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„We live our daily lives in a constant exchange with the set of daily appearances surrounding us – often they are very familiar, sometimes they are unexpected and new, but always they confirm us in our lives. They do so even when they are threatening: the sight of a house burning, for example, or a man approaching us with a knife between his teeth, still reminds us (ungently) of our life and its importance. What we habitually see confirms us.
Yet it can happen, suddenly, unexpectedly, and most frequently in the half-light of glimpses, that we catch sight of another visible order which intersects with ours and has nothing to do with it.
The speed of a cinema film is 24 frames per second. God knows how many frames per second flicker past our daily perception. But it is as if at the brief moments I’m talking about, suddenly and disconcertingly we see between two frames. We come upon a part of the visible which wasn’t destined for us. Perhaps it was destined for — night-birds, reindeer, ferrets, eels, whales… Perhaps it was destined not only for animals but for lakes, slow-growing trees, ores, carbon…
Our customary visible order is not the only one: it co-exists with other orders. Stories of fairies, sprites, ogres were a human attempt to come to terms with this co-existence. Hunters are continually aware of it and so can read signs we do not see. Children feel it intuitively, because they have the habit of hiding behind things. There they discover the interstices between different sets of the visible.
Knock! Knock!
Who’s there?
Guess who!“
John Berger: „The Shape of a Pocket“, N.Y. 2001, pp. 4
Equipment:
Leica R 7+ everything necessary
digital: Lumix fz 50
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Yet it can happen, suddenly, unexpectedly, and most frequently in the half-light of glimpses, that we catch sight of another visible order which intersects with ours and has nothing to do with it.
The speed of a cinema film is 24 frames per second. God knows how many frames per second flicker past our daily perception. But it is as if at the brief moments I’m talking about, suddenly and disconcertingly we see between two frames. We come upon a part of the visible which wasn’t destined for us. Perhaps it was destined for — night-birds, reindeer, ferrets, eels, whales… Perhaps it was destined not only for animals but for lakes, slow-growing trees, ores, carbon…
Our customary visible order is not the only one: it co-exists with other orders. Stories of fairies, sprites, ogres were a human attempt to come to terms with this co-existence. Hunters are continually aware of it and so can read signs we do not see. Children feel it intuitively, because they have the habit of hiding behind things. There they discover the interstices between different sets of the visible.
Knock! Knock!
Who’s there?
Guess who!“
John Berger: „The Shape of a Pocket“, N.Y. 2001, pp. 4
Equipment:
Leica R 7+ everything necessary
digital: Lumix fz 50
=======================================
what I love
Quantxx 11. März 2009, 11:14
Mille Grazie, seagaulDirK Arenz 24. Februar 2009, 22:30
Na sowas, da sticht mir mein Gewissen ins Hirn. OK. Aber ehrlich: wenn ich eine Leica hätte, würde ich wahrscheinlich gar nicht mehr arbeiten gehen.Viele Grüße aus Eu
°°° celle °°° 11. Januar 2009, 9:38
danke dir, herr F !;-) !
VGc
Roberto Alegre 3. Juni 2008, 23:18
HolaThanks for your comment
Regards
Roberto!!
Quantxx 15. Mai 2008, 23:09
Indeed…Diana Bodea 5. Mai 2008, 23:17
Thank you so much for your kind words Seagaul, i really appreciated! keep on doing the great job!Mark Page 4. April 2008, 12:52
Thanks so much for your commentP r i s m a 24. Dezember 2007, 13:41
Ein frohes und gemütliches Weihnachtsfestwünsche ich Dir und Deinen Lieben,.
Zufriedenheit, Gesundheit
und alles Gute für das neue Jahr.
liebe Grüße Marianne
archiek 13. Dezember 2007, 4:49
Seagaul, as mentioned in the past I like your photos of water. I have just uploaded 4 of my water photos. Let me know what you think. -ArchieCanan Oner 11. Dezember 2007, 13:36
Francesco Margarita 8. Dezember 2007, 15:50
Marry Christmas and a good New Year 2008 ********
Buon Natale & Felice Anno Nuovo 2008
francesco margarita
Canan Oner 11. November 2007, 23:01
Hi there seagull !!...Thank you so much...
Cheers,
Canan
Katarina A 11. November 2007, 9:39
Thank you Seagaul,For nice comment ..Cheers
Katarina
Wayne Tsipouras 29. Oktober 2007, 4:34
Hello Seagaul,Yes thanks, I am home now again. At least for a while.
Many thanks for your time and company.
Something on its way to you :-)
Enjoy.
Best wishes from OZ.
-Wayne
Vesela Maleeva 28. Oktober 2007, 21:09
Hi Seagaul,Thank you for your supportive and kind words on:
Ves