancements of events and experiences -- all the arts -- are regional in the sense that they derive from immediate relation to felt life.
It is this immediacy that distinguishes art. And paradoxically the more local the feeling in art, the more all people can share it; for that vivid encounter with the stuff of the world is our common ground.
Artists, knowing this mutual enrichment that extends everywhere, can act, and praise, and criticize, as insiders -- the means of art is the life of all people. And that life grows and improves by being shared. Hence, it is good to welcome any region you live in or come to, or think of, for that is where life happens to be, right where you are.”
― William Stafford
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This shot was taken in Arab district of Akko (Israel), one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Thanks to all for 11,000.000+ views and kind comments ... !
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But poetic theology is not “word-magic,” just as other theological forms, such as Scripture, liturgy, or iconography, hold no inherent power to magically transport the believer into communion with the hidden God. The point is, God is already present. Liturgy, iconography, and poetics function as vehicles of presence, even for the nonbeliever, to the degree they facilitate a re-centering of subjectivity from the self and community to God. This transformative dynamic unites the poet, prophet, priest, and mystic, and unites them with every human being who has experienced that paradoxical moment in which one “dies” or “loses oneself” in the immediacy of something (some One) infinitely greater. Indeed, this sense of “infinitely greater” is such that the thought of freezing it in any kind of a system, linguistic or otherwise, feels like a violation, an act of reclaiming the center for ourselves too quickly. Contemplatives become prophetic witnesses precisely when they interrupt this act, interjecting the divine perspective into an imaginative framework that has become opaque, forgetful, or contemptuous of God—that is, the nest of the Unspeakable.
-Sophia, The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton, Christopher Pramuk
Switzerland, Canton of Zurich, Zurich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zurich was founded by the Romans, who called it Turicum. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years. During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. As one of Switzerland's primary financial centres, Zurich is home to many financial institutions and banking companies.
that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image :-)
Bianca Jagger
HFF!! Serious gun legislation now!!
strawflower, 'Granvia Gold', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
The first of a collaboration series with the great Flickr photographic artist, Harsubagh.
"H" approached me a few months ago and asked if we might join forces and see what comes of it. I heartily agreed as I have always deeply admired his work.
A brilliant and utterly fearless experimenter, H produces work that has little regard for popular taste or convention of any kind, and, as such, grabs my attention and holds it there in fascination. He's not afraid to push into territory that some might mistakenly feel is "unfinished" or "raw", yet if one takes a few minutes to view his pieces, great depths and the subtlest of details emerge.
I feel his work has a very different way of unfolding, a very different sense of time. It opens itself up at a comparatively "glacial" pace, not at all how a lot of work is immediately apprehended in a second or two. So, in this way it's almost antithetical to "Internet Time". Harsubagh seems to live in defiance of that rapid-fire, get it all in one second immediacy of Internet Art. For this I've always admired him.
Here are 3 pieces he sent me that I wove together and subjected to text and looping lines etc to "unify" the collection. The photographic manipulation is HIS and I did nothing to change his work on them at all. I just assembled them in my own way and tied them together.
Harsubagh and I plan on more of these in future.
Harsubagh: www.flickr.com/photos/-writingtree-/
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Music Link: "What's He Building ?" - Tom Waits, from his album, "Mule Variations" ( 1999 ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAkZT_4vL_Y
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I applied a border around this image to attempt to quell it's immediacy and foreboding presence.
In my pursuit of this movement's basic tenets I want to also adhere to the photography adage, "be yourself".
The direct lighting and urbanism were there, but missing was simple elegance.
These towers were just to overbearing to allow for any poetics.
With the weather being so poor here at the moment, my mind went back to this sublime evening at Porth Nanven, Cornwall. I went back to look at some of my files and I couldn't believe the number of untouched RAW files I had from that night.
I think, like most of us, when editing after a trip, you choose the one or two files that look the best from that day, process them and then you are on to the immediacy of the next days images. I took so many shots on this evening I could go on posting lots more and I still have only edited less than a quarter of them!
Anyway, as I recall this evening didn't start off looking great as I stood in drizzle and grey murk all alone, having chanced a late evening drive down to this cove! I could easily have got back in the car and driven back to the airbnb! But I stuck it out and wow, it was probably one of the best evenings I've ever had out with a camera.
I loved the back flow on this image with a path of water leading through the frame, weaving through the rocks to the setting sun!
I love taking pictures in the rain. You can't beat the moodiness, the colors saturate nicely, and the world radiates with an immediacy that transcends the normal.
This picture was taken from the Buttermilk Trail in Nevada County on the first day of Spring. I've heard it said that rainfall is liquid sunshine. After 4 years of draught, I believe it.
Yuba River (South Fork) Nevada County CA
Stephen Shore said, Take a photo of a location and then turn a little or take a step forward and your space will be completely different. Completely ---
Completely ? Really? Well I was quite amazed when I took his words and put them in practice; From afar the space is quite appealing. Two steps forward and you loose the transparency of space and the drama of that shadow, and gain an immediacy of the tree and booth. Another two steps and it becomes a detailed portrait of the booth and the tree is delegated to a backdrop.
Addendum: 2 hours later I am wondering whether I should have posted one of the closer pictures which seem to hold more bravado and immediacy. But if I’m going to practice practice practice my awareness of the structure of space I will retain this version.
People have asked me why I talk about my photos. Well first and foremost Flickr is an interactive photography forum and none of us are destined for Magnum.
So let’s have fun and learn from one another. Cheers.
Today’s world is a need-it-right-now world. Emails, text messages, and smartphones have made us much more accessible and our level of accountability much higher. The expectations for immediate attention are overwhelming and can negatively impact our creativity and patience; learning to master this difficult skill can increase creativity as well as reduce stress and anxiety. Exercising patience can also improve productivity because it creates a better, clearer state of mind, for wiser decision making.
Patience is becoming a lost art. We sometimes feel others becoming more impatient with us if we are not quick to answer or respond right away, combining immediacy and impatience to create an even bigger monster. However, most things worth having, take time to obtain – they take patience. Art cannot be rushed and patience cannot be lost if the picture is to be finished.
After a treacherous hike along the Hooker Valley to the base of Mt Cook we had to endure icy pathways, suspension bridges with snow as high as the railing with 100 metre falls to our death, -15 temperatures and snow loaded mountains causing avalanches at every turn. Once arriving at our destination and with conditions so incredible, we knew we had come away with amazing shots. As the sun set and the temperature plummets, that same path awaits in treacherous darkness. The desire to get moving is so overwhelming, a safety-based decision diced with going, or staying longer to wait for the ultimate conditions.
Confident in my abilities in the darkness, I waited just that little bit longer, not through bravery, just a desire to come away with something epic.
I envy people that take photos with mobile phones and, without editing in Photoshop, develop them in the nearest supermarket. This "immediacy" of the action reminds me of the Polaroid era. Since the beginning of this summer I try to make my pictures so perfect that I can develop them in supermarket directly from the camera. I look at the photos only on the display on the back of the camera.
These little photos inspire me, I call them whit a wink “New Polaroids” ... I feel the spirit of photography again!
10 x 15 cm
Printed directly from the camera
Signed on the reverse
and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image :-)
Bianca Jagger
HPPT! Ukraine Matters! Resist the Despicable Poo Tin Puppet and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!
prunus mume, 'Yuh-Hwa', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Placing you, the viewers, at the edge of the scene and thus, create a feeling of immediacy.
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This wonderful 3D-like image is result of the collaboration between the Swedish inventor and photographer, Victor Hasselblad and the optics designer, Dr. Bertele of Zeiss who in 1950s had designed the revolutionary super wide 38 mm Biogon for the Hasselblad 1000F MF camera.
My iPhone was poised and ready to grab a burst of 10 frames, simplifying the process to bracket the action! I continue to marvel at the immediacy of this camera!
Boter bij de vis, which can be loosely translated as “butter with the fish,” is an idiom used to convey a sense of immediacy, directness, and honesty. This idiom often refers to situations where payment is expected upfront or when immediate action is required without delay or hesitation.
Very much like: “cash on the nail” or “cash on the barrelhead”