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2019 sept 14
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
May your Christmas be filled with lots of LOVE + PEACE + HEALTH and HAPPINESS….. ohhh and lots of presents !!! :)
Wishing our human race wake up and start treating one another with more love....
WARS are so yesterday... we are in 2016/2017 ! We must evolve.....especially spiritually.... be less greedy and less materialistic.....
DO NOT MAKE WARS..... MAKE LOVE + PEACE !
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Music Link: "The Grid" - Philip Glass, from his score for the Godfrey Reggio film "Koyaanisqatsi". This is a very well done edit of the much longer piece which lasts almost 24 minutes. Here it is a mere 6:40, but more than enough to get the point across with hair-raising and mind blowing immediacy.
The word "koyaanisqatsi" is a Hopi word for "life out of balance". Reggio's 1983 film was the first of it's kind and a quantum leap in film making. The director started out with the very original idea to craft a film around real life footage from around the world, focusing first on the quiet solemnity and unhurried elegance of nature and then contrasting it very sharply indeed with the mad rush of human activity, perception and behaviour. The concept was to show just how literally insane the materialistic, consuming and destroying culture of the West is and that it is dangerously out of balance with the natural world.
Reggio believed modernized "First" world culture to be sick, as in not well, deep into its core for it's lost connection to the natural rhythms of nature. As its ever demanding maw grows and grows, it eats away at the planet like a cancer. He used the Hopi prophecies about this time as a way to guide the footage, which has no actors, no narration, no plots or story. Real life footage was carefully shot over years and assembled and synched to the music of Philip Glass, whose work Reggio chose for it's enormous power to reflect the themes he wanted to so viscerally display. The finished film footage and the music now are inseparable halves of a complete whole.
While a few other directors have taken on Reggio's very original and groundbreaking style and commercial TV has naturally copped his technique, the original "Koyaanisqatsi" still stands as the greatest film of its kind. Not so shocking and breathtaking now as it was back in 1983, the film still hits hard with dizzying accuracy. Yet at the heart of it all, Reggio's is not the voice of condemnation. He looks upon human beings as being caught in the snares of their own creation and feels compassion for them. A lesser mind would have moralized. Reggio does not.
I chose this piece as a natural accompaniment to Times Square imagery and because a lot of this segment IS shot in New York and indeed in Times Square. I think it musically reflects the unbelievable rush and chaos of the location, and the wider modern world, beautifully. This very hard to find video is the actual footage of the film to the accompaniment of its intended soundtrack.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwPDFeXEMs4
Zoom in !!!
© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2015. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.
The lies and stories still trickle and flow like this waterfall but it's being ignored by the one who matters. Truth has been shown (3/20/10 more stories were fabricated and blown out of proportion and the innocent was once again brought into it).Outside sources have stepped in to 'stop' it and if it continues the ramificiations will be severe...
** Our outside sources have been notified of and shown proof of (documention of) the 3/20/10 incident and are prepared to move at our command.**
Liars and fabricators never come out on top!
There is no 'winning' as some people like to think. This is about a child... not one of your meaningless possessions in the shallow, materialistic, self-centered life you choose to live. This.is.not.a.game.
I will not backdown from this. I will stand firm. I will protect. The only (ONLY) ones that matter are those that live within our home. You have no business interferring. Every time you try to become possessive you are in fact doing the complete opposite... pushing your 'prize' away. I should be thanking you and, by all means, allowing you to continue with your charades, yet I (the one who TRULY loves this person) am trying to do what is right and trying to move beyond your childish ignorance!
Childish.and.distruptive.
I am not a materialistic person, but this one of my two most favorite pieces. A humble servant of an bygone office area, she works like brand new and is used on a semi-regular basis to type letters. What a joy.
While studying photography in Pathshala, I developed new technical and aesthetic skills at an academic level and gained a fresh perspective on seeing the world around me. However, I still felt that something was missing. That missing piece was the ability to articulate aesthetics through language and to experience aesthetics with the basis of life itself.
During this time, I developed a deep desire to understand philosophy. Within a few months, I decided to pursue academic studies in philosophy. There were two main reasons behind this decision: first, to gain knowledge of philosophy, and second, to reshape my photographic view point through a philosophical angle—essentially, to integrate aesthetics with philosophy.
As I delved into this complex subject, I found myself particularly influenced by three philosophical ideologies: the philosophy of Nihilism, Engels and Marx’s materialism, and Gautama Buddha’s theory of Functionalism. These perspectives began shaping my understanding of life, humanity, society, and aesthetics. My way of seeing the world started to transform.
Nihilism and materialist philosophy argue that humans are not a special species. According to Buddha, life itself is full of suffering. Since humans are not inherently special and life has no predetermined purpose, people often experience restlessness. My photographs reflect this idea through landscapes, where excessive negative space in the frame symbolizes despair, purposelessness, and solitude in human life. Most people live under the illusion that they are unique compared to the surroundings. This belief prevents them from feeling truly connected to nature.
Lalon once said, "He and Lalon exist together, yet they are separated by infinite distance." Even though humans exist within nature, they somehow remain detached from it. In my frames, vast negative spaces with tiny human figures symbolize this very detachment. Here, nature is immense, and humans are small—serving as a reminder that humanity is not any superior to nature.
The mist in my photographs enhances the minimalist effect, further detaching people from their surroundings. The presence of human-made structures in the background represents our ongoing struggle to prove our superiority. However, the blurred, barely visible architecture behind the fog reflects the failure of this pursuit. Humanity is trapped in this endless contradiction, deepening its existential despair. Meanwhile, the fog thickens, and the distance between humans and nature continues to grow.
This is what happens when you collect too much junk! Thanks for stopping by. All comments are very much appreciated.
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Image.
Image is a terrible issue in modern-day life. We see these pictures in magazines, of people who aren't even real? We want to acquire traits of people who aren't even real? The model in Cosmopolitan who has the perfect lips, or the model in Vogue who has perfect eye colour. Why can't we just be satisfied with the body that God has given to us? He makes no mistakes, therefore you are perfect in your own way. Instead of wanting things that are inachievable, why not be greatful for what you do have?
Yes, you may not be as tall as you would wish to be, but girl, look at your smile. That smile will stop traffic on a highway!
Yes, you may not be as smart as your parents want you to be, but girl, you have a heart of gold. Worth more than any amount of money in the world!
Yes, you may not be as skinny as the photoshopped/manipulated images of models in the magazines you read, but girl, you are perfect in your own way.
And nobody can tell you otherwise.
As long as you're beautiful on the inside, that's all that matters. As my screen name says; "beauty is skin deep". If you can't be beautiful on the inside, don't even bother with your physical appearance.
Materialistic appearances do not make you beautiful. Some girls believe they need to pack on make-up, or spend heaps of money on expensive clothes in order to be secure about themselves. My ex-best friend wanted so badly to look beautiful on the outside, but what she didn't realise was that she was beautiful on the inside and everyone could see that, expect her.
So girls, all of you amazing and beautiful girls that I have tagged, you are ALL beautiful in your own way. Every single one of you! Even if I haven't tagged you and you're just reading this, don't underestimate your beauty. Don't compare yourself to anyone else, because they have their own unique beauty that doesn't compare to yours. You are all amazing, don't ever doubt that.
I wasn't pleased with the result of this photo, but I'm overdue on posting a photo, so yeah I settled with this one.
I don't usually tag everyone in my photos, but this. I want everyone to read this.
“I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner. I have a Slimline briefcase and I use the firm’s Cortina.” (Opening lines of ‘Executive’, by Sir John Betjeman.)
The studio audience erupted in laughter at the reference to the Ford Cortina when Betjeman recited his 1974 critique of a thrusting young exec’s materialistic and banal lifestyle on the Parkinson talk show. The Cortina, first introduced in 1962, evolved through five iterations over the next 20 years, becoming Britain’s top-selling car from 1972. Its sales were considerably boosted by demand from the corporate sector. Cortinas were doled out by the many thousands to sales folk and lower-to-middle management grades, the higher grades and the sales execs who brought in the most revenue being rewarded by more luxurious features, such as a vinyl roof, fancier wheel trim and more dials on the dashboard. Ford catered for them all.
I was never deemed worthy enough to be issued my own company car, but I do remember the prevailing automotive hierarchy during my 1970s years with National Freight Corporation subsidiaries. Reaching headier management heights would be rewarded with a Ford Granada. Higher still, a Rover P4 or SD1. The MD might get a Jaguar XJ6. This being the 1970s, reliability and build-quality issues regularly tarnished any joy gained from being higher up the company totem pole.
Seeing this late-model Ford Cortina most unexpectedly at the Lakeland Classic Car Show revived all those memories. I was occasionally entrusted to drive a boss’s Mark III back in 1974, but most driving memories stem from hiring Mark IV and V versions, or else been loaned one by stepfather Jack when in Scotland. They were a pretty OK car by the standards of the time. The jelly-mould Sierra that followed the Cortina from 1982 did not maintain Ford’s grip on the UK company sector: the Series II Cavalier picked up that baton (and I thought it was good car too.)
A marmot family gathers to enjoy some sun and hugs.
My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is tomorrow. Many people are already traveling to join their families today. At Thanksgiving we give THANKS for our many blessings. To celebrate we share time with dear family and enjoy our favorite food and drink. No materialistic gifts but instead we share gifts of hugs, laughs, love and fun. And did I mention good food, lots of good food......
I give thanks everyday for the blessing of having crossed paths with you here on flickr, and in many cases out in the field. Thank you!
Detail of model
200,000+ Lego pieces
Micro Scale (Scale 1 plate = 1 story)
5' high x 6' wide
BEAUTIFUL LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS and DIY KITS of parts of the model available on
worldofodan.blogspot.com/ ('shop' tab on top)
The Contact Series of LEGO built creations was designed to promote the beauty of all intelligent life forms as extensions of our family – children under the same creative force.
This is a story where human consciousness rediscovers the art of intuition and the subtle – but powerful – forces of the universe. Here, groups of modern humans use ancient rituals which – in combination with expanded consciousness – initiates communication with the great space faring cultures of the universe. Vectoring extraterrestrial beings to their position on earth, these humans invite the visitors to help heal the planet through the ETs' transformative powers and bring the greater Earth community closer to the spiritual nature of the universe.
In the Contact Series, war, self interest and materialistic thinking are products of the less evolved species – such as humans. While there are others like us in the universe, the vast collection of sentient beings spread throughout the universe have either evolved beyond this or never had concepts as these in their culture.
Understanding the spiritual nature and properties of the universe helps societies to unlock powerful forces which greatly improve the quality of life. The forces include out of body travel (astral travel), healing, telepathy with all life forms (including plants and animals), weather control, trans location, space travel, instant plant growth, materialization of objects through sound and thought and much more. Generally speaking, what we perceive as supernatural, paranormal or miraculous are simply expressions of this power. The most spiritually advanced of the cultures have evolved close to celestial.
All advanced technologies dovetail into this spiritual story. For example, traveling beyond home systems is only possible through a combination of advanced electronics and consciousness expansion. Ships are manufactured conscious entities which interface with star travelers. Forged in the astral realm through pure tones, these living trans dimensional transport vehicles fold out of linear space time allowing for movement at the speed of consciousness – which is limitless.
Now for the catch. In order to access and interface in this manner, one must resonate at a high frequency (or of kindness). Malevolent levels of consciousness simply cannot access this kind of advancement. For this reason, interstellar war is not an option. Ships have no weapons.The vast multitude of sentient, space faring races keep track of lower evolved, spiritually empty races that enter atomic and space ages. Quarantines are put up around such planets to maintain peace in local areas of space. Missions to neutralize atomic weapons are part of the quarantine process. And so it is with earth…
Future 'Contact' works will feature celebrations of expanded consciousness, loving and caring moments of ETs, contact events and other celebration from our brothers and sisters throughout the universe.
For more information on K'al Yne, Odan or to purchase prints or DIY LEGO kits on this:
You can stay updated on any new works or showings at my facebook art page:
Go ahead, call for help, young one. Call the cops, call the fire department. Then what? Maybe you can call your best friend. She won’t answer, though. She is busy paying for purchases in another orifice. You must wait for the regurgitation.
What does life look like in the minimalist form? Only air and water are needed? And food? Money? Work? Home?
How many materialistic things we need in our life?
This is shot taken in Garry Point Park a few weeks ago.
Thank you so much for your comments and faves.
Wish you all a great Tuesday and rest of the week!
2019 july 11
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
i can see it all around me.
i cannot wait for spring, it's killing me.
i need me some warm weather.
sorry, this is a really materialistic photograph but this vest..
man. one of my biggest accomplishments hahahaha
www.fluidr.com/photos/barrentrees
Copyright © Debbie Friley Photography - All Rights Reserved
The Perfect Role Model
We live in a time when good role models are hard to come by, and this is all the more reason we should teach our children the need to look at what is truly important in life.
Our media crazed culture is inundated with worship and praise for celebrities, professional athletes, and pop culture icons that have increasingly made a practice of letting down those who look up to them. I'm speaking of those who have earned fame and fortune from the talents God has blessed them with only to see it squandered away on drugs, illicit sexual behavior, or corruption.
Many people, especially our children, look up to these celebrities as role models and examples only to be let down when the "big scandal" breaks in the national media. There is nothing wrong with having role models, and there are many great men and women now and throughout history who serve as influential examples for our children to look up to. But, recently, it seems like the reasons some people admire a person as a role model have changed.
Today's materialistic culture measures one's greatness on what they have or what they have done instead of who they are. I can remember in my lifetime when those who earned the title of "hero" or "role model" earned it based on their character and not the size of their bank account, the number of movies they've made, or how many steroid-induced home runs they have hit.
Our children will always look up to certain men and women of the world, but we must remind them that it is one's character and integrity that makes a person a good example to follow; not the material or worldly status they obtain. Regardless of who our children look up to in this world, they need to be taught the importance of making Jesus the greatest influence of their lives.
A few reasons why Jesus is the ultimate role model, and remember why we should teach our children to look up to Him before any other.
1. Jesus lived a perfect sinless life. We will never hear a news story break about how sin or pride ruined the life of Jesus. His life stands as a monument in time to what a life of character, integrity, and compassionate influence should be. Jesus will never let us down as a role model. He was the only human who ever lived without sin (Heb. 4:15), and we should teach our children to strive to walk in His footsteps everyday of their lives.
2. Jesus showed us that greatness comes through humility and serving others. Today's world teaches our children to get everything you can as fast as you can. Jesus lived His life in service of others. Jesus was famous, but He always gave the credit and glory for His talents, power, and ability to His Father in heaven. Jesus teaches us that we have what we have because God gave it to us, and whatever we accomplish in our life should be done to His glory. Compare that with the attitude of many of the people our children look up to today.
3. Jesus defeated the very problem that causes some of our modern day role models to fall. He defeated sin and the devil! Sin is the source of every problem mankind experiences, and Jesus defeated it by heroically giving His life on the cross (Rom. 5:6-12). No matter how great someone may become by today's standards; they can never save themselves from sin. All men "have sinned" (Rom. 3:23), and only Jesus can save us from the damage it has done (Acts 4:12). Jesus is the greatest role model that ever lived. He is the true Hero of the soul. Look Up. - written by Ed
2019 sept 6
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
staying at people's houses is unnerving. i don't know how others cope with living like this, i am clearly a materialistic type..i need my 'things' around me. my clothes in neat piles and my toiletries in a row on a little shelf. soon, soon, soon. be patient.
EXPLORED
2019 sept 8
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
2019 aug 10
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
“Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have known all along that it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek.”
While studying photography in Pathshala, I developed new technical and aesthetic skills at an academic level and gained a fresh perspective on seeing the world around me. However, I still felt that something was missing. That missing piece was the ability to articulate aesthetics through language and to experience aesthetics with the basis of life itself.
During this time, I developed a deep desire to understand philosophy. Within a few months, I decided to pursue academic studies in philosophy. There were two main reasons behind this decision: first, to gain knowledge of philosophy, and second, to reshape my photographic view point through a philosophical angle—essentially, to integrate aesthetics with philosophy.
As I delved into this complex subject, I found myself particularly influenced by three philosophical ideologies: the philosophy of Nihilism, Engels and Marx’s materialism, and Gautama Buddha’s theory of Functionalism. These perspectives began shaping my understanding of life, humanity, society, and aesthetics. My way of seeing the world started to transform.
Nihilism and materialist philosophy argue that humans are not a special species. According to Buddha, life itself is full of suffering. Since humans are not inherently special and life has no predetermined purpose, people often experience restlessness. My photographs reflect this idea through landscapes, where excessive negative space in the frame symbolizes despair, purposelessness, and solitude in human life. Most people live under the illusion that they are unique compared to the surroundings. This belief prevents them from feeling truly connected to nature.
Lalon once said, "He and Lalon exist together, yet they are separated by infinite distance." Even though humans exist within nature, they somehow remain detached from it. In my frames, vast negative spaces with tiny human figures symbolize this very detachment. Here, nature is immense, and humans are small—serving as a reminder that humanity is not any superior to nature.
The mist in my photographs enhances the minimalist effect, further detaching people from their surroundings. The presence of human-made structures in the background represents our ongoing struggle to prove our superiority. However, the blurred, barely visible architecture behind the fog reflects the failure of this pursuit. Humanity is trapped in this endless contradiction, deepening its existential despair. Meanwhile, the fog thickens, and the distance between humans and nature continues to grow.
2019 july 30
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
After 12 years of schooling and seven years of university education in one country and another nine years of costlier (about $600,000.00) university education (not for a silly certificate but graduate courses) in the United States. Relearning everything from scholarly writing to behavioural psychology, financial management, corporate evaluation, and quantitative analysis, still I'm not tired (did I look tired?).
Unfortunately, university education in the US is not 'tens of thousands of dollars' education but 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' education. Never think that you can do anything worthy in a short time but I am so blessed to enjoy the long haul with discipline and consistency. What you see in this image is only two shelves out of seven shelves of books in many disciplines from my personal library at home. Thousands and thousands of academic research papers from many masters were not included but in digital form.
Four or five years of university education is more than enough for comfortable living but there are so many fields and disciplines yet to learn to live out of a cubicle. The Ph.D. program in the United States is the most challenging and humbling experience. I started with a different objective; at last, I decided not to be materialistic when I reached the pinnacle of the materialistic realm of the corporate world in New York City.
It is all due to the blessings and grace of my Almighty God and I thank and praise Him always.
(Sometimes, I take photographs and upload them at Flickr just for fun and to get away from the pressure of scholarly research)
Love you all.
Leoba Puthenthope
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May the peace of my God be with each and everyone of you.
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Listen for Peace. Brother John Michael Talbot, "Be Not Afraid".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oSiX1WKg4w
This is a re-post of the last photo I took in the series, but the first of the sunset shots I posted.
Does anybody know what is happening right now?
The Tasmanian Premier started his press conference this morning with these exact words: "This is not a drill." He was reading from a script, but was it written in his office or Geneva, Brussels or Davos? That is the question.
Last Saturday evening a Freudian slip (or was it a veiled hint?) from the Seven Tasmania newsreader, "We just have to get used to living in the New World Order."
Why would politicians of all political persuasions knowingly enact a policy to destroy their economies and bankrupt their citizens? Look up flu virus deaths statistics for anywhere in the world and they are far more drastic than the effects of this relatively mild and simplistic virus.
They say we are on a war-footing. But war stimulates economies, everyone is put to work for the common good. This is a complete shutdown of economic activity - the exact reverse. So don't value your materialistic treasures anymore, they will be worthless. Store up your treasures in a place incorruptible.
Sorry if I do not believe the authorities - I serve a higher Authority.
Sorry if I offend, but somebody has to start asking these questions - NOW.
"See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerors and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.
The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come'. And let everyone who hears say, 'Come'. And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift...
The Grace of the Lord Jesus be with all saints. Amen."
-The Revelation to John 22:12-21.
Well, I had no idea until flickr contact Dylan Coleman told me, "The best faux Caspar David Freidrich ever".
"Who?", I thought, and then I googled it. It's an interesting read, particularly if you are a landscape photographer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_David_Friedrich
My photo might be something like "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818). 94.8 × 74.8 cm, Kunsthalle Hamburg painting or one of his many others. This well-known and especially Romantic masterpiece was described by the historian John Lewis Gaddis as leaving a contradictory impression, "suggesting at once mastery over a landscape and the insignificance of the individual within it. We see no face, so it's impossible to know whether the prospect facing the young man is exhilarating, or terrifying, or both."
It was painted by Caspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) who was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic or megalithic ruins. His primary interest as an artist was the contemplation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti-classical work seeks to convey a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's paintings characteristically set a human presence in diminished perspective amid expansive landscapes, reducing the figures to a scale that, according to the art historian Christopher John Murray, directs "the viewer's gaze towards their metaphysical dimension".
Friedrich was born in the town of Greifswald on the Baltic Sea in what was at the time Swedish Pomerania. He studied in Copenhagen until 1798, before settling in Dresden. He came of age during a period when, across Europe, a growing disillusionment with materialistic society was giving rise to a new appreciation of spirituality. This shift in ideals was often expressed through a re-evaluation of the natural world, as artists such as Friedrich, J. M. W. Turner and John Constable sought to depict nature as a "divine creation, to be set against the artifice of human civilization".
Friedrich's work brought him renown early in his career, and contemporaries such as the French sculptor David d'Angers spoke of him as a man who had discovered "the tragedy of landscape"
Just stand here a while and watch the water as it flows towards you through the serenity of the woodlands….Let it’s soothing qualities and air of calm mystery act as a balm to the soul, whilst you breath in the fresh air with all of your senses awakened, feeling at one with your surroundings and celebrating your connection with the natural world….
Sadly, that connection with nature is something which many people have lost in the superficial, materialistic world of the 21st Century, but, as photographers of its many wonders, we have the opportunity to redress that balance as we interact with and capture its magic.
As we move into another year, for the sake of our own wellbeing and that of Mother Earth, we must live in tune with the movement of the seasons and appreciate their uniqueness as we let the many patterns of nature flow through our souls, hearts and minds. That flow can then take on the same nourishing qualities as the water in this tranquil scene as it moves through the Cornish woodlands and over the rocks at Golitha Falls on Bodmin Moor during its eventual journey to the sea at Fowey.
A long exposure was used here to capture and enhance the feeling of the water's flow just as it was on a previous image taken at Golitha falls back in 2012. That one is entitled “Mystical” and can be viewed here:
www.flickr.com/photos/wild_and_natural/8105870480
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To all of my contacts and anyone else who has viewed, commented on, or chosen as a favourite, any of my photographs, I send New Year blessings for a happy, contented, healthy, peaceful and creative 2015. Thank you for your continuing support and inspiration and for sharing your many and varied photographic talents along with your love of Mother Nature here on Flickr. I very much look forward to seeing even more of your invigorating and uplifting art during the coming months…..
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2019 sept 16
abstract optical materialism macropaintograph with household materials
Camera: Pentax K-50 16 Mpixel Digital SLR + Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50mm via extension tube
#naturashot#devine_florest#wood#nature#naturephoto#naturegram#naturelovers#mountains#outdoors#florest#walkinginnature#tree#beautiful#lifeofadventure#awesomeglobe#flowers#alentejo#portugal#florest#iloveportugal#reguengosdemonsaraz
SE VEDO DUE BELLE GAMBE VADO IN TILT
Creare delle street interessanti non è facile, si rischia di banalizzare qualsiasi idea ma se inseriamo nella scena due belle gambe tutto diventa più interessante....ma c'è anche il rischio di passare per materialisti.
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IF I SEE TWO BEAUTIFUL LEGS, I GO TO TILT
Creating interesting streets is not easy, there is the risk of trivializing any idea but if we insert two beautiful legs into the scene everything becomes more interesting .... but there is also the risk of passing for materialists.
Immagine realizzata con lo smartphone HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO
For the group: "The Thematorium" - #7 OBSESSIONS
something fun to do, come join =] hey this group might turn into an obsession...lol
I thought and thought,.......
this seemed like a hard one, but in fact I had plenty of obsessions. - who doesn't?....
....chocolate, movies, music, clouds, photography, compacts, calligraphy, hot- cocoa , cherry slurpie, classic cars, flickr etc....my gosh, I had too many to think of.
Well, if you don't know me and didn't read some of my interest on my profile page here is a few I listed above, if you do or are getting to know a lil' of me, than great!
Any who.... to conclude this photo obsession, which is pretty obvious; I love shoes and fashion. I know I shouldn't be materialistic, but hey, come on get real.
I only put a few out just to make this statement,... I really need help in this area....
anyone who knows a shoe/fashion psychiatrist send 'em my way *wink*
why the earth and humanity is out of balance? dfp
The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the concept of the mind existing alongside and separate from the body. In more recent times, the term has several uses, including the concept that the intellectual part of the human mind is influenced by emotions; and within fiction, for an emergent consciousness residing in a computer.
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Gilbert Ryle (1900–1976) was a philosopher who lectured at Oxford and made important contributions to the philosophy of mind and to "ordinary language philosophy". His most important writings include Philosophical Arguments (1945), The Concept of Mind (1949), Dilemmas (1954), Plato's Progress (1966), and On Thinking (1979).
Ryle's Concept of Mind (1949) critiques the notion that the mind is distinct from the body, and refers to the idea as "the ghost in the machine". According to Ryle, the classical theory of mind, or "Cartesian rationalism", makes a basic category mistake (a new logical fallacy Ryle himself invented), as it attempts to analyze the relation between "mind" and "body" as if they were terms of the same logical category. This confusion of logical categories may be seen in other theories of the relation between mind and matter. For example, the idealist theory of mind makes a basic category mistake by attempting to reduce physical reality to the same status as mental reality, while the materialist theory of mind makes a basic category mistake by attempting to reduce mental reality to the same status as physical reality.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_machine
3dmanipulated art with gimp/pixlr
After he'd been missing for three weeks, Kurt Green's devastated family accepted that he had been "taken by the sea".
They visited the picturesque Blaketown Beach, near Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island, to pay their last respects to the star skateboarder, gifted artist, and loving 30-year-old.
When his badly decomposed body finally washed up at Rapahoe Beach, some 11kms north of where he was last seen on March 9 - on the day of the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival - it was hard to take.
But the close-knit family says it did provide them with "some closure and allowed us to grieve".
Mr Green - sponsored since his teens by various Christchurch skateboard shops - was laid to rest in his home city.
Only now has the family felt able to express their memories of him and say just how his disappearance affected them.
The four-and-a-half weeks he was missing was "traumatic", says a statement released by the family to APNZ.
"Each day that passed we waited desperately for news," it says.
"After the third week of no news of Kurt's whereabouts the family came to the realisation that their son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend was not coming back to us. We had to accept that the sea had taken Kurt after extensively exploring all other possibilities."
The finding of the body at least allowed the family some closure.
Now they can remember the "gifted writer and poet" who also had a talent for art, which runs in the family. His great uncle, was leading 20th century New Zealand artist, Dennis Knight Turner, who illustrated Barry Crump's books.
"Kurt was a kind, sensitive, loving and humorous young man. He loved the non-materialistic life; appreciating art, music, all animals and nature," the family says.
"He would enjoy sleeping under the stars and spending quality time contemplating the beauty of life.
"He had a unique sense of humour, he loved the quotes and drawings of Winnie The Pooh and he was clever at sketching caricatures.
"Some of his writings and thoughts - discovered only after his death - are amazing and show he was a very intelligent and articulate man.
"He will be remembered as the Kurt that was not afraid to do what he loved and to do it well, despite not conforming to the material world."
Christian Testimonies | Do You Possess the “Immunity” Needed to Defeat Temptation (Audio Essay)
Introduction
... In this materialistic age, every day we encounter all kinds of enticements, such as money, reputation, status and the relations between opposite sexes, and no one can avoid crossing paths with all manner of temptations. For example, when we dabble in the world of business, we initially want to make money relying on our conscience, and do business in a moral way. But when we see other people in the same business making stacks of cash by cheating unscrupulously, we envy them, and our desire to cling to money drives us to go beyond the boundaries of our conscience, and the satanic rules of life such as “Money is above all else,” “It doesn’t matter whether a cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice,” “Money is not all-powerful, but you really can’t do anything without it” arise in the deepest recesses of our hearts. After pondering and struggling for a while, we begin to live by these satanic rules of life, and in order to make even more money, we begin to go against our conscience and employ all manner of improper methods and means in our actions. When we are used to seeing the ugliness in society where people mock the poor yet accept prostitutes, then we are inevitably tempted...
Characteristics of Old Souls
Live a Solitary Life
Lovers of Wisdom and Truth
Intuitive
Spiritually Inclined
Not Materialistic
Cherish Time Alone in Nature
Deep Thinkers
Reject the Mainstream
Wise Beyond Their Years
Balanced
Screech Owl
Southwest Ontario
Canada
Solitude
While studying photography in Pathshala, I developed new technical and aesthetic skills at an academic level and gained a fresh perspective on seeing the world around me. However, I still felt that something was missing. That missing piece was the ability to articulate aesthetics through language and to experience aesthetics with the basis of life itself.
During this time, I developed a deep desire to understand philosophy. Within a few months, I decided to pursue academic studies in philosophy. There were two main reasons behind this decision: first, to gain knowledge of philosophy, and second, to reshape my photographic view point through a philosophical angle—essentially, to integrate aesthetics with philosophy.
As I delved into this complex subject, I found myself particularly influenced by three philosophical ideologies: the philosophy of Nihilism, Engels and Marx’s materialism, and Gautama Buddha’s theory of Functionalism. These perspectives began shaping my understanding of life, humanity, society, and aesthetics. My way of seeing the world started to transform.
Nihilism and materialist philosophy argue that humans are not a special species. According to Buddha, life itself is full of suffering. Since humans are not inherently special and life has no predetermined purpose, people often experience restlessness. My photographs reflect this idea through landscapes, where excessive negative space in the frame symbolizes despair, purposelessness, and solitude in human life. Most people live under the illusion that they are unique compared to the surroundings. This belief prevents them from feeling truly connected to nature.
Lalon once said, "He and Lalon exist together, yet they are separated by infinite distance." Even though humans exist within nature, they somehow remain detached from it. In my frames, vast negative spaces with tiny human figures symbolize this very detachment. Here, nature is immense, and humans are small—serving as a reminder that humanity is not any superior to nature.
The mist in my photographs enhances the minimalist effect, further detaching people from their surroundings. The presence of human-made structures in the background represents our ongoing struggle to prove our superiority. However, the blurred, barely visible architecture behind the fog reflects the failure of this pursuit. Humanity is trapped in this endless contradiction, deepening its existential despair. Meanwhile, the fog thickens, and the distance between humans and nature continues to grow.
"She wondered how the moon, two hundred and thirty-nine thousand miles above the roof, could affect her as profoundly as it did. Being four times larger than the moon, the earth appeared to dominate. Caught in the earth's gravitational web, the moon moved around the earth and could never get away. Yet, as any half-awake materialist well knows, that which you hold holds you. Neither the earth could escape the moon. The moon conducts our orchestra of waters, it is keeper at the hive of blood."
The man in the photo is Rabbi Yaakov Ades, A Kabbalist (one that aims to learn hidden ways for unification of the human, materialistic with the divine, spiritual).
He lives life of austerity and celibacy, sleeping only a few hours every night on the floor, changing his clothes rarely, etc. He prays and speaks very intensely. Many see his as a kind of a Jewish 'saint'.
My impression is that if he would have consult a psychiatrist, he would probably be diagnosed as a severe OCD; but I guess he has no reason to do so…
P.S. or clarification:
some of our 'limitations' or 'weaknesses' can serve as assets, and lead us to places otherwise we wouldn't reach.
The fact than someone can be diagnosed with such ans such diagnosis, does not mean he is 'less good', 'should necessarily be cured' etc.
I watched them appear and twinkle their love. I love to sit still, let twinkling darkness surround me, let night spill until there's nothing left but peace. Every-time I sleep under them my soul feels reborn.
Nature is the best medicine for soul.
The darkness is here to heal all the wounds these artificial burning lights have left on our skin. Humans have polluted the night sky too and live in a cycle of need and greed of materialistic things over and over. It's sad to see how so many people die without really living life.
I will be sharing more pictures from my treks and travels. Keep chasing the dream lovelies.
Today we begin our visit of Romanesque Poitiers, the capital city of the old province of Poitou in western France. Poitiers boasts many impressive monuments from the Romanesque period, so we will spend quite some time there, with occasional excursions outside of the city and into the neighboring countryside, where there are “old stones” worthy of our attention as well...
Of the three unavoidable Romanesque churches in Poitiers, Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is the grandest. In fact, it is one of the most impressive Romanesque churches I have ever seen.
Built between, roughly, 1020 and 1070 on the location where Saint Hilaire (bishop of Poitiers around 350) was supposedly buried and on which an oratorium, then several prior churches had been erected, the church was subject to substantial remodeling during the Gothic period, and then during the “restorations” of the 19th century, with some very unfortunate initiatives. Thus, I will not dwell on the outside of the church, except to show this sprawling apse, as well as the northern transept which I will upload tomorrow.
And the inside has more than enough to fully occupy us!
The nave. Words fail to describe the forest of pillars, the cupolas on squinches, the multitude of intertwined arches... Five naves, a main one and two “collatéraux” (aisles) on each side...
... And down there, at the very end, a raised choir and an apse bathed in light... Judging by the impression this church still makes today, in our materialistic and down-to-earth 21st century, I can only imagine how stunned and dazed the Mediæval pilgrims were as they stepped inside this enormous vessel of stone...