" There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.Victor Hugo ''
The ''SEE YOUR SEA COLLECTION'' is here, on our virtual, online gallery exhibition, and is waiting for your creative criticism, to make us all better in our creativity.
I was not going to share it with you, so soon, I am still waiting for more members to participate, and they still can (their work will be included in this list ), but all this talk about OS going to close us the door to our own work, made me furious, angry, and many more.
I think that this GALLERY CHALLENGE, since being the first made by and for all of us with a passion, and a living with and through photography is much needed , and I only wish, many more could participate, so as to make it our own creative tradition. The authors and the photographers, are :
1-Lschmoopie - MY SEA
2-Nilesite- SEE MY SEAS
3-Sweetfeet- SEEING MY SEA
4-Little Kate - SUNSHINE AND THE SEA
5-Olga Stathi - SEE MY MELANCHOLIC SEA
6- Rita Shibr- WHEN MY HEAVEN COMES
7-Kim Gamble- LOST AT SEA
8- Tg Within- SEE ROCK SEA
9- Thirdeyemom- GRAND VIEW LODGE:FRIDAY
10- Donegal Descendant - SEE YOUR SEA (Ρart One)
10- Donegal Descendant - SEE YOUR SEA (Ρart Two)
10-Donegal Descendant -SEE YOUR SEA (Ρart Three)
11-Stathi Stathi- SEE YOUR SEA
Through this collection, one can understand photographs as a true visual poetry, and see with other eyes, the thought as already seen '' sea''. Most of the artworks, are accompanied by poetry full of images, feelings and creative thinking, and they all travel us to seas never known, from the one part of the world to another. As Ansel Adams, has said,
“Some photographers take reality...and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.”
The ''SEE YOUR SEA'' challenge is still here, and is waiting for all of your seas to be seen. You can still participate, and give us all a change to travel in your seas of thinking, feeling and seeing.
A heartful and true thank you to all those who participated, and make this GALLERY CHALLENGE, an existing wannabe art tradition.
Thank you all for your time and interest,
Best wishes to all.
TIP:
Enter the amount, and click "Tip" to submit!
Kathryn O'Hehir
Lyle Elmgren
Mango Sherbert
Just Thinking...
Alan Nothnagle
Geraint Isitt
Salon.com
Comments
Drew, thank you and I am so sorry for the length of my comments in your blog, but you stated an issue, a difficult one, that it is one thing to want to give solution to a ρroblem, and another to becoming OS workers, forgetting our work!! Thank you for your kind words.
on the sea! :)
photography, hm?
what do they say it is?
"the art of frozen time... the ability to store emotion and feelings within a frame" -- Meshack Otieno
"an austere and blazing poetry of the real" -- Ansel Adams
"the recording of strangeness and beauty with beguiling precision" -- Sebastian Smee
"a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality" -- Alfred Stieglitz
"the dominant and fascinating and only folk art of the twentieth century" -- Sir John Rothenstein
"(a means by which we)...learn to see the ordinary" -- David Bailey
"a contest between a photographer and the presumptions of approximate and habitual seeing. The contest can be held anywhere ..." -- John Szarkowski
"my meditation" -- Czar Anthony Lopez
"a strong tool, a propaganda device, and a weapon for the defense of the environment...and therefore for the fostering of a healthy human race and even very likely for its survival." -- Eliot Porter
"the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson
Rated♥
Fusun, be well, and have fun. Thank you.
James, as always the poetic and brilliant thinking comes along with each of your visit. Be well, and many,many wishes for your birthday!!!
_______ad88888888888888888888888a,
________a88888"8888888888888888888888,
______,8888"__"P88888888888888888888b,
______d88_________`""P88888888888888888,
_____,8888b_______________""88888888888888,
_____d8P'''__,aa,______________""888888888b
_____888bbdd888888ba,__,I_________"88888888,
_____8888888888888888ba8"_________,88888888b
____,888888888888888888b,________,8888888888
____(88888888888888888888,______,88888888888,
____d888888888888888888888,____,8___"8888888b
____88888888888888888888888__.;8'"""__(888888
____8888888888888I"8888888P_,8"_,aaa,__888888
____888888888888I:8888888"_,8"__`b8d'__(88888
____(8888888888I'888888P'_,8)__________88888
_____88888888I"__8888P'__,8")__________88888
_____8888888I'___888"___,8"_(._.)_______88888
_____(8888I"_____"88,__,8"_____________,8888P
______888I'_______"P8_,8"_____________,88888)
_____(88I'__________",8"__M""""""M___,888888'
____,8I"____________,8(____"aaaa"___,8888888
___,8I'____________,888a___________,8888888)
__,8I'____________,888888,_______,888888888
_,8I'____________,8888888'`-===-'888888888'
,8I'____________,8888888"________88888888"
8I'____________,8"____88_________"888888P
8I____________,8'_____88__________`P888"
8I___________,8I______88____________"8ba,.
(8,_________,8P'______88______________88""8bma,.
_8I________,8P'_______88,______________"8b___""P8ma,
_(8,______,8d"________`88,_______________"8b_____`"8a
__8I_____,8dP_________,8X8,________________"8b.____:8b
__(8____,8dP'__,I____,8XXX8,________________`88,____8)
___8,___8dP'__,I____,8XxxxX8,_____I,_________8X8,__,8
___8I___8P'__,I____,8XxxxxxX8,_____I,________`8X88,I8
___I8,__"___,I____,8XxxxxxxxX8b,____I,________8XXX88I,
___`8I______I'__,8XxxxxxxxxxxxXX8____I________8XXxxXX8,
____8I_____(8__,8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8___I________8XxxxxxXX8,
___,8I_____I[_,8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8__8________8XxxxxxxxX8,
___d8I,____I[_8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8b_8_______(8XxxxxxxxxX8,
___888I____`8,8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8_8,_____,8XxxxxxxxxxxX8
___8888,____"88XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8)8I____.8XxxxxxxxxxxxX8
__,8888I_____88XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8_`8,__,8XxxxxxxxxxxxX8"
__d88888_____`8XXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8'__`8,,8XxxxxxxxxxxxX8"
__888888I_____`8XXxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8'____"88XxxxxxxxxxxxX8"
__88888888bbaaaa88XXxxxxxxxxxxXX8)______)8XXxxxxxxxxXX8"
__8888888I,_``""""""8888888888888888aaaaa8888XxxxxXX8"
__(8888888I,______________________.__```"""""88888P"
___88888888I,___________________,8I___8,_______I8"
____"""88888I,________________,8I'____"I8,____;8"
___________`8I,_____________,8I'_______`I8,___8)
____________`8I,___________,8I'__________I8__:8'
_____________`8I,_________,8I'___________I8__:8
______________`8I_______,8I'_____________`8__(8
_______________8I_____,8I'________________8__(8;
_______________8I____,8"__________________I___88,
______________.8I___,8'_______________________8"8,
______________(PI___'8_______________________,8,`8,
_____________.88'____________,@@___________.a8X8,`8,
_____________(88_____________@@@_________,a8XX888,`8,
____________(888_____________@@'_______,d8XX8"__"b_`8,
___________.8888,_____________________a8XXX8"____"a_`8,
__________.888X88___________________,d8XX8I"______9,_`8,
_________.88:8XX8,_________________a8XxX8I'_______`8__`8,
________.88'_8XxX8a_____________,ad8XxX8I'________,8___`8,
________d8'__8XxxxX8ba,______,ad8XxxX8I"__________8__,__`8,
_______(8I___8XxxxxxX888888888XxxxX8I"____________8__II__`8
_______8I'___"8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8I'____________(8__8)___8;
______(8I_____8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8"______________(8__8)___8I
______8P'_____(8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8I'________________8,_(8___:8
_____(8'_______8XxxxxxxxxxxxxxX8'_________________`8,_8____8
_____8I________`8XxxxxxxxxxxxX8'___________________`8,8___;8
_____8'_________`8XxxxxxxxxxX8'_____________________`8I__,8'
_____8___________`8XxxxxxxxX8'_______________________8'_,8'
_____8____________`8XxxxxxX8'________________________8_,8'
_____8_____________`8XxxxX8'________________________d'_8'
_____8______________`8XxxX8_________________________8_8'
_____8________________"8X8'_________________________"8"
_____8,________________`88___________________________8
_____8I________________,8'__________________________d)
_____`8,_______________d8__________________________,8
______(b_______________8'_________________________,8'
_______8,_____________dP_________________________,8'
_______(b_____________8'________________________,8'
________8,___________d8________________________,8'
________(b___________8'_______________________,8'
_________8,_________a8_______________________,8'
_________(b_________8'______________________,8'
__________8,_______,8______________________,8'
__________(b_______8'_____________________,8'
___________8,_____,8_____________________,8'
___________(b_____8'____________________,8'
____________8,___d8____________________,8'
____________(b__,8'___________________,8'
_____________8,,I8___________________,8'
_____________I8I8'__________________,8'
_____________`I8I__________________,8'
______________I8'_________________,8'
______________"8_________________,8'
______________(8________________,8'
______________8I_______________,8'
______________(b,___8,________,8)
______________`8I___"88______,8i8,
_______________(b,__________,8"8")
_______________`8I__,8______8)_8_8
________________8I__8I______"__8_8
________________(b__8I_________8_8
________________`8__(8,________b_8,
_________________8___8)________"b"8,
_________________8___8(_________"b"8
_________________8___"I__________"b8,
_________________8________________`8)
_________________8_________________I8
_________________8_________________(8
_________________8,_________________8,
_________________Ib_________________8)
_________________(8_________________I8
__________________8_________________I8
__________________8_________________I8
__________________8,________________I8
__________________Ib________________8I
__________________(8_______________(8'
___________________8_______________I8
___________________8,______________8I
___________________Ib_____________(8'
___________________(8_____________I8
___________________`8_____________8I
____________________8____________(8'
____________________8,___________I8
____________________Ib___________8I
____________________(8___________8'
_____________________8,_________(8
_____________________Ib_________I8
_____________________(8_________8I
______________________8,________8'
______________________(b_______(8
_______________________8,______I8
_______________________I8______I8
_______________________(8______I8
________________________8______I8,
________________________8______8_8,
________________________8,_____8_8'
_______________________,I8_____"8"
______________________,8"8,_____8,
_____________________,8'_`8_____`b
____________________,8'___8______8,
___________________,8'____(a_____`b
__________________,8'_____`8______8,
__________________I8/______8______`b,
__________________I8-/_____8_______`8,
__________________(8/-/____8________`8,
___________________8I/-/__,8_________`8
___________________`8I/--,I8________-8)
____________________`8I,,d8I_______-8)
______________________"bdI"8,_____-I8
___________________________`8,___-I8'
____________________________`8,,--I8
_____________________________`Ib,,I8
______________________________`I8I
I have the same issue with Word Ρress, I do not know any one there, and communication in OS is trully easy, and you can build true friendshiρs here.
Maybe you want to make the second GALLERY CHALLENGE. It is so easy, just choose a theme, set the rules, and add in your title the OC SECOND GALLERY CHALLENGE, and we all will contribute.
As any other member of OS can make the GALLERY CHALLENGE by his/hers issue themes. The needed is to have an image challenge tradition in here.
Think it over, if you like, so nice to meet you here!!! (I have ΡΜ this also, in case you do not read this one)