Light
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Comment by mariuca:
Love the poem.
The end result lacks in connectedness.
I agree completely with Henry but perhaps not in his idea of the format.

The words and the images are not fastended together esthetically and not supporting each other. It's a matter of layout, as simple as that (in my mind).
The words have to dance and be all in either capital letters or lower case, in a stocky font but thin enough, with space between them, as if there is a slight breeze or whispered with a stutter. I don't know if I make myself clear. Words can be superimposed on the image but in a more fragile and nonconformist way.
You seem to start with a lot of intensity and then lose some interest. Who am I to inquire a poet's mind though?!

Getting There
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Comment by vawendy:
Again -- another where I would actually like the subject to be on the 1/3 both vertically and horizontally. Too much foreground which isn't as interesting as the background. I think moving the biker down would be more interesting.

Getting There
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Comment by streetpigeon:
I like the amount of motion captured in this seemingly casual image. The biker at the right is minimally wispy, retaining the greater part of his form. The trees and road are likewise nicely blurred. Altogether unhurriedly dynamic. Fine photo.

Light
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Comment by mitalapo:
I like the use of the abandoned building as a trigger and a background of the short poem. For the viewer (that I am) it provides some hints and anchors to the writer's intentions. For the reader (that I am still) it provides a well deserved diversion from same. Thank you for balancing me out (and yes, highlights do cause headache, which is fine).

Light
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Comment by insteps:
Don, your comment on Clive̢۪s essay caught my attention. On combining words and images, you said the two distinct media seem to hate each other. I̢۪ve been critical of some of your previous essays because of superimposed text. Maybe you have to choose one, words or images, and let the other play a supportive role. Your essay Light, with reoccurring images of the old stone wall, does a nice job of this. We are treated to different angles but the subject matter stays consistent. Your images are a virtual stage for your poetry. I still believe book format, with words and images on opposing pages, would work best.

Possibly your most cohesive essay. Thanks

Pollockmonet
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Comment by Art Roflmao:
Looks like your ISO was set wrong. Pollock and Monet both had the same issues in their early work. :P

Pollockmonet
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Comment by herfotoman:
The thin ghosts are coming!

Light
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Comment by wbanning:
The weight of stone and the lightness of being. Each image simultaneously adding to an emotional load; each image elevating the soul. From my viewpiont, each change moves as a refraction. And in the end... I feel more stone than light.

Pollockmonet
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Comment by streetpigeon:
I like all the flickering detail and the attention to the humble grass and undergrowth, just as important as towering oaks and spreading fields of poppies. I also appreciate the mating of wildly dissimilar artists. But I do find it a bit washed out, though I believe the over-exposure is a deliberate artistic statement.

Light
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Comment by primabarbara:
I like your wonderful essay very much - the light and the old stone walls make a nice contrast. A contrast which is moving mankind. Like a metapher between freedom and bastille.
It also reminds me of ruins on a a greek island which I visited this summer - a sad and beautiful place at the same time. Thank you for bringing back the memory!