silent night by AL

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silent night

" If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me
and just forget the world? "

( http://www.filemagazine.com/thecollection/archives/2008/04/silent_night.html )

(Yes, back to my old moody self. Realised that I'm just not weird and crazy enough :-( Gonna try again!
Here is a new mini sub-gallery about my senses, with and without them. Nothing provoking.
Merely thoughts and moments that I sometimes have or wish to have. And perhaps you too.)

Part of my new gallery ~ see hear speak no... ~

Nikon D50

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Guest		03-Jul-2010 09:04
Great ! v !

PauloCGama		03-Dec-2009 22:52
Fabulous in all ways! v

Ann...		09-Oct-2009 17:43
Beautiful mood.

Guest		03-Apr-2008 16:36
FILED:-)

Guest		02-Oct-2007 00:39
WOW again:-)

Andrey Wagner		28-Sep-2007 18:39
Wow!!! V

Giancarlo Guzzardi		29-Aug-2007 09:49
wonderful image. The love it

Yves Rubin		25-Mar-2007 00:06
Beautiful and inspiring!

Guest		08-Mar-2007 00:54
good work

Guest		08-Mar-2007 00:50
this is a very good image

Guest		09-Feb-2007 22:31
bella y espeluznante. CONGRATULATINOS, VOTE!

Chris Sofopoulos		23-Dec-2006 12:59
How I have lost the first one of the series???... and maybe one of the best in this gallery! Wonderful composition and crop Ai Li! Very beautiful photo! v

Barbara Heide		19-Dec-2006 19:34
very strong shot expressive and subtle like the mood!v

Dan Chusid		09-Dec-2006 15:49
Sometimes...silence IS golden. Well taken AL.

Martha Albuquerque		05-Dec-2006 16:27
Simply beautiful! ~my vote~

carol j. phipps		04-Dec-2006 02:09
Tremendously effective as a passionate image. Vote

Guest		29-Nov-2006 21:33
almighty. -voted-

Rob Rosetti		26-Nov-2006 19:09
Have I told you this is fantastic?

Guest		25-Nov-2006 09:24
love the emotion, vote regards, wim

Guest		21-Nov-2006 18:47
absolutely brilliant ... Hugue vote ! Vincent.

Guest		21-Nov-2006 15:15
Brilliant, Al! I agree 100% with Craig ~ it doesn't get any better than this! GMV!

Emad Omar		20-Nov-2006 22:18
well done

Guest		20-Nov-2006 19:42
Very good and strong photo.

Eric Herbelin		20-Nov-2006 16:53
Blue beauty.

J. Scott Coile		20-Nov-2006 15:33
Simple. Just enough. Wonderful mysterious light. Moody blues! Vote.

Guest		20-Nov-2006 00:53
wow Ai li. I still cant find the words to describe this image. mesmerising is one for a start:-)

Craig Persel		20-Nov-2006 00:01
Doesn't get any better. :-) Vote.

Guest		19-Nov-2006 20:03
Wonderful work on the light and the composition. It is very interesting to see the the black part on the left is adding to the image. The textures and the colors of the skin work perfectly with this blue glow. Very impressive work! Voted.

Antonis Sarantos		19-Nov-2006 19:24
I couldn't add a thing, just that I admire you so much!

beverley harrison		19-Nov-2006 15:56
stunning, so simple but stunning!! vote!

Roe..		19-Nov-2006 12:55
my mouth just dropped to the floor..I can't pull apart what I like...I just love it...but that tint of blue sucks me into this amazing image..v

ltolksdorf		19-Nov-2006 08:38
GMV

Guest		18-Nov-2006 21:30
Wonderful image Ai Li - I think everything else has been said. V

Ken McColl		18-Nov-2006 16:42
The way one can still detect tension held within the fingers AiLi..gives (for me anyway) its teriffic power. You are not comfortable lying there....like keeping out the sounds KMc

Guest		18-Nov-2006 14:53
I have no words. It's the work of someone who masters her light.

Guest		18-Nov-2006 13:48
my words are not needed. the brilliance of the image has been summed up.

Guest		18-Nov-2006 11:52
you always amazed me by your creativity, the beauty of your compositions and the quality of the results... Once more, like Kal, I can stand hours looking to this image... Strong, beautiful and deeply artistic. A big Bravo!!!!!;)) G.

olivier bruning		18-Nov-2006 09:25
wonderful light& mood! very soft & silent indeed, gmv

Guest		18-Nov-2006 06:29
I think this is NOT as depressing as some of your others - it's quite beautiful and the blue gives a sense of calm.

...duncan		18-Nov-2006 04:37
Brilliant use of negative space.

Guest		18-Nov-2006 03:22
Phil Douglis has summed it up so well Vote

Richard Calmes		18-Nov-2006 03:11
This is a powerful image in a soft subdued way! Great mood! V

Kal Khogali		18-Nov-2006 01:35
A human landscape at twilight Ai Li. ...then I opened it and realised that it was far greater than any earthly landscape. This is one where I could lie and watch it forever...;-)K.

Cindi Smith		18-Nov-2006 00:50
Okay, you are awesome and your images are so creative and surreal! I'm constantly amazed at your work. You have my utmost respect and you are one of the best photographers. Love it. Of course, you have my vote again!

Doug Kessler		18-Nov-2006 00:39
What's left to say? Terrific work! Voted

david procter		18-Nov-2006 00:22
The play of light around your shoulders is so delicate and youre so gently exposed. You have very expressive hands and here there's just that hint of warmth to keep you there as the light fades. Your faceless portraits often share features but always say something new about you. Love Naill's words.

fred_il		18-Nov-2006 00:07
The crop and lighting are fabulous! VOte!

Sheila		17-Nov-2006 23:45
shhh. Artist at work. v

Stu		17-Nov-2006 23:36
This is another beautiful photo...the way you're blocking out sounds with the hand and the light is all around your ear, in fact the light generally with the fade into blackness to the left...it looks great.

Guest		17-Nov-2006 22:57
WE love when you're moody. What else can I add that's already been said? I'll just vote.

type		17-Nov-2006 22:51
This is quite stunning, Ai Li. Your body looks like marble; there's something cadavrous about the way your pale skin, shoulder blade and spine showing through appears sat, motionless on a table we can't see. Only the hand expression betrays the fact that you are alive and screaming, if not kicking. The lighting, placing the origin of that emergent blue invisible behind your face, your line of vision is inspired, as is the way your body enters tightly into the frame, almost invading it: it resembles almost a scalpel, cold, clinical beyond pain or remorse. Certainly voting for this.

Sharon Rogers		17-Nov-2006 20:46
If I cover my head with my hand will the problems go away? Love the blue tones too. Well done. v>

Guest		17-Nov-2006 19:47
The hand is yours and emphasises the wish for him to be by your side. At the same time the hand blots out the noise. A blank wall and no sound, just a wish to share a moment - a long, peaceful moment - without any stresses, pressures or distractions, from outside. ~v~

Guest		17-Nov-2006 19:46
The composition works wonderfully with the mood. Excellent and emotional work, AL

sebas veldhuisen		17-Nov-2006 18:33
Fantastic! But seen the ammount of comments you already knew that. Vote anyway.

JSWaters		17-Nov-2006 17:35
There is a reality to this that I think the high key shots didn't capture. The cool blue color magnifies the silence and that coolness (loneliness?) is echoed in your skin, almost like alabaster. The beauty of this is we all relate to it - it's a vulnerability that at one time or another everyone experiences. (Don't worry about the weird and crazy. It will evolve, or it won't. You're obviously comfortable here.) Jenene

Phil Douglis		17-Nov-2006 17:33
It is the interplay of darkness and gesture that speak here, Ai Li. The concept is not new, and there are no incongruities here to bring new ideas to light. However the image is richly abstracted and the human values of moody introspection are certainly evident. When we feel loneliness in others, we often wish we could reach out and help. And that is what this image does -- it draws the viewer to it out of compassion.

De'Carr Studio		17-Nov-2006 15:57
You have a unique and creative style to your work. Beautiful, Al. vote

Ray :)		17-Nov-2006 15:53
Ai Li, this is a perfect interpretation of the prose. It looks as if you just want to focus on the beauty of that illuminated blue, whilst your love is shining on you. Nothing else matters. ~v~

jude		17-Nov-2006 15:36
Your best by far.. it's spectacular, Ai Li.. There is a sadness (as shown with the placement of the hand) mixed with sensuality that draws one in.. I can't stop looking at this, it is truly a piece of art..

Ana Carloto O'Shea		17-Nov-2006 15:26
Oops! I shouldn't be here in pbase... right?? Oh bummer! I forgot to make myself invisible.. Fridays!!

Ana Carloto O'Shea		17-Nov-2006 15:24
Yes! I love your moody and heartfelt photos as they speak the same language of mine. This is a very beautiful one, different from the other highkey shots you've been doing and with an excellent use of the light and negative space. I love the long crop too. There is no greater beauty when words and image harmonise themselves in a way that can light the emotions in those that contemplate them. Well done.

Dallas Hyatt		17-Nov-2006 15:20
Powerful stuff. Nice and moody. I like it.

Jen Bixler		17-Nov-2006 15:19
Oh yes....I recognize those words. Your image is lovely and captures it perfectly. PING: http://www.pbase.com/jennifernicholson/image/67166865 ~V~

AlessandroBassi		17-Nov-2006 15:17
bella fotografia alessandro

Mostafa Moftah		17-Nov-2006 15:16
"When you’re weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all; I’m on your side. When times get rough, And friends just can’t be found, Like a bridge over troubled water.. I will lay me down." ~Voted~

Jim Ross		17-Nov-2006 15:13
Fantastic work... Looking forward to seeing this gallery develop...

Guenter Eh		17-Nov-2006 15:12
You force our senses again Ai Li! And you impress us with your creativity and the beauty of your works like this! Simply magnificent!!!

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