bluechameleon
frail
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 20 August 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
"How frail the human heart must be - a mirrored pool of thought."
-- Sylvia Plath
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flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Masterpiece! Love the dark corners and reflection of high light!
20 Aug 2009 5:29am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
A very creative reflection. I like the result very much
20 Aug 2009 5:33am
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
WOW ! Looks like a zombi shadow !!! Great !
20 Aug 2009 5:34am
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
A shimmering, unusual image beautifully paired with SP's meaningful quote. Thank you.
20 Aug 2009 6:05am
k@ from Paris, France
It's beautiful in this oh-so elegant B&W of yours, I love that sharpness in mirror, and the quote moves me a lot, really love the man's shape, so wonderfully fragile - human. A sweet Thursday to U°^°
20 Aug 2009 6:37am
Ricardo from Barcelona, Spain
I think a treatment of light, reflections, and B & W very good. Congratulations!
20 Aug 2009 7:35am
tim from london, United Kingdom
Wow wow. Water reflection pics wouldn't usually grab my attention (or float my boat :/) but this is the right side of awesome. The twig makes it.
20 Aug 2009 7:55am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I see your creative juices have been working overtime again! Just brilliant.
20 Aug 2009 8:08am
Elaine- from Canada
like totally monet :) lol very cool photo Sharon, you are the queen of subject matter meeting processing
20 Aug 2009 8:30am
zOOm from Paris, France
Yes that's so true.. .but many of us often forget it... don't they ?
Frail and distorted we are. It's a very poetic way to tell it Sharon.
20 Aug 2009 9:09am
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Shimmering delight to accompany those wonderful words.
20 Aug 2009 9:15am
Nicki from Germany
Good morning my friend - i would say this is one of your impressive shots here. You realized it very well, awesome reflection, fine b&w. IOh i like it :D
20 Aug 2009 9:34am
Ilan from Israel
Even though this kind of photos are pretty common, but when done well (as in this case) the result is magical - like looking to another dimension or something :)
20 Aug 2009 9:38am
@Ilan: Thanks so much Ilan. I guess what it comes down to is, I am fascinated by things that are not real.
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"And she and I would sleep on a boat / And swim in the sea without clothes / With rain falling fast on the sea / While she was swimming away, she'd be winking at me / Telling me it would all be okay / Out on the horizon and fading away / And I'd swim to the boat and I'd laugh / I gotta get me a Sylvia Plath" (Ryan Adams)
This is breaking my heart. What a beautiful, slightly abstract piece of art. Combined with the great Sylvia Plath. Well you know how to rock my world. It's great, Sharon, it's great! All the best & save travels, Fritsch.
20 Aug 2009 9:44am
@Fritsch: You rock my world too...and I love that song! Thanks Fritsch!
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Incredible image!!! I'm speachless its quite unique...Bravo!!!
20 Aug 2009 10:05am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
This is a very poetic photo, I like the charge of suggestions in it, congrats.
20 Aug 2009 11:17am
Mr Tambourine from Great Malvern, United Kingdom
OMG THIS IS JUST PERFECT, CHEERS
20 Aug 2009 11:46am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Really great creation Sharon!! I like the trouble view in contrasts with that branch floating in the water. The atmosphere is excellent and ... disturbing! I really like that!!
20 Aug 2009 12:07pm
rian from Mobile, United States
awesome work with the reflection here.. nice shot! :D
20 Aug 2009 12:24pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Surreal, dreamscape, do you have the image first and then match a quote ?
20 Aug 2009 12:34pm
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Fantastic reflections. Really nice work! I'm just wondering if it might be a better to clone the twig out?
20 Aug 2009 12:54pm
@Mike: Thanks Mike. I did consider cloning the twig out...but decided to leave it in as it is the only part of the image that is real. Cheers!
Evita from Canada
Very reflective words and artistic photo to go along! So beautifully captured to evoke the human emotion.
20 Aug 2009 1:32pm
10Fraction from Rennes, France
I love very much! The abstract side is very beautiful to me, an excellent shot
20 Aug 2009 2:02pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Very touching quote, Sharon. And what an incredible photograph. You are so wonderfully creative.
20 Aug 2009 2:13pm
Harry from United States
An excellent quote to accompany this shimmering image. Not sure it is worth deciphering and about 16 characters for the priviledge of entering a comment however, so my commenting will probably be sporadic.
20 Aug 2009 2:15pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
It seems to be the time for flipped puddle shots. I have seen a ton on blogs in the last couple of days but none better than this.
20 Aug 2009 3:42pm
Jaol from Canarias+Gijon, Spain
Indescriptible and amazing shot! It's as if you had photographed something impossible, a thought or a dream.
20 Aug 2009 3:58pm
Ti from Alpharetta, United States
Did you try to jump in the water to remove the stick? :-)
I guess the stick is there to get us back to reality ground... :-)
20 Aug 2009 4:03pm
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
EXCELLENT SHOT Shanon, the reflection is beautiful. & works so well in B & W
20 Aug 2009 4:32pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
A very cool reflective mood shown here from the water. the ripples are just right! =]
20 Aug 2009 4:43pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
With the lapse between post...I was becoming concerned. [silly me] best...jerry
20 Aug 2009 4:51pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
wow -- so liquid!! wonderfully flamboyant figures reflected here! very painnterly!! a unique and moving image!! excellent!!
20 Aug 2009 7:25pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
This is a most beautiful image. It and the quote seem to be perfectly in synch.
20 Aug 2009 8:01pm
Ian Smith from London, United Kingdom
Very well observed and composed! A classic composition.
20 Aug 2009 9:16pm
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
WOW impressive. I think leaving here the twig was the best option. It is the anchor for the real and the separation on the 2 reflections.
20 Aug 2009 9:20pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
Creativity and talent are here for you, sharon!
kiss!
20 Aug 2009 9:33pm
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
This is beautiful, Sharon. And one thing is to be fascinated by the things that are not real and another is to introduce others to your visions and thoughts. You manage it very well.
20 Aug 2009 11:03pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
So captivating and intriguing!! Admire so much your great eye my dear and this is perfectly (decisively) captured!:-)
21 Aug 2009 12:27am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Breathtaking and creative image. Amazing reflections, great contrasts and tones. Stunning work as always.
21 Aug 2009 1:11am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
VEry elegant, dig the rippling reflections.. nice
21 Aug 2009 2:48am
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
the twig, of all things, really stands out. wonderful and eerie.
21 Aug 2009 3:45am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
You have the amazing ability of being able to put words and image together so perfectly that one cannot be separated from the other! I just love this wonderful image and quote:)
21 Aug 2009 5:16am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Indeed- frail and confused about the state of being up or down, down or up. Good observation and a creative shot.
21 Aug 2009 8:02am
Stef67 from in my head, France
j adore, j adore, j adore, les reflets c est mon truc, et je vois que tu le fais sharonesquement, une peinture en noir et blanc, ben j adore^^
21 Aug 2009 1:47pm
Don from spokane, United States
A superb reflection shot. Top flight photography!
21 Aug 2009 2:23pm
M4 from Durham, NC, United States
Another beautiful shot. How do you find all this great stuff?
22 Aug 2009 4:06pm
Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom
superb image and a beautiful quote to accompany this.
22 Aug 2009 4:31pm
grant from kansas city, United States
great shot - they do seem frail - like a pebble in the water would scatter them.
22 Aug 2009 6:53pm
one way photo / Mark from London, United Kingdom
Very clever idea; well spotted and executed...
23 Aug 2009 8:49am
John Masters from Durham, United States
This is a fantastic effect. Did you do this in Photoshop? I love the shadows and the reflection effect is out of this world. John
24 Aug 2009 3:48am
@John Masters: Hi John, and thank you so much! No, this is from the camera, and a straight black and white conversion.
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
Shake it too much and it won't vibrate no more...Cool impressionistic reflection!
25 Aug 2009 1:51am
Brian Chen from Seattle, United States
I've never ever been able to take a successful shot of a reflection like this, my hat is off to you. Maybe one day i'll catch that shot.
26 Aug 2009 10:42pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Ever read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Well the man in the reflection reminds me Mercerism: an old man everyone would view and experience through a device Philip K. Dick described as an empthay box.
In your image it's obvious that's all real and happening then, but the blurred reflection accompanied by the well defined branch gives a sense of reality pulling on imagination or a dream.
3 Sep 2009 6:34pm
Nikon D70
1/750 second
F/4.8
ISO 200
105 mm