a story within…
solitude
The traveler goes on,
His sleeves blowing back and forth
With the autumn wind,
And the evening sun sheds lonely light
Upon the bridge suspended between the cliffs.
–Miner, Introduction to Japanese Court Poetry, 115
lens-artist: perfect patterns
Patterns give us order in an otherwise chaotic world.
I find myself pondering the concept of perfect…are patterns designed by human design seen as more perfect than the ones that ebb and flow through the dynamics of mother nature?
Is there a pattern within an image that at first glance seems chaotic?
Does rhythm which involves the same or similar elements repeating at regular intervals create an image that soothes the eye and thus a seemingly “perfect pattern?”
Join this week’s lens-artists challenge: perfect patterns at Leya to see the world in a grain of sand
autumn
fotd
I understand
a dew drop fades
today at dawn
image submitted for Cee’s (fotd) flower of the day challenge
morning’s light
the night I understood
this is a world of dew
I woke up from my sleep ~Retsuzan
Fujifilm XT4 … f4 1/250s 79mm 1600 ISO
A coffee cup, small dish, frozen strawberry, and afternoon sunlight
Point of view photography
“Point of view” in photography simply means the position from which the camera’s eye sees the scene. Is the camera looking down on the subject? Looking up, sideways, or straight on.
How close is your camera to the subject? Is there anything between you and the subject? Is the source of light in front, to the side, or from the back? Every decision you make about point of view has the potential to introduce an unique visual experience to the viewer.
lens-artist: diagonal lines
Patti invited lens-artists to explore diagonal lines in their creative work. The lines within an image guide the eye through the frame, carefully taking the viewer through the photograph. They also help to create depth, a sense of tension, and dynamism.
sunflower
Fujifilm X-T4 … f/4 1/640s 23.5mm 160 ISO ev -1.0
cbwc: short items
You are like a dandelion’s parachute … wind born … riding upon currents to an unknown.
The thoughts, words, and actions of others diffuse your beauty.
Be free … seeding dandelions … your continuation … with your fragile beauty.
parachutes shorter than lawn grass…submitted for Cee’s cbwc: short items
flower of the day
into a cold night
I spoke aloud
but the voice was
no voice I knew.
~ Otsuji
Image submitted in response to Cee’s flower of the day (FOTD) challenge.
words of wisdom
credo ut intelligam … ”I believe in order to understand.” ~Augustine
“I do not understand my dreams better than any of you.
“For they are always somewhat beyond my grasp and I have the same trouble with them as anyone who knows nothing about dream interpretation.
“Knowledge is of no matter when it comes to one’s own dreams.” ~Carl Jung
Image and quotes submitted in response to Lost in Translation’s Words of Wisdom challenge.
a meditative journey 
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