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NiflheimWater
dances between
flexing fragile fingers,
creating flickering reflections

Which scatter,
then coalesce in
amorphous ephemeral movements;
an act from a crystalline orchestra
that crashes out for the silent
lines that wade through,
waist-high, from
slowly shifting shores.

Above is below:
two worlds connect
in the passing of lives
and in the eyes of mourners,
vague abstract vistas
are painted in a
flowing, mirrored majesty;
forever fluctuating
without and within the
waves of free-fall flows

As time slows
to frames of voids,
ice, and static mist:
a microcosm that binds
bodies to abaddon,
passing through
the walls o
The UniversalVI.

Consider amoebae.

V.

these single-celled organisms are so small,
millions of them can inhabit a single stretch of water.
It is hard, then, to imagine that they are an intrinsic part
of something so massive, so infinite, that the mind cannot possibly
imagine the scale; even the largest galactic clusters which
we have managed to observe are, in comparison,
like drops of ink into oceans.

IV.

It is, of course, the Universe.
It is vast. Truly, it is everything.
Yet, like everything, it had a beginning.
It will have an end; and it will be such an end!

The heat-death will come, and all is part of the pattern.
Each new star that i

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Or, Emergence.

Another old piece from 2008, related to the Deadwood series.
The focus is a little wonky, but I sort-of like it that way.
©2012-2013 ^arctoa
Category: Photography / Abstract & Surreal / Surreal

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Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed
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F/1.8
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March 18, 2008
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~uglybug 4 days ago  Professional Photographer
This is beautiful! Love your work
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^arctoa 3 days ago  Student Photographer
Thank-you kindly, I appreciate you taking the time to comment on my work.
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~Viedelamort May 1, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautifully devised focus that really enhances the dirty moodiness that is wonderfully presented with a dull but superlative colour and texture.
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^arctoa May 3, 2013  Student Photographer
Thank-you kindly for taking the time to comment upon my work.
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~Gryz Feb 24, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Intriguing form on this one. The thumbnail made it look like it had a human form but full size it takes on almost a painterly style in that it appears you can almost see brush strokes. Not sure if you remember, but were you free lensing when you took this? I've gotten some similar results when free lensing.
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^arctoa Feb 24, 2013  Student Photographer
Thank-you for the comment, it's most appreciated.

As for the technique, I wasn't free-lensing; in fact, I hadn't even heard of the technique before researching it in reply! It looks interesting; playing with focus is something that I enjoy, so it's certainly something that I'll be experimenting with in future. These results are just an example of the quirky nature of the Canon 50mm f1.8!
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~Gryz Feb 25, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Aww I see. It's something fun to try now and again.

Especially with your eye and since you're in Europe I've seen on Ebay a large array of old lenses sell for dirt cheap on some of the Ebay Eurozone sites. Shipping offsets the cheapness factor to the US but with free lensing no need for an adapter and you can play with lenses that you normally wouldn't get a chance too.
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^arctoa Feb 25, 2013  Student Photographer
Yes indeed, it certainly seems interesting. Thank-you for bringing it to my attention!
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~NiDiMe Feb 19, 2013  Student Filmographer
simply sad and beautiful
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^arctoa Feb 20, 2013  Student Photographer
Thank-you for the comment, it's appreciated.
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