Abstraction

Let go of labels

let go of the analytical mind!

What do you feel when you look?

Trying to work out 

what something is

limits our perceptions.

Abstract quality.

When our eyes think they recognize what they are looking at.

Leave it be!

Let yourself be carried into a whole new world

away from concrete realities.

Enter into a deeper level and pull back from wanting to call something by a name.

Just go with the flow of the shapes and the colour

and immerse yourself into the subtlety

of what you feel.

Zooming in helps us

to look at just a part of the whole

and to discover that it exists in its own right.

Shapes take on a new feeling

See what you want to see

Feel what you want to feel

without preconception...

When I look at these images

I see beauty

I feel emotion

It is not necessary to know or guess what something is

to be able to feel its essence.

When I pull away

from wanting to know

A knowing is born in me.

Word meaning:

Abstraction:

from the latin word: 'abstrare'

meaning: to draw away.

The art of withdrawing or removing something from a source.

Leaf Whisperings

On my kitchen tiles

Through the open door,

A tiny leaf blew in

I bent down low

to say hello

In the park

A golden light was calling my name

Come outside!

Whispered the leaves

as they sighed and swayed over their bed of autumn jewels

Come and drink in the light and see our tantalizing colours

Let your eyes be filled with wonder

Breathe in the sky and our golden glory

to fill your heart with happiness

for a cold winter's day!

When shadows flutter

When shadows flutter on my window

Like small birds imprisoned inside of me

That cannot fly away

When the world closes in

And seems so alienated...

Just stand still

Wait

Close your eyes

Breathe

Let life in

It will come and fetch you

When you're ready

To see the light again

And let the soul shine through.

Swirling into October!

Turbulences ahead

The wind doth blow...

Colours cascade down in vibrating shades

As delicate as feathers

from an exotic bird

Each capture is never quite the same

as the one before

The shapes change

and

do I see a hint of stalks?

A touch of green ...

Could this be nature's paintbrush?

Or abstract art?

A little of both, says she, holding the camera!

How can that be?

A very slow shutter speed, from 0.3 - 1.30s

The settings on MF (manual focus)

and lots of fun panning

(deliberate camera movement)

and

the inspirational stars of the show:

Autum leaves.

Embracing Change

Walking in the grass

An autumn leaf said hello

And summer bowed out.

Sometimes

It seems as if things are getting on top of us

But are they really?

Or is it just us resisting the constant change around and within us?

The changing of the seasons, 

and maybe particularly autumn,

teaches us,

if we care to listen,

how to embrace change 

with serenity.

Autumn Kaleidoscope

Have you ever really looked at the tiniest of details in an autumn leaf?

It is possible to see the outline of each individual cell

The ever-changing colours fascinate us every single year.

A kaleidoscope of shapes and colours 

speak to all our senses

both visual and emotional.

Each line leads us on a different journey

And the fragility of an autumn leaf

reminds us of the eternal cycle of life.

Windflower

Tiny buds unfold

showing off velvet petals

Turn towards the light

to bathe in sheer transparency

Anemone

The flower's name comes from the Greek word for

Windflower.

It is said that the anemone has a connection with magical fairies

who are believed to sleep under the petals after they close at sunset.

I wonder if they have to shake the pollen out of their wings in the morning?