- Magnifique ! - alvazora
- Lovely... - Carlos Ebert
- Indeed ! - Ludovic Mazet
Femme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer
"Homme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer !
La mer est ton miroir ; tu contemples ton âme
Dans le déroulement infini de sa lame,
Et ton esprit n'est pas un gouffre moins amer.
Tu te plais à plonger au sein de ton image ;
Tu l'embrasses des yeux et des bras, et ton coeur
Se distrait quelquefois de sa propre rumeur
Au bruit de cette plainte indomptable et sauvage.
Vous êtes tous les deux ténébreux et discrets :
Homme, nul n'a sondé le fond de tes abîmes ;
Ô mer, nul ne connaît tes richesses intimes,
Tant vous êtes jaloux de garder vos secrets !
Et cependant voilà des siècles innombrables
Que vous vous combattez sans pitié ni remord,
Tellement vous aimez le carnage et la mort,
Ô lutteurs éternels, ô frères implacables !"
[Charles Baudelaire - L'homme et la mer - Les fleurs du mal]
A possible English translation is available in the comments
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lizardking_cda (24 months ago | reply)
"Free man, you shall forever cherish the vast sea,
The sea, that image where you contemplate your soul
As everlastingly its mighty waves unroll.
Your mind a yawning gulf seasoned as bitterly.
You love to plunge into your image to the core,
Embracing it with eyes and arms; your very heart
Sometimes finds a distraction from its urgent smart
In the wild sea's untamable and plaintive roar.
Both of you live in darkness and in mystery:
Man, who has ever plumbed the far depths of your being?
O Sea, who knows your private hidden riches, seeing
How strange the secrets you preserve so jealously?
And yet for countless ages you have fought each other
With hands unsparing and with unforbearing breath,
Each an eternal foe to his relentless brother,
So avid are you both of slaughter and of death."
[Translation by Jaques Leclercq - Man and the Sea]
[peter davis] (24 months ago | reply)
lovely bw shot, great
joseluisgildela (24 months ago | reply)
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Princess Sissi (24 months ago | reply)
bellissimo scatto
Peter&JaneBurns (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful
Flibustier et Cie (24 months ago | reply)
Ohhh JM qu'est ce que c'est beau... et puis ce petit duvet blond que l'on apercoit, est une pure merveille.
Agata Mayer (24 months ago | reply)
very sensual ...
crack jackson jr (24 months ago | reply)
the lizard queen
zsourbanpic (24 months ago | reply)
nice girl ad pic
sam renajolo (24 months ago | reply)
c'est beau la liberté... superbe !
Conflicto (24 months ago | reply)
que sensacion de paz trasmite esta foto
schpleep (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful concept and lovely shot.
Marcelo Argolo (24 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous image, very sensual.
stoneth (24 months ago | reply)
cool
ike_z (24 months ago | reply)
simply wonderful!
Gabriel Lopes Monteiro (24 months ago | reply)
Great one.
big hairy monkey (24 months ago | reply)
Unbelievable. There is something very alluring about this whole capture.
fatafatphoto (24 months ago | reply)
NIce !
darnoc.fr (24 months ago | reply)
Vu sur Mordus de photos Monochrome
D' Alessandro Photography (24 months ago | reply)
super
Ch-d (24 months ago | reply)
Cela donne envie de partir à la mer
StefanoG.com (24 months ago | reply)
la grande classe version estivale, sublime!
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Terra Kate (24 months ago | reply)
This back is so beautiful... you've captured it wonderfully!
biotar58 (24 months ago | reply)
The small dust particles on the negative give the final touch to make perfect this beautiful photograph.
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Scarleth White (24 months ago | reply)
omg that is sooo amazing!!!
NICE magic [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
superbe jean marc
NICE magic [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
Fantastic picture!
Miracle de la vie - Luiza and Mickael for a new better world!
foxlike (24 months ago | reply)
Beuatiful
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Despina Alexandrou (24 months ago | reply)
this is amazing!
MonFolio (24 months ago | reply)
Hasselblad pour rendre hommage au grand Baudelaire !
A moins que ce soit Charles B. qui souligne les mérites de Victor H.
Dans les deux cas, quelle belle union ! (ceci dit, sans même parler du modèle dont la chute de reins est un poème en soi..)
Sarah Ann Wright (24 months ago | reply)
Like a Man Ray image! Beautiful :)
Carlos A Zapata (24 months ago | reply)
Bellisima fotografia. FELICITACIONES !!!!!!!!!!!
Black Camera [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
love the shot! serenity
william-zimpel (away on a long break..Thanks all ) (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful imsgery..love the dimples !!
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Eric F. / (24 months ago | reply)
Superbe prise.
ontoshiki (24 months ago | reply)
le feminine. well done. i wish were on the other side of this shot ;)
Davidap2009 (24 months ago | reply)
Wonderful cinematic quality :0)
jazzen1 [deleted] (24 months ago | reply)
Great pose. Very sexy.
nattil (24 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot
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Benisfree (24 months ago | reply)
le poème accompagne à merveille l'image!
aino3 (24 months ago | reply)
excellent !
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Juan Ontanilla (24 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Image
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Juan © (23 months ago | reply)
Beautiful Jean
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