I captured light on film,
the minutes ticking
away, the photons sticking
together to tell my vision in images,
pictures that flirt
with the rest of the world
but that started out
as love letters
to you.
Another snippet from a poem I wrote years ago, one that relied on spring's (particularly the cherry trees') inspiration (which is better understood if you read the full poem). I thought of the poem today, while looking at this image, because the places these blossom petals end up always amazes me. I woke up the other morning and walked into my living room to find the hardwood floor scattered with soft pink petals, and remembered that the previous night I had been visiting the Sakura trees and had forgotten to take my boots off right away, after coming home. And on the way to work, I noticed that my windshield wipers weren't doing a great job... because they had those pink petals trapped under them, as the car had been parked beneath a blooming plum tree overnight.
These little things make me smile—the remnants that will persist beyond the blooming of the trees. Too soon, however, all of them will have been swept away by wind and water and time, and I'll be waiting another year for the trees to burst into color again.
But for now, they're still blooming, and this afternoon I will go in search of them again, camera cradled in my hands.
Image created with a Hasselblad 500 C/M. And, I might add, my new (for me) 50mm Hasselblad lens.
Ana Santos, anton kuvarzin, just.like.that., skidu, and 350 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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*December Sun 14 months ago | reply
How charming!
i k o 14 months ago | reply
I like the rays of sunlight in this colorful shot
Vida Dimovska 14 months ago | reply
Fantastic shot!!!
Yelitza Marie 14 months ago | reply
LOVE the reflection of the flowers on the car!
Dan Grenier 14 months ago | reply
Yes, how beautiful... In particular the reflection on the hood is spectacular, but I really like your peom too. ...and a new 50! Lucky girl...
Michael Anthony Nelson 14 months ago | reply
I love this image. The Volvo is a nice touch, that's exactly what Portland looks like.
J.Sod 14 months ago | reply
Love the Volvo! My dad used to own an Orange Volvo when I was very young I have vague yet fond memories of it. The car gives this image a very vintage late 70s early 80s feel to it.
Rusé 14 months ago | reply
A pretty much perfect image in my opinion.
bunchadogs & susan 14 months ago | reply
you are a dreamer. and this is absolutely gorgeous.
the perfect shot of beautiful remnants.
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Seen on your photo stream. ( ?² )
reflectingonlife 14 months ago | reply
How beautiful - love the idea and reflections too HTMT
{no rest for the wicked} 14 months ago | reply
Delightful scene.
And you are a wonderful poet: "photons sticking" :)
Stacysparkle 14 months ago | reply
Excellent capture! Nice tones & composition!
Janne☂ 14 months ago | reply
wonderful!!
jus10photos 14 months ago | reply
This is so beautiful!
Larissa84* 14 months ago | reply
the dark contrast and the reflections on that car are to die for! I also like how barely anything is in focus- it creates a nice effect. My car has been parked under two white plum trees all this week and those petals are everywhere- I found one in my suitcase as I was packing this morning (and the tree lost all its blossoms several days ago).
dropandmoment 14 months ago | reply
Your photo and poem are magnificent!(:
raquel fialho 14 months ago | reply
oh this is so beautiful*
tumbleweed.in.eden 13 months ago | reply
i emailed instacanvas too to tell them this was stolen, among others.
manyfires 13 months ago | reply
Thanks so much, Cara!
Just-a-Song 12 months ago | reply
I like it when people admit they have nothing outstanding to say about a photograph, that any words would just be babble over the top of photographic excellence, merely futile attempts to try to explain their reaction to an image. Writing out any descriptive word relating to "like" detailing exactly how here would be silly for me to do.