Ideas Keep Swirling in My Head ~ Some Become Abstract Images. Creative Arts Three Day Weekend
"Dolphins Sharing an Intimate Moment"
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"Organized Chaos"
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NOTE: Image atop page: "Coffee Spill"
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RED BOX RULES: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …
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• IF/WHEN SUCH PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, TO PROPERLY AND CLEARLY ATTRIBUTE THE COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNER(S).
VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.
Thanks, A. MAC
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Here we are again. Good evening.
cool. I like all 3, but I'm leaning hard towards organized chaos ...
go figure, huh?
And a good evening to you too.
Here are a couple of swirls back to you...
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And a pagoda ceiling i didn't have to edit.
Morning...your very top photo reminded me of the Maori in NZ..
They use this symbol in much of their heritage and it represents the fern frond or Ponga they call tree ferns.
Not my photos.
We used to enjoy eating them when I was back in Canada, haven't seen them here. We called them fiddlehead greens.
All of them are very cool, Mac.
"Branch" (© G. Gam)
"Reeds and Reflections" (© G. Gam)
"Woman in a Red Coat" (© G. Gam)
The top two photos look to me like LensCultue prize winners, but the bottom photo makes me think of this:
That's a very disturbing image. People I have shown my photo to have all commented that it looks like a very peaceful scene. My photo was taken in China, and, of course, the Chinese Communist Party and the Nazi Party do have a lot in common, both having engaged in the wholesale slaughter of millions of innocent people.
My photo actually reminds me of this:
From Schindler's List?
Yes, very disturbing, didn't make me think of that at all.
This image is quite lovely
"Woman in a red coat". "Little Jewish girl in a red coat" Both isolated in red against a B&W background. I guess I'm more sensitive about The Holocaust than you are, and the impression Schindler's List made on me when I watched it.
There is a difference between the Holocaust and what happened to the "millions" of Chinese. The Holocaust was an intention to annihilate a whole religion of people, while the millions who died during Mao's regime were not intentional murders but were the result of mismanagement during a massive drought - most died of starvation. Granted Tiananmen Square was intentional, but nowhere near comparison to The Holocaust. I don't think I would have thrown up what happened to the Native Americans in your face.
Since you want to UNNECESSARILY throw ancient history into my face, the present Chinese government has pulled millions of people out of abject poverty, an effort that took ten years and I have no idea how much money it cost for that success, so that nobody here needs to sleep under bridges or in a tent. What has America done for the homeless?
please give it a rest while in here ...
That’s enough.
SO THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDING, my "THAT'S ENOUGH" comment was intended GENERICALLY as a "CEASE & DESIST" ANY/ALL POLITICAL diatribe in this thread.
you're always all over my color palate, and your black and white photos are great G ...
Thanks, dev.
I like the contrast of the colors - nice.
Thanks!
A cozy fall scene outside an apple orchard we stopped at last weekend -
The super moon showing through the trees while walking the dog the other night -
nice fall photos ...
pumpkin spice time of year - I hate that stuff
Reminds me of some twisted tunes - from one of my favorite rock stations back in the day 98 Rock - spoofing Christmas and little Butchie doesn't like pumpkin pie
Essex Wonderland Lyrics
Oh by the way, hey did you know,
Tomorrow night, we're playin bingo
Its a beautiful sight we're goin bowling tonight
We're walkin in a Essex wonderland.
Down the plant, we got the day off
Cuz the foreman got his payoff
We're drinkin all day, then whizzin away
We're walkin in a Essex wonderland.
Let me tell ya somethin at this time hon
Essex is da only way to be
While your at it you should get your hair done
And bleach it blonde so all the folks'll see.
We're gettin Hazel ta make some eggnog
In the fireplace, we'll burn a fake log
Little Butchie will cry, he don't like pumpkin pie
We're walkin in a Essex wonderland
Joey's home from the service
and his girlfriend is gettin nervous
While he was at sea, she contracted VD
They're walkin in a Essex wonderland.
You can make an ornament from a Bud Can
And then yous can hang it from the tree
'Sherry are you pregnant?,' she'll say, 'No Man
But I'm thirteen so ain't it time to be?'
We're callin Donnie up in jail
We're raising money to post his bail
Our neighbor is cranked and uncle Jimmy is tanked
We're walkin in a Essex wonderland (2x)
Happy Holidays, Hon!
both scenes project brisk fall air ...
The moon peering through the branches helps to make that second photo special, Why does the first one make me think of the show Paint Your Wagon?
NYC
Love that shot!
Thanks! Taken from the 16th deck of a cruise ship last Sunday.
that shot has it all ...
... and who let you drive the boat?
That gets a BLUE RIBBON!
Great photo.
If I were a photo contest judge, you would win the gold medal for that one.
Monument Valley
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oh yeah ...
Although I've to a lot of amazing places in the USA, I'm sorry I missed being there to see that one. Great image.
Arvo..have been watching the Maggies here for the last couple of months..and finally today spotted baby in the silver birch in my backyard..
Been here 35 years and now lost count of which generation this one will be..the parents know me and they don't swoop as I feed them and they recognise me..
Maggies will swoop as they are extremely protective of their young..it's almost a rite of passage to be swooped here..
They are brilliant warblers and very entertaining to watch..and they are extremely intelligent..
Baby in my silver birch tree..
Not my photo..dad getting rid of an intruder in his space...
That's a baby?
Ahhh yep..they don't leave the nest until they can fly at least a couple of metres.. Maggie's are bit smaller than a crow when fully grown..
Yeah, I know, I once saw one in Beijing (never in Canada).
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wow. another art piece of yours that really speaks to me and I have no idea why. just wow ...
Fascinating concept - flying saucers?
78 or 45?
33 1/3.
Digital Illustration - Reptilian Forms
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Okay, now what does everyone think that looks like? It makes me think of the kind of mask that a person wore at a masked ball in the late 19th century.
Like so...
looks to me like a stylized version of those native dancers ...
I think that perhaps it's time to close off this article, and I am doing it because I have some concern that A.Mac may be indisposed or distracted. Thanks to all for their contributions.