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It's All About Perspective

2008.10.03
“To understand is to perceive patterns”

—Isaiah Berlin

“Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes.”

Kahlil Gibran

Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.

~Charles Simic

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
~Anaïs Nin

“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien


What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

—John Lubbock:

22 Comments
miles the first picture looks like a little animation when you scroll down,
nice contrastst!
miles · 2008-10-03: 18:46
sistatitoune What a great post !!!
love #4 !!!
;-)
sistatitoune · 2008-10-03: 19:13
leocheung Great observation.
The images and quotes go perfectly together.
leocheung · 2008-10-03: 20:08
DancingDolphin Great post.... 3 is my favorite, I like the "chaos" look of it! Good choice for b/w.
DancingDolphin · 2008-10-03: 20:44
urmysunshine Excellent job, awesome work all around!!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-10-03: 21:20
cobaltbutterfly What a nice collection of shapes and textures. Great work.
cobaltbutterfly · 2008-10-03: 21:30
ScubaLiz It is, indeed! Great shots!
ScubaLiz · 2008-10-03: 22:53
youlookmahvelous I love the detail in the rod iron, really great.
youlookmahvelous · 2008-10-03: 23:01
joycephotography Great post.
joycephotography · 2008-10-03: 23:15
vterezia GREAT JOB!!!
vterezia · 2008-10-04: 01:13
mimax2 very interesting!
mimax2 · 2008-10-04: 01:38
somogyvari Interesting study,great shots!
somogyvari · 2008-10-04: 07:18
escipio Amazing set, your B&W and your combination of textures are wonderful. Lovely choice of quotes as well.
escipio · 2008-10-04: 11:55
Nayah I fully agree with the 2nd quote! :)
Nayah · 2008-10-04: 15:24
lynnsgallery2 Very nice work!!! The third shot is my favorite :)
lynnsgallery2 · 2008-10-04: 20:47
andrewboey nice view - very refreshing appearances.
andrewboey · 2008-10-05: 01:05
kangshung Love the textures and shapes of these - especially #2 and the KG quote.
kangshung · 2008-10-05: 06:32
oldbabe I like #4 - pic and quote. I see flowers.

Queen911 and I have turned into streetwalkers during our lunch hour on Monday and Wednesday. We surprise each other with a spot - so far we have been downtown. Sitting at the same spot we come up with very, very different photos which proves quote #4 (and the rest, I guess). It's an interesting and fun exercise and hopefully will improve our photography skills (and not get mugged).

My Monday - Marsha's Monday
My Wed. - Marsha's Wed.

P.S. - I have most of Kahlil Gibran's books - I read them all in my late teen, early 20s years. I still take them off the shelf now and then.
oldbabe · 2008-10-05: 06:52
Queen911 I love the series, the textures /and shapes.
Queen911 · 2008-10-05: 11:55
ARRIDA Things "turn out best" for the people who make the best of the way things "turn out"
ARRIDA · 2008-10-05: 21:57
pzf64 great set ... great words ... LOVE the b&w's!
pzf64 · 2008-10-06: 16:43
????? very interesting pictures and words.
Love A.Nin.
????? · 2008-10-12: 08:48
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