bluechameleon
the ocean has no memory
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 21 September 2009 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
"I'm waiting on the empty docks
Watching the ships roll in
I'm longing for the agony to stop
Oh, let the happiness in"
David Sylvian || Let The Happiness In
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jpla from St Barthélémy d'Anjou, France
Belle ombre chinoise sur cet immense océan. Bonne journée.
JP
21 Sep 2009 5:20am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
A brilliant silhouette...great melancholy mood, so evocative and wonderful...superb!
21 Sep 2009 6:28am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Oh what a wonderful image!!! I love the title...very thought provoking!!
21 Sep 2009 6:34am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
We are so alone! Excellent image as always!
21 Sep 2009 6:49am
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"If I had a boat / I'd go out on the ocean / And if I had a pony / I'd ride him on my boat / And we could all together / Go out on the ocean / Me upon my pony on my boat" (Lyle Lovett)
I miss the ocean, the salty air & the wide horizon. Brilliant picture, Sharon. What I love about this one is the calmness, the oily blacks that evokes such a longing. It's incredible how your pictures always hit me straight in the heart. Great composition! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
21 Sep 2009 7:05am
Jean-Luc from Lyon, France
superb shot , full of melancholy and a superb mix between light and shadow ...Bravo
21 Sep 2009 7:17am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Very poetic title for a great composition and framing. Beautiful shot.
21 Sep 2009 7:20am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
The solitude of the man in front of the sea.
Excellent Black and white
Warm greetings
21 Sep 2009 7:46am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Love the silhouette of the man against the sea, cool shot!
21 Sep 2009 8:05am
Standley from Carquefou, France
A wonderful composition.
Quite thoughts provoking!
21 Sep 2009 8:35am
k@ from Paris, France
Each tide rewrites something new but the memory stands still and alive within himself... How much I love this fragilesolid (in one single word) silhouette looking ahead, despite everything. I love this one (again & again), Sharon, great sunday fishing :)
21 Sep 2009 8:39am
mo.langel from Switzerland
Very beautiful image with this silhouette looking towards the wide! He waits maybe for somebody who should come?
21 Sep 2009 9:18am
olivier Paillet from toulouse, France
Amazing compo !!! A very beautiful B & W shot ... Very poetic !!!
21 Sep 2009 9:59am
jlg30 from France
Un très beau contre jour , ce regard touné vers un horizon inconnu !!!
Un beau N&B ..
21 Sep 2009 10:21am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
The great void of the ocean expanse is captured beautifully here Sharon! Well done! ;-)
21 Sep 2009 12:04pm
Marcie from Newton, United States
Love the solitary mood of this. Wonderful simplicity.
21 Sep 2009 12:08pm
rian from mobile, United States
nice feeling of solitude here.. very nice shot! :)
21 Sep 2009 12:28pm
Hiro from Kyoto, Japan
The ocean has no memory, but he has much memory of the ocean. The ocean reminds him something old...
21 Sep 2009 12:48pm
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Beautiful shot image & matches the words perfectly
21 Sep 2009 1:08pm
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
De la rêverie ou de la mélancolie dans cette photo....
21 Sep 2009 1:20pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Marvelous image. Very meditative. I think that the ocean holds all memories but understands perfectly how to keep secrets.
21 Sep 2009 2:57pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Such a beautiful, moody, and powerful image. The silhouette and bright water really make this a compelling photo.
21 Sep 2009 3:11pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
ooh -- such a beautiful and powerful frame! the figure seems lost in thought, (lost at sea), and we swim along with him -- waiting, watching, hoping... gorgeous work as always BC!!! so intrinsically thought provoking!!! :)
21 Sep 2009 3:42pm
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Beautiful and powerful framing . Glorious light and mysterious silhouette of the man !
21 Sep 2009 5:07pm
Stef67 from in my head, France
d une simplicité et pourtant d une telle beauté et d une telle profondeur, sublime comme toujours, j suis fan^^
21 Sep 2009 6:44pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
simply beautiful ,sharon !
live stars !
kiss !
21 Sep 2009 7:00pm
zOOm from Paris, France
This is so true Sharon, sea and ocean have this incredible capacity to absorb our tears and laughs, back and forth endlessly.
A kind of indifference though.
Great shot, with this very contrasted silhouette, so tiny, fragile and alone in front of such an immensity.
21 Sep 2009 7:04pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Something about a figure standing at the shore like that . . makes you want to share the thoughts.
21 Sep 2009 7:15pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
but oftentimes you can go to the ocean and look back at memories, even if those memories weren't spent by the ocean. =] awesome shot!
21 Sep 2009 7:33pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
What a great water shot, and I like the name it has been given.
21 Sep 2009 8:22pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Should we forget all or should we remember all... Very great subject which looks like a philosophical topic!!!
21 Sep 2009 9:49pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Terrifying shot! I am completely frightened by this picture. This man seems to want to finish ...? In any case what I feel. Excellent mood!
21 Sep 2009 11:44pm
Elaine- from Canada
aaaah another lone figure... it's great, what with the expanse of ocean... love it
22 Sep 2009 6:19am
Brian Chen from Seattle, United States
The message is well conveyed in this image, you've done very well presenting this photo. =)
22 Sep 2009 8:21am
Angelo from Trasacco, Italy
Beautiful composition, makes me feel the peace and quiet.
22 Sep 2009 8:29am
Zahai from Berlin, Germany
beautiful. the strong contrast adds a lot of mystery here, leaves the capture open to interpretation, depending on the viewer's mood... cool :)
22 Sep 2009 9:01am
LB from Portugal
Beautiful! I think that it's not difficult to shot, difficult is writing using a camera. That's what you do!
22 Sep 2009 9:30am
Merce from Spain
Una silueta rodeada de la inmensidad del oceano. Bellisima en b/n.
Saludos
22 Sep 2009 2:21pm
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
It gets washed away and submerged and drowned. It has no memory but has us minding our own from time to time like a reverie coming and going like the tide.
22 Sep 2009 2:27pm
Aurore from Paris, France
...and "the sea has no age" (one of my pic posted in august... quotation's from Le Clezio) I like how he stands up facing the ocean and dreaming of a brand new start in his life where past would be less heavy... swept away by the waves...
22 Sep 2009 5:31pm
Scott F. Schilling from San Martin, United States
Wonderful image - this has a very melancholy feeling and I like the deep tones!
22 Sep 2009 10:19pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
"Somber beauty" were the first words that came to mind for me here. Love it!
22 Sep 2009 10:53pm
crash from Weehawken, United States
but it does have an appetite! a very nice moment you've captured here ....
23 Sep 2009 2:50am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
True words, and a great atmosphere in this shot
23 Sep 2009 11:14am
10Fraction from Rennes, France
that's why we can confess to him probably. It forgets our deepest blues. gorgeous composition full of sensitiveness
23 Sep 2009 3:45pm
Vink from Grasse, France
I like very much this composition ! Remember me one of my capture : Here
23 Sep 2009 4:08pm
The Factory from Vevey, Switzerland
Very nice capture, I like this man alone facing himself ... but I think water has a lot of memory ;)
24 Sep 2009 11:09am
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
imagen que transmite relajación, excelente composición!!
27 Sep 2009 4:32am
Nikon D70
1/1500 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
200 mm