Making Tracks II

Making Tracks II, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it."
— Gabriel García Márquez

The Magic of Memory #2 - photomontage of three shots

* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens / Samsung 70-200mm Lens

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Making Tracks To The Moon

Making Tracks To The Moon, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun."
— J.R.R. Tolkien

The Magic of Memory #1 - photomontage of two shots

* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens

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The Nature of Solitude

The Nature of Solitude, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude."
— Henry David Thoreau

Spearfishing in the Tasman Sea at Christmas...

Happy Holidays everyone ! ツ ツ ツ

* Pentax K100D + Sigma 70-300mm Lens - Single Shot

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Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice."
— Robert Frost

Happy Holidays everyone ! ツ ツ ツ

* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens - 3 Shot HDR

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Heart of the Sunrise

Heart of the Sunrise, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

Little by little the night turns around.
Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn.
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning.
Under the eaves the swallow is resting.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.

From Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
by Roger Waters, Pink Floyd

* Samsung Galaxy Note Smartphone - Single Shot

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Returning Home

Returning Home, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."
— Vincent van Gogh

Random Acts Of Beauty #6
chosen at random from the archives...

* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens - Single Shot

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Golden Lining

Golden Lining, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

“The
Earth would die
If the sun stopped kissing her.”
― Hafez, The Gift

Random Acts Of Beauty #5
chosen at random from the archives...

* Pentax K100D + Sigma 70-300mm Lens - Single Shot SOOC

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Bring On The Night

Bring On The Night, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"You see my state, and still increase my pain
I see your face, the need for union regain.
For my welfare, you have no care, I complain
Why do you heal me not from the sickness I disdain?
You bring me down and leave me on the earthly plane;
Return me to my home, by your side let me remain.
Only when I’m dust, your mercy can entertain;
Your flowing spirit stirs up dust of the slain.
Heartbroken of your love, from breathing I abstain
My life you destroy, yet my breathing you sustain.
In the dark night of the soul, I was growing insane,
Drinking from the cups that your features contain.
Suddenly in my arms, you appeared, clear, plain;
With my lips on your lips, my life and soul gain and drain.
Be joyful with Hafiz, with love enemies detain,
With such potent love, impotent foes self-restrain.

مرا می‌بینی و هر دم زیادت می‌کـنی دردم
تو را می‌بینـم و میلـم زیادت می‌شود هر دم
بـه سامانم نمی‌پرسی نمی‌دانم چه سر داری
بـه درمانـم نـمی‌کوشی نمی‌دانی مگر دردم
نه راه است این که بگذاری مرا بر خاک و بگریزی
گذاری آر و بازم پرس تا خاک رهـت گردم
ندارم دستت از دامن بجز در خاک و آن دم هـم
کـه بر خاکـم روان گردی به گرد دامنـت گردم
فرورفـت از غم عشقت دمم دم می‌دهی تا کی
دمار از مـن برآوردی نـمی‌گویی برآوردم
شـبی دل را به تاریکی ز زلفت باز می‌جستـم
رخـت می‌دیدم و جامی هـلالی باز می‌خوردم
کـشیدم در برت ناگاه و شد در تاب گیسویت
نـهادم بر لـبـت لـب را و جان و دل فدا کردم
تو خوش می‌باش با حافظ برو گو خصم جان می‌ده
چو گرمی از تو می‌بینم چه باک از خصم دم سردم"
— Hafez

The Dreaming Isle

The Dreaming Isle, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
— Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)

Random Acts Of Beauty #1
chosen at random from the archives...

* Pentax K20D + Sigma 70-300mm Lens - 3 Shot HDR

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Flying Far Away

Flying Far Away, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends."
— Richard Bach

The Dancing Gull says goodbye...

* Pentax K20D + Sigma 70-300mm Lens - Single Shot

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Praying To Neptune

Praying To Neptune, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune."
— Noam Chomsky

The wild West Coast at Granity in the north west of New Zealand's South Island... I dream of living there one day.
Spot the person praying to Neptune! :-)

* Pentax K20D + Pentax 18-55mm Lens - 3 Shot HDR

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A Slice of Life

A Slice of Life, a photo by TomRaven on Flickr.

"How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em."
— Shel Silverstein

* Pentax K20D + Samsung 50-200mm Lens - Single Shot

Beach Silhouettes Series #5- The Gambia 2011

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