Quand une image vaut plus que mille mots...
Antoine, le papa de Luc, un photographe émérite, fut mon premier "influenceur" photo. Sans nul doute, il le fut aussi pour tous les passionnés photos du Québec à une certaine époque et même encore aujourd'hui. Il a précédé, pour moi, mes autres favoris: Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson ainsi que David Hamilton et encore d'autres.
Très jeune j'avais entendu ce nom "Antoine Désilets" et puis un jour, j'ai demandé en cadeau mon premier livre sur la photo : "Apprenez la photographie avec Antoine Désilets". Il y avait une mouette sur la couverture. J'ai pu ainsi développer mon amour pour le noir et blanc mais je crois que j'ai davantage regardé les images que je n'ai lu... J'aurais peut-être dû lire un peu plus...
Cette image touchante me réchauffe le coeur pour plus d'une raison et je suis honorée qu'elle fasse partie de ma galerie internationale des coeurs... Merci Luc !!
Et merci Antoine... Reposez en paix.
p.s. J'aime tellement cette image que je l'ai aussi incluse dans ma galerie "Handen" parce que j'aime ce que racontent les mains...
I knew...
This was goodbye... (already few years ago)
Mother passed away, few weeks after this image.
It was actually the last time she was lucid...and we shared
the most beautiful sunset from her depressing hospital room,
she was able to appreciate from my camera, the beauty of the colours
otherwise impossible from her position in bed with the building blocking the view...
(monthly challenge: lines / lines of time, lifeline, endless link)
Plastic can be recycled not life...
Small details MAKE the difference.
You know when you buy packs of bottles
they often come with these "plastic collars" since quite a while
and i saw once, years ago, a bird caught with this thing
around its body...
Since that day,
I said to myself i would make sure
i would never become a contributor to this crime to nature.
Even if i send my plastic to be recycled
I always "cut" the little circles or any other trap* in a way
that can represent less danger to any animal.
I am not sure where the truck for recycling
goes, is it always recycled or just spread
in an open dumping field...sometimes?
To me, this is a "primary" gesture to cut
those plastic rings.
Every little gesture counts
do not understimate your own contribution...
(weekly informal challenge: Primary)
(*for the picture...the "cutting" was not completely done with ;)
I found this "today" on the net:
http://sierraclubgreatlakes.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-much-plastic-is-in-great-lakes.html
Une image vaut milles mots...
Please -- stop polluting the world (air-water-ground)
We have the ability to "create" this - we have the ability to PREVENT and AVOID this...
M. Stephen Harper! Jean Charest! Vous avez du chemin à faire...et votre plan nord M. Charest est "stupide", surtout dans sa forme actuelle. Une farce et vous nous forcez à en être le dindon.
02-DEC-2011
Laurent....
Experimenting with my camera
So, this image was taken by...Laurent
while i was driving.
And of course...this time
the hand is NOT mine!
lol
You are nobody....until someone cares
The hands of a homeless person...
Can you feel his intensity?
I did...by just watching for a moment in silence.
Those hands were helping somebody else,
aussi mal foutu que lui...
It truly moved me.
Here is the award...
I want to offer
to each of You
for the wonderful images
you allow me to enjoy
weeks after weeks, years after years,
from your way of seeing and living
life
and for the chance you gave me
to learn and get inspired by your contributions and passion.
Because of You,
PBase feels like a family and is a wonderful place to be
because what we share is more than just images...
Merci Pbase friends
Please, take it personally
and accept my humble award of appreciation and friendship to You.
Time flies when you have fun...
Merci Scott and Walter
À bientôt still but...differently.
Claudia xx
It is a privilege to count you among my "PBase" friends(family).
---THE END---
Mmmmmm
I like the shape
and how it fits between my fingers.
01 octobre - Field flowers in my hand...
-while driving-
Because it is the nature of "me"
to be sensitive.
I do things
because
i want to do them.
Living life...
is what i love to do.
I write my own book
one page at a time...
There are still few
little flowers, waiting in fields
away from the daily routine
hoping to be seen, chosen and picked up
so they can bring smiles
and joy to somebody
should they feel
blue...or not.
Flowers
are not meant
to be forgotten
in fields...
Contact...
Ce lien ineffable...
Entre la mère et l'enfant.
I took this picture in a park.
It was a radiant and proud mother with her little girl in a swing.
I love the bigger picture** but, what moved me the most was that
little detail, this contact between the smiling mother and the
smiling, happy and confident child.
A little girl cute like a blooming rose.
*:
http://www.pbase.com/ckoi7lumiere/image/112576138
10-JUN-2010
A friendly dragon...
From the land of emperors and the silk road.
i believe... *
29-MAY-2010
Inspired
Using brushes...something i want to do
since a long time...
When i bought those brushes
i was...18.
I want to go to Florence and learn
dans la ville des grands maîtres.
Monologue...S
Two hearts that will never meet...
Away or apart (Challenge Avril)
Naissance...
Je suis gauchère.
Et j'ai les mains mouillées, gouttes au bout des doigts aussi...
09-AUG-2009
Sérénade à la solitude...
(un cadeau pour Anton)
We were under a giant weeping willow tree,
near the St-Lawrence, the light was exquisite.
I just...pressed the shutter.
The notes were peaceful.
25-JUL-2009
A blissful moment
Mmmmmm,
true friendship just taste delightful
When experienced at the level of the heart and soul...
A book....
A book cover that has its own story.
A gift that i cherish because that book was read before it got to me.
This makes it even more precious...
CHALLENGE: 30 THINGS IN 30 DAYS (avril 2017)
Entry 20 - A book cover (#26)
23-JUN-2009
I realized...
That often when i am on a red light
or immobilized in heavy traffic
my hand just go on the frame of the
car door and then.... nothing or almost.
My mind just drifts...
Like fingers on the strings of a guitar
Or simply notes on a stave
A signature in time...and places i don't know exist
where my mind takes me.
31-MAY-2009
For now...
Ils te disent tous :
"si tu as besoin de moi,
n'hésite pas je serai toujours là pour toi..."
C'est vrai ça?
One of the first photographs of god while still a child...
Title translated from the exquisite comment in French of Jean-Claude.
For those of you who don't understand french.
i just loved it! :)))
La délicatesse d'une petite étoile...
02-MAY-2009
Together....still and always
Un geste simple mais qui en dit bien long.
Il me réchauffe le coeur.
A non affordable luxury for too many...
FACE OF INNOCENCE...
And
The caring hand...
of a loving father.
A simple gesture that speaks volume.
He had just removed the little hat from his daughter's head.
Then, very gently and lovingly he placed her hair...
I was moved and lucky to capture that tender moment.
* ** **
Petite poupée de porcelaine...
Enlever son petit bonnet, placer ses cheveux...
Il a l'amour et le respect au bout des doigts
quand il touche sa fille.
La douceur et l'immense tendresse qui se dégagent de ce geste
pourtant si simple, est à couper le souffle, du moins, le miens.
Une petite poupée de porcelaine...c'est ce qui m'a traversé
l'esprit en voyant sa délicate intervention.
14-JAN-2009
Namaste...
"I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells,
I honor the place in you which is of Love,
of Integrity,
of Wisdom and of Peace.
Communication - No words needed...
* ** *
Hands: Elizabeth + Mena
20-DEC-2008
Noël 2008 Christmas for all my PBase FRIENDS
IF you celebrate, Christmas or anything else, may peace and happiness be with you.
Take this wish personally please :).
SI vous célébrez Noël ou toute autre chose, puisse la paix et le bonheur vous accompagner.
Recevez ce souhait de façon personnelle :).
Ahhhh....la magie des colombes encore...
APRIL SCAVENGER HUNT - 30 THINGS : 4th entry: "Something or someone cute" (#04)
This charming little boy had just noticed the "doves" in the cage few step in front of him
He was...completely taken and i was lucky enough to capture that " precise instant"
I was...moved.
There is a lot in this image...
01-OCT-2008
No more...
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE
IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!
My "photography", the world i see, how I see it
is a reflection of who i am.
Beauty lives in my universe...
* ** ** ** ** ** **
as in the original image i made of my eye...
going few steps back from the computer
gives you the real dimension of this image :)
Aimer
malgré les imperfections
les êtres de lumière
Ignorer et fuir
ceux qui l'éteignent...
Défini dans le regard de l'autre
Fais-moi belle.
Tu sentiras que tu es beau.
11-MAY-2008
La passation de l'ambassadeur...
18-APR-2008
le coeur, l'âme, l'esprit et le corps.
18-APR-2008
Purity, restraint, stillness...
20-AUG-2008
A rendez-vous with grass...
20-AUG-2008
Discrete language of the hands...
01-JAN-2008
C'est quoi cette lumière...
05-OCT-2007
Caught in your own fears
in the back of a dream...
Viiiiite prends la - la photo ! Me criait Elizabeth - aussi effrayée que moi de l'araignée près de sa main...
There is a school of thought that says we should conquer our fears
but I'm not sure I entirely agree.
We should understand our fears so we are not disabled by them
and then decide.. fear is a good regulator because behind fear is caution....
14-NOV-2007
Simon effleurant l'épaule de Sabrina
28-SEP-2007
Holding...
Fleurs reçues d'Australie...
Habitant of the lake...
je tiens un si petit coquillage...
10-AUG-2007
Ma cousine est allée à la mer...
C'est joli ce qu'elle m'a rapporté :)!
Pour savoir à qui ces mains:
Le Fil
Ma main, mes doigts, appuyés contre le verre.
17 sept 2006
Two worlds gently colliding
Blue lapis lazuli, a colour that has an effect on me ~
Blue, images of the ancients, echoes of oceans ~
L'eau source de Vie~ ~ ~
Reflections of calmness, thirst for knowledge ~
Expansion of my universe...
Reflections of His world, ~
Pearl white, ambassador of the world and explorer of the light~
Wisdom ~ longevity ~ knowledge ~ understanding ~ compassion and kindness come to my mind~
Where lies the wonders of the sparks lies a mystery abandoned to beauty ~
Beauty takes its origin in the heart of the moment~
A long succession of bubbles of Joy with a soft fusion of the hearts…
At the point of contact, where gentle collisions take place~
All becomes possible…
01-JAN-2007
New Light for 2007 - Trouvez le coeur...
Ma première image
à l'aube d'une nouvelle année
remplie d'espoir et de rêves
Par cette image
je renforce encore l'idée
que nous détenons la vie entre nos mains
et un peu celle des autres...
La lumière...celle que nous projetons
L'oeuf pour la vie que nous chérissons
Les douces pétales pour l'éclosion continue
Ma main pour...nous les êtres humain
La forme de coeur pour nous rappeler que nous sommes toujours vivants
Notre lentille, un reflet de notre âme...
Aujourd'hui, c'est le premier jour du reste de ma vie.
My first image
At early hours of a new year
Filled with hope and dreams
With this image
i wanted to reinforce the idea
that we hold life in our hands
and... a bit of the one of others
The light for the one we project
The egg for the life we cherish
Soft petals for renewed birth of life
My hand for...us human beings
The heart shape as a reminder we are still alive
Our lenses...a reflexion of our soul...
Today is the first day of the rest of my life...
and for the new year wishes:
http://www.pbase.com/image/72366028
29 mai 2007
mmmm.... Feeling the wind...
Reading its secret messages
A connection with five fingers...
On my way home tonight
Holding on to dreams.
Coucou Jacob!
On relaxe dans la main d'Elizabeth
Ehm...
inviting the sun, i can never resist melting some frost with my warm hand...
APRIL SCAVENGER HUNT - 30 THINGS : 3rd entry: "Something cold" (#27)
:: Coup de filet... ::
I caught my hand in a net...
What can a hand in a net say?
Look and hear...
Perhaps you will see
some human values
and some incongruities...
:: L'été où le soleil n'était pas au rendez-vous ::
i can only hear the piano play
Jeux de mains, au son des notes qui errent
Une délicate écharpe m'accompagne...
As i was just now writing to a friend, very far away:
"Sunday, 26 July 2009
Yesterday morning, when i woke up, i was in a "dolce vita" mood.
Listening to piano on my sound system and letting my mind wander around.
Then, on my bed side table, there was my little scarf
that i had put there the night before, to free my hair.
Then my hands started to play with the scarf,
while listening to the piano and reminiscing of one afternoon in Paris
where i had a migraine and had to remain at the hotel.
But, although i had a migraine, i opened the tall windows
to feel the air of the Spring in Paris.
Leaning flat on the bed, my naked feet under the pillow
and my head at the feet of the bed, on the comforter,
i heard from across the garden somebody play piano.
That was for sure a virtuoso.
I let the fresh/warm air of May take me deeper in the moment.
The notes were magical. I love piano, i wish i learned how to play
this magnificent instrument. So yesterday morning, in my humble bedroom,
i was listening to piano and i relived that moment
with my eyes closed and then, i realized that the light was just perfect.
My camera is never far...and...Voilà, you have the explanation
of the birth of my latest gallery on PBase".
:: Matin soft...de pluie ::
En ouvrant les yeux, j'ai aimé la lumière.
La pluie dansait dans ma tête.
J'entendais glisser les gouttes...
Inspiration : Michael Bolton : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbFsdWJLuo
