Rick, as I have already said before, I know very little about photography. But after some wandering through photoblogs I managed to grab some of the jargon you people use to comment on pictures. "Texture", "light", "contrast", "composition", "juxtaposition", "color"... and so on and so forth. At this point I wanted to make some comment using the word "color" to describe what I felt when I saw this particular post, but without the technical aspect of it. But I feel I will fail on that. So I just give you what I can give, which is my very own, personal view about what I see.
I see a five year old girl, at the other side of the world, playing in the beach. She lives near the Ipanema's Beach. It's summer and her mum takes her to the beach almost every day. The girl, like most kids, loves to seat in the sand and dig, dig, dig. She is ambitious and young enough to believe she can excavate the most deep hole in the world. After some layers are removed, she finds rubbish, shells, little crustaceans and water. And more water. And still more water. The girl is frustrated.
"What lies beneath the water, mom?"
"Japan!"
I know this is quite silly and battered, but I wanted to tell you how magic it felt to me when I finally put my feet in Japan. In Brazil, Japan is "the other side of the world". And that does have to do with their geographical position, but since they are an Occidental country and an Oriental one, the distance seem much bigger than it really is.
I imagine how good it would be for me, after my long digging, to find the scenery your picture shows. And how perfect it would be to find another girl waiting for me!
Funny to think you are already in 2010 and we are still in 2009. In six hours from now we will be even!
Claudia, The scene you describe could easily be me and my daughter at the beach (but you know this). When my daughter asks what's on "the other side", I say "Canada!" I don't know (or care!) if it's geographically correct. I want her to imagine this place as hers. This place she knows her daddy sometimes pines for. It's not a matter of her choosing between Japan and Canada. Rather, I want her to understand that she can have both of them. Just for starters. She's got a free pass to two awesome rides at the amusement park! I won't tell her how lucky she is, but I hope she'll someday realize it on her own.
I've wandered a bit from your wonderful comment. Sorry, and thank you! I hope you and your family have a great year.
By the way, Claudia, why don't you start a blog? You clearly have some interesting things to say. Or are you holding out on us? ;-)
Susan, Thank you. Being me, however, I can't help but think that it's never too late to screw things up! I will endeavor not to. Happy New Year!
AV, I haven't been over to your place for a while. That will change later this evening. Hope you also have a great year!
Psephis, Thanks. I hope you have a great year as well. By the way, I used to do something here called "Greek of the Week." (Mostly stuff copied and pasted from my Master's thesis!). What do you think, should I start it up again?
Anonymous, As always, thank you for your kind comments. I know that you live in Japan (and maybe you are Japanese?). I respect that you want to remain anonymous, but I hope you don't feel that it's necessary. Happy New Year! あけまして おめでとう！
Greek of the week? Oh, what can I say? Sounds interesting... Well, it's up to you basically, it's your blog. If you feel inclined to do so, why not? And, you know what? I have a feeling that, most probably, you know a lot more about Homer, Euripides and all that, than I do - much to my shame! If you do post anything of this kind, I 'd love to read it.
Sea and sand together make our spirits so curious, so eager for answers! They are, in a way, great Philosophy teachers (or should I say Philosophy facilitators?).
About my not having a blog - there are no plans. I started this commenting stuff because I wanted to practice my English skills. Actually it was Jane Austen who brought me to you and Susan. I looked for Jane Austen blogs but, fed up with the things I found, I began to wander through blog rolls... It's funny that in doing so I ended up in a blog called Kyklops... quite ironic, isn't it?
Anyway, I thank you both for the encouragement. The thing is: I do enjoy reading, I strive to be a good reader. And that is what I have to give to you - the results of my reading/interpretation. Hope you like/don't mind it.
You could always give me a hand with the language, though. I would be grateful if you corrected me every now and then.
Rick, as I have already said before, I know very little about photography. But after some wandering through photoblogs I managed to grab some of the jargon you people use to comment on pictures. "Texture", "light", "contrast", "composition", "juxtaposition", "color"... and so on and so forth. At this point I wanted to make some comment using the word "color" to describe what I felt when I saw this particular post, but without the technical aspect of it. But I feel I will fail on that. So I just give you what I can give, which is my very own, personal view about what I see.
ReplyDeleteI see a five year old girl, at the other side of the world, playing in the beach. She lives near the Ipanema's Beach. It's summer and her mum takes her to the beach almost every day. The girl, like most kids, loves to seat in the sand and dig, dig, dig. She is ambitious and young enough to believe she can excavate the most deep hole in the world. After some layers are removed, she finds rubbish, shells, little crustaceans and water. And more water. And still more water. The girl is frustrated.
"What lies beneath the water, mom?"
"Japan!"
I know this is quite silly and battered, but I wanted to tell you how magic it felt to me when I finally put my feet in Japan. In Brazil, Japan is "the other side of the world". And that does have to do with their geographical position, but since they are an Occidental country and an Oriental one, the distance seem much bigger than it really is.
I imagine how good it would be for me, after my long digging, to find the scenery your picture shows. And how perfect it would be to find another girl waiting for me!
Funny to think you are already in 2010 and we are still in 2009. In six hours from now we will be even!
Have a nice first day of the year!
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteShe's got a great start, having you as a Dad.
Gorgeous photos - and here's wishing you a wonderful 2010!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year, Rick!
ReplyDeleteI love beautiful picture and poetic comment.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rick and Claudia.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Claudia,
ReplyDeleteThe scene you describe could easily be me and my daughter at the beach (but you know this). When my daughter asks what's on "the other side", I say "Canada!" I don't know (or care!) if it's geographically correct. I want her to imagine this place as hers. This place she knows her daddy sometimes pines for. It's not a matter of her choosing between Japan and Canada. Rather, I want her to understand that she can have both of them. Just for starters. She's got a free pass to two awesome rides at the amusement park! I won't tell her how lucky she is, but I hope she'll someday realize it on her own.
I've wandered a bit from your wonderful comment. Sorry, and thank you! I hope you and your family have a great year.
By the way, Claudia, why don't you start a blog? You clearly have some interesting things to say. Or are you holding out on us? ;-)
Susan,
Thank you. Being me, however, I can't help but think that it's never too late to screw things up! I will endeavor not to.
Happy New Year!
AV,
I haven't been over to your place for a while. That will change later this evening.
Hope you also have a great year!
Psephis,
Thanks. I hope you have a great year as well.
By the way, I used to do something here called "Greek of the Week." (Mostly stuff copied and pasted from my Master's thesis!). What do you think, should I start it up again?
Anonymous,
As always, thank you for your kind comments. I know that you live in Japan (and maybe you are Japanese?). I respect that you want to remain anonymous, but I hope you don't feel that it's necessary.
Happy New Year!
あけまして おめでとう！
Greek of the week? Oh, what can I say? Sounds interesting... Well, it's up to you basically, it's your blog. If you feel inclined to do so, why not? And, you know what? I have a feeling that, most probably, you know a lot more about Homer, Euripides and all that, than I do - much to my shame! If you do post anything of this kind, I 'd love to read it.
ReplyDeleteHeya. Claudia has been asked this question before.
ReplyDeleteSea and sand together make our spirits so curious, so eager for answers! They are, in a way, great Philosophy teachers (or should I say Philosophy facilitators?).
ReplyDeleteAbout my not having a blog - there are no plans. I started this commenting stuff because I wanted to practice my English skills. Actually it was Jane Austen who brought me to you and Susan. I looked for Jane Austen blogs but, fed up with the things I found, I began to wander through blog rolls... It's funny that in doing so I ended up in a blog called Kyklops... quite ironic, isn't it?
Anyway, I thank you both for the encouragement. The thing is: I do enjoy reading, I strive to be a good reader. And that is what I have to give to you - the results of my reading/interpretation. Hope you like/don't mind it.
You could always give me a hand with the language, though. I would be grateful if you corrected me every now and then.
Cheers!