Sacrifice
I received a timely reminder today from a very dear friend to “come out and play” so here I am =)
I worked on the colour version of this for so long that I completely lost any objectivity I may have once had, even after walking away from it for days and coming back to it. I love the black and white, but the colour version has a totally different feel, a really intense feel… I can’t really explain it. I may upload that one too, just to get some feedback on the both of them side by side.
Hello my friend, we meet again
It’s been awhile, where should we begin?
Feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
Oh, I remember
When you are with me, I’m free
I’m careless, I believe
Above all the others we’ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
We’ve seen our share of ups and downs
Oh how quickly life can turn around
In an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let’s find peace there
When you are with me, I’m free
I’m careless, I believe
Above all the others we’ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again
When you are with me I’m free
I’m careless, I believe
Above all the others we’ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
Cause when you are with me I am free
I’m careless, I believe
Above all the others we’ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice, My sacrifice
I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again
My sacrifice.
My Sacrifice Lyrics by Creed
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Daniel Rayfield
This is a fantastic capture!!! Better in B&W
Rhana Griffin
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Thanks Daniel… although I’m still not overly sure =)
Richard Veal
Great B&W Rhana.
Instant fave.
Rhana Griffin
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Thanks so much for your support Richard. I love this in B&W too.
Rose Moxon
this is other worldy…love it. so, lets see the colour one too!
Rhana Griffin
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There she is! {{{{hugs}}}} She of the motivating text message ;) Thanks darlin… I have to go light the fire, do the dinner/bath/bedtime/mum stuff but I PROMISE I will be back later to play =)
Peter Zentjens
Dead trees, one of my favourite subjects. Specially against such a dark sky. ;^)
Great B&W work Rhana.
Stuart Chapman
My turn to sit and gaze now (have you finished with those eye drops yet, I think I may have some need for them in a bit).
Thanks for coming out to play again. The b/w does not give intensity – I can imagine this in colour. This feels really laid back, sunny and quiet. Almost a lazy past (Deb will laugh when I type this but..) I could sit here all day bask in the sun and have a lovely glass of lemonade.
Such peace, a place where you can go find some (right now – very much needed) inner bliss and watch and gaze at mother nature as she just breezes past with such effortless glory.
midzing
beautiful shot,,, well done
gladders
Nice tonal work Rhana. The composition works very well for me. I like the texture in the grass and rocks. Those clouds are just to die for…...I think Stuart has more than lemon in his lemonade…..
Lisa Jewell
I love this in B&W…the three parts to this image, each bring such depth….and lots to think about.
XOXO
joak
wonderful b/w is superb well done
Geoff Coleman...
It’s wonderful to have you back and playing with us again – the playground just hasn’t been the same without you!
I’m a bit with Stuart on this one – for b/w I think this one needed less foreground and sky above – it’s all about the tree and its sacrifice and that gets a bit lost in the landscape. I doubt this would happen so much in the colour version so would love to see it. This is one brilliant tree and would look absolutely brilliant silhouetted against a full moonlit sky with a creeping shadow across the ground.
Now isn’t that typical. Start off saying something nice and mushy and then turn into the playground bully (talk about feeding hands being bitten)!!
Jaeda DeWalt
Beautifully stark and surreal . . .
I love the way the darkened sky melts into clouds
that dance behind the tree branches and hover low to the ground.
I also like the array of textures.
E N C H A N T I N G
Nikki Trexel
i love that song, and this is a wonderful picture. i know what it is like to work on a photo so long that you no longer see it as one work – it is many elements and it prevents you from properly seeing it. great decision to convert to B&W.
Paul Tupman
This is wonderful Rhana.. I love the feel of this shot.. some stunning atmosphere to it. Fantastic black and whites tones and contrasts here.. I can imagine the colour version having a very different feel to it.. probably very vibrant where as this has a stark beauty to it. A real favourite.
Shree
Rhana the flow in your words was so mesmerizing that its hard to take eyes away from it…specially those last lines : Above all the others we’ll fly This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice, My sacrifice…....wow…a deep thoughtful process all the way…anyways i loved the pic as well as the poetic narration.
coffeetea
brilliant bw!
Jaeda DeWalt
STARK and STUNNING!
beautiful atmosphere
love the visual silence
Heather King
you have captured the ‘perfect’ tree photo…incredible black and white, beautiful contrast
Linda Yates 23 days ago
What a beautiful black and white Rhana! Wonderful job!!