Yea, Victoria, Australia

Karin Mai

Yea, Victoria, Australia

Photo taken days after I walked out on my x husband forever, this was the man I thought was my best friend, my lover, my soulmate, the father of any childern I may have had, the man I thought I would grow old with. What a disappointment that was and how hard it was to walk away and not to return to him and my newly built home in the Yarra valley.

Funny how life turns out the way it does.

I never imagined that i would be single, go through relationship after relationship, rent houses on my own, have housemates, be a lead tenant and share a house with teenagers that have been in the welfare system all there life, be a disability worker, go from job to job, be on a wonderful site like redbubble selling my art work and having people admire it and send me lovely comments and bubblemail about my work from all over Australia and The world, buying a cello and learning to play it, buying a new car and paying it off.

YES!

Funny how life turns out.

Yea, Victoria, Australia belongs to the following groups:

Australian Contemporary Photography, Country Victoria (Australia) 2 per day, Deep Within, First Things, Freedom to Shine, If it doesn't belong, JPG Cast-Offs, Melbourne & Victoria, Miniatures and Mammoths, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits - 2 Per 24 Hours, The FENCE group and Victorian Viewfinders Available for sale as

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Yea, Victoria, Australia by Karin Mai
Yea, Victoria, Australia by Karin Mai
  • Di Dowsett

    Di Dowsett

    love it!
    xx

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks Di, I love it too. So simple but it catches my eye every time I look at it.

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Simple but elegant image…....................beautiful work.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you very much. I love old rusty things especially thiings off farms.

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Well I am off a farm and I feel very old and rusty today…....................lolololololol

  • Karin Mai replied

    I helped my parents prune their fruit trees yesterday and I am feeling muscles that i havent felt in years so I am feeling old and rusty this morning.

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    mmmmm….................yes when the hardest thing you do is reach for “Backspace” physical activity can take its toll…...............my current state is not work but the flu, I am diseased!!!

  • Rosina Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    beautifully done

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks for the comments on this photo. This photo sits heavy on my heart. cheers kaz

  • barnsis

    barnsis

    Simple yet so much detail, great focus and framing.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you once again for the comments. cheers kaz

  • Andrew S

    Andrew S

    Wonderful rustic image….......

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you Andrew for your comment. cheers kaz

  • Jan Stead JEMproductions

    Jan Stead JEMp...

    Stunning shot!!!!

    Love it….the symbolism is pretty powerful too, although maybe you should have taken one with the chain undone!??

    Or was that too soon…now maybe?

    : )

  • Karin Mai replied

    Hi Jan Thanks for your comments.

  • Crispin Gardner IPA

    Crispin Gardn...

    Lovely rustic image Karin. Nice framing and DOF. Have you tried it in B&W?

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks for the comment, I havent tried it in B/W but it could be good.

  • Dawne Olson

    Dawne Olson

    Great image! Nice symbolism and aptly titled!

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you. cheers Kaz

  • LucyAnnx

    LucyAnnx

    i love this image. the symbolism is strong & a very strong story.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks LucyAnnx,

    I was free, angry, relieved, sad, heart broken and going through the 7 or 11 steps of grief that I had to get up and walk away from my 11 year relationship with my husband at the time. Because if I didnt I would never have gone on Redbubble, taken photos or be in the work that I am in now because I felt suffocated by him.

    Cheers Kaz

  • LucyAnnx

    LucyAnnx

    sorry to hear about that :( your work is amazing though, yuore clearly very passionate and talented, very inspirational. x

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you Lucyannx,

    my divorce happened 6 nearly 7 yrs ago it took up until last year for me to get over it but i am fine now and so glad that I threw my hands up in the air and i walked away.

    Cheers Kaz

  • Ingeborg

    Ingeborg

    I feel the saddness in this photo. Great shot. Very moving.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you so much. I thought it was appropriate to sow how I felt.

    Cheers

    Kaz

  • doyoulikeart

    doyoulikeart

    Great sharpness in the photo great story to go with it.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you doyoulikeart

    cheers

    Kaz

  • CynLynn

    CynLynn

    I have done that walk…. I love this shot! super work!

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thank you Cynlyn,

    and oh what a walk it is, Isnt?

    cheers

    Kaz

  • Gary Gurr

    Gary Gurr

    Nice rusty image Karin, good tones.

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks Gary,

    cheers

    Kaz

  • Diana-Lee Saville

    Diana-Lee Saville

    Great write up Karin…I certainly know how that feels :))

  • Karin Mai replied

    Thanks

    mate

    cheers

    Kaz

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