Find Me
experiment with long exposure time
taken at silver sands beach near Mandurah
nikon d80
sigma 10-20
190sec @ f13, ISO 100
wavering above dreams and floating down the steps of time
into memories that were held
like the long slow breaths of the son of zeus
your waters lapped at the edge of an ocean
the colour faded away
and i heard the distant sounds of a voice i once knew
in your ocean we swam
deep and flowing amongst the fathoms
surfacing in the bubbles, the void dropping away deep below
this remains untouchable
you’re untouchable yet with magnetism
i feel our worlds getting closer
you sang a song, perseus find me
i’m lost, let your ocean find me
your thoughts become a future that we all know can happen
as the seconds count away
i feel the music of thought reflected through me
reaching out with sonar
feeling your way in the lull of tide
i roll over on my side again to put my arm around you
yet you are gone
the sound of waves crashing in the night
is all there is to bring me close to you now
the energy comes again encircling
and pulls me away to the otherworlds
you sang a song, perseus find me
i’m lost, let your heart find me
i’m floating yet i can see with my eyes closed
the mirror of the ocean is as solid as glass
reality plays its funny games with me
the disparity between worlds makes my heart turn inside out
do you want your dreams dangling on the end of a chain just out of reach
or your life being held under while you struggle for air to breathe
these worlds meld into blurred emotions
fluid fills my lungs
yet i continue to breathe
come again, come and reach for me
let your ocean find me
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Vicki Ferrari
Magic image Laurette!
Laurette Ruys replied
thankyou Vicki :)
Denis Molodkin
Outstanding capture!
Laurette Ruys replied
thanks Denis!
Keiran Lusk
A beautiful experiment with long exposure Laurette – I just love the colour of the sky reflected in the ocean. And beautiful heartfelt words too. I hope that he or she finds you sometime soon :-)
Laurette Ruys replied
THankyou kindly Kieran for looking and reading. It’s more an abstract piece than literal, but parts of it are based on truths :))
Marie Sharp
I enjoy the color in this excellent capture! This would be great in A Fascinating Purple!
Marie ~ Host
Laurette Ruys replied
thanks Marie, I will have a look at your group.
shaneran
wonderful!! gorgeous capture!! wonderful colors , wonderful experiement. Your words are beautiful and go well with this dreamy picture!!
Laurette Ruys replied
thanku Jan, really glad you like them :)
Crystal Zacharias
Great coloring! Nicely done.
Rany Lutz
Excellent!
Sue Nueckel
Beautiful
Jim Robertson
Really nice Laurette. Like the way that the long exposue has softened the clouds.
Laurette Ruys replied
Thanks Jim, that’s what I like most about long exposures, capturing the wind currents ;)
Jared Revell
Amazing verse, Laurette, really captivating and full of emotion. A fitting piece to a wonderful, moody photograph.
Laurette Ruys replied
Thanks Jared. I really appreciate your comment :)
Andrew Bosman
This really sucks you in Laurette (the image), it has incredible depth. Clearly a successful experiment. :-)
Laurette Ruys replied
thanks boz, glad it sucks you in, thanks for looking :8)
lorilee
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Michael Walters
oh my oh my what have you been doing, this is such a treat to come back from a few days away to find these shots of yours, i think this is my favorite colour you’ve got, it’s so moody and powerful with emotion. I love that you are doing these long exposures. The water looks like mercury and the clouds positioned so well in your composition to frame the water, WOW!! and the words..the words indeed..from the first to the last they are as deep and thoughtful as the ocean. “Im floating yet i can see with my eyes closed” wow Laurette that is awesome, it all is so brilliant and genius you! love this 8-))
Laurette Ruys replied
heheh Michael, i’ve been playing with the ‘bulb’ setting on camera and counting lots in my head (have to get new battery for watch). The clouds have been providing me with the fairy floss of the skies. The words came to me after taking this pic so are sort of inspired from what i see in there. I’m really glad you like this and thanks so much for your wonderful comment as always :8) big grin here.
Donald Cameron
Powerful long exposure shot and accompanying words. It’s nice to see someone else connecting seascape photography to poetry, shows real thought has gone into the image and takes it to another level.
Laurette Ruys replied
to me the ocean is so inspiring and I often find the words flowing after being down there shooting the sunsets. thanks Donald :)
Helene Kippert
Gorgeous light!
JennyDean
love that purple Laurette! great shot.
Lucindawind
very beautiful shot !
Christian Hartung
absouletly love this piece of work, well done
Laurette Ruys replied
very much appreciated Christian and the fave :)
Adam Hardy
Beautiful shot! Love the movement in this!
Laurette Ruys replied
thankyou adam and for the fave :)
Debbie Meyers
Beautiful, I love this!
Laurette Ruys replied
thanks debbie :)
azzabaijan 4 days ago
hey gorgeous…... I like this….I think I may like it caressing the inner sleeve of FICKLEMUSIC’s album cover….wadaya think?
arran xxx