Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #19: Magical Light
Magical Light – thank you, Amy, for a magical challenge! Hear a photographer’s voice:
I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary into the magical.
Trent Parke
Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.
William Wordsworth
A gray day provides the best light
Leonardo da Vinci
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light
Theodore Roethke
While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past.
Jack Vance
Be a light unto yourself
Gautama Buddha
Every moment of light and dark is a miracle
Walt Whitman
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.
Leonard Cohen
To love beauty is to see light
Victor Hugo
On Closing the Door – A New One Opens
Hiking with my dogs yesterday, the change in Nature, from just one day back, was very obvious –
Yesterday was a short ”between time” in the forest, where some parts still were extremely colourful, even if the colours had turned more harmoniously yellow/brown.
No wind and a clear, chilly day, we all enjoyed what we understood from the weather reports, would be the last remaining bright day this autumn.
Inside the dense pine forest, I could still find some yellow beeches, shining beacons in the darkness. But out in the open – the misty light had closed the golden door behind us.
Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Liquid Drinks
Thursday Thoughts – What Eyes Can Tell
At the Light Move Festival in September, there were astonishing light shows in the evenings. But daytime, we walked all over the city, enjoying the people and the festive feeling in every corner of the main streets.
I met many lovely people, and talked to some…when I suddenly came across a couple sitting on a colourful bench. At their feet, a gorgeous dog with fantastic fur – both colours and structure. About the size of a Labrador, but with a slender and agile appearance.
I asked if I could talk to her and feel her lovely coat.
I was allowed to do so…and bent down to touch her. Her name was Annie, only 2 years old, completely calm and harmonious.
And then – she raised her head and looked at me –
– Have you ever seen anything like those eyes? My cheek fell and I just gasped.
I tried to find out what breed she was, but as I guessed, she must have been a mix. It turned out she was from Romania, and on my question about her parents and siblings, they said they did not know…Or rather, I think they could not understand or speak enough English to answer my questions.
Again I told them what an amazing dog they had – so calm too at this young age. A precious gem. It was not easy to leave her there – and I so regret I never found out their names and address. It would have been great to follow her life further on.
Those eyes –
Unforgettable
Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Comfort
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Comfort
We all need comfort…sometimes. All living creatures… Be it horses in the harsh Icelandic winter, or humans in difficult situations.
Seeking warmth in the company of friends and family.
Macro Monday
As we are approaching winter, the birds are partying on the last fruits and berries in our garden. Late blackberries that never got the chance to ripen, and rose hip in their glory.
Silent Sunday
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #18: Blending In – or Standing Out?
As I walk in the forest every day, I notice that the tracks and paths are slowly disappearing with the falling leaves. In the thick carpet of autumn brown, yellow and red, I lose my dogs more easily because of their blending in, and today I could not find the main path ahead at all…
Blending in – essential when you are a child, and in Nature it might be of crucial importance. A matter of Life or Death. How important is it to us humans today?
Blending in is of less importance in this shot, though. A domesticated animal in the first frosty days in the forest. But here blending in brings harmony and beauty to the eye.
Somewhere in Spain, I came upon these cats – and as cats still are hunters, and often wild in these areas, I guess they take advantage of their good camouflage colours.
In the Galapagos Islands the animals don’t have many enemies, but here are two fine examples of perfect blending in:
The Galápagos Dove, like many other animals on the islands, is endemic, and has developed perfect colours and behaviour to blend in.
The Yellow-crowned Night-heron was standing perfectly still, and spotted only when the panga came very close to the rocks.
Standing out, then – is also of great importance. In the world of animals, the female often has to blend in to survive and to protect her young, while the males often must stand out in order to attract the best females.
When it comes to us humans, some hundred years ago I guess it was mostly women who strove to stand out – for the men to pick and choose. At least in the western world. (Read Ovid and his advice for women on how to get/please/keep a man…) Today, men too put make up on, and wear fancy and colourful clothes (- and powder and body painting exists since long in some societies.) Moreover, for our young it has become important to define themselves early in life.
Somehow, everybody must learn how to play the game…when to blend in and when to stand out. And be prepared for swift changes…
A people who do stand out beautifully, is the Sweden living Sámi people. Their colourful culture shows off mostly strong blue, red and yellow clothes for festivities – and here the men are most spectacular. The different colours are used to show heritage and kin.
So, what is most important to you – blending in or standing out? This week’s challenge is to show us your thoughts in a photo!
Last week we all had some very entertaining posts to enjoy, have you seen these from Patti’s challenge Just For Fun?
Scillagrace was a happy wedding photographer…
Pauline takes us to a strange hotel…
And at Journeys with Johnbo, something really cool popped up…
The next challenge (#19) will be hosted by Amy on Saturday, November 10 at noon. Welcome to join in! For more information on the Lens-Artists Photo Challenges, click here. Most importantly, remember to TAG your post ” Lens-Artists ” so it appears in the Reader.
And finally, have an outstandingly(!) inspiring week!
Leya 
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