At The End Of The World

Michael Walters

At The End Of The World

lay where you are, it’s will be so long till light
there’s nothing out there, still the bad moon rises
your story sounds like gold dust blown off a mountain top
when you wake in the first hours it’s only frost that you breathe

and there’s an aching chill in here
and you panic to cling to warmth
and there’s no one left in this place
and you feel there’s nothing left to do…for you

oh no what have you done..this…...time
there’s a million starts inside…your ..mind
and the air was cold that night..
you would still feel like home

you purify the good times, will you pass it round this time
there’s a pair of lonely eyes that stare into her night
why wonder what she’s wondering, it makes you forget
will the outside try to understand you if you prove yourself

and there’s an aching chill in here
and you panic to cling to warmth
and there’s no one left in this place
and you feel there’s nothing left to do…for you

oh no what have you done..this…...time
there’s a million starts inside…your ..mind
and the air was cold that night..
you would still feel like home

-me

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At The End Of The World by Michael Walters
At The End Of The World by Michael Walters
  • John  Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    What a fantastic image Michael, beautiful to say the least!!!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks so much for that John, appreciate it mate.

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Love these Alpine shots of yours Michael, another pearler.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much for that Travis, it’s always good to get away from the seascapes for a bit.

  • Alex Stojan

    Alex Stojan

    Looks like my kind of weather! Beautiful work Michael, I love the purple hues!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Yeah it’s cold so it thats yours then you would love it:) Thanks Alex

  • JeffStockton

    JeffStockton

    Thirds works a treat with this & the subjects are breathtaking.So much to see within the frame
    that goes on & on & on

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks for that Jeff, yeah it really felt like it that when i was there.

  • Justyna1309

    Justyna1309

    .....together…...
    Peace and silence….
    I love this photos…. Wonderful….

  • Michael Walters replied

    Yes peace and silence and thoughts ;))
    Im so happy you love this shot Justyna, But there is no snow now, it all go away..

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    It is so extraordinary Michael, I love the wonderful depth, deep light and beautiful colours.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so so much Sharon, really glad you like this, it was so great up there and so many different colours from this point to after sunset.

  • Alistair Wilson

    Alistair Wilson

    fantastic shot mate, very jealous that this place is so close to home! :P

  • Michael Walters replied

    lol, yep it’s pretty handy i gotta say :) glad you like the shot though.

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Absolutely beautiful, Michael. I love the violet tones in the snow reflecting the sky. I’m shivering just looking at it!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much for that, Yeah i really loved the colours at the time. and i sure was shivering up there, pretty much just my hands though.

  • Johnsart

    Johnsart

    Wow, you’ve gone a long way Michael. it’s a beautiful shot with characteristic colours. Great.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks so much for saying so John, really appreciate your comment mate.

  • PatriciaLM

    PatriciaLM

    Hey You! great shot…. really love love love the purple hue… nice one my friend…
    Patricia :-)

  • Michael Walters replied

    hey YOU:) thanks so so so much and really glad you like that colour too, thanks so much my friend Patricia :)

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Stunning shot.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much Linda :)

  • Laurette Ruys

    Laurette Ruys

    oh WOW, i love this sooooo mUcH MiChAelLLll. Here you have astounded me once again. Every one of your shots has a unique composition. I just love the grime ice on this rock and how it draws my eye immediately to the sweeping layer of soft cloud. This is super dramatic and super effective. You have stunned me. the purpleblue colour and detail of the little plants in the foreground are more awesome elements! BIG FAVE :8-))

  • Michael Walters replied

    Hey thereLAureTTE, well a big thank you soooooo much for your comment, im so glad you see the shot i wanted it to be seen, but of course you do. I loved being there in time to capture that colour, it’s my fave colour i think, so happy to like everything in this shot, big smile for the BIg fave 8-)))

  • Nick Hunt

    Nick Hunt

    Stunning work, so much nicer I’m sure than if I’d been there with my toes freezing, you bring it to life. Well done!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks very much Nick, yeah it was bloody cold after being there for an hour or so it really started to kick in, glad you like the shot.

  • Phil Thomson IPA

    Phil Thomson IPA

    A real stunner, Michael !!! A ‘magic moment’, perfect composition and POV and even better than I ever remember it from my visits there !!! BTW, I know just how bloomin’ cold it is up there too !!!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much Phil, really glad you like this and can remember how cold it is from your last visit, it doesn’t get any warmer i think and hopefully not too much colder.

  • Cherie Dirksen

    Cherie Dirksen

    Fantastic image, beautiful!!!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks so much Cherie, thanks for the dropping in :)

  • Michael Matthews

    Michael Matthews

    Brilliant image Michael. I love the ice on the rock. Very cool indeed.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you very much Michael, yep i love that ice too, always good for the pics:)

  • eclectica

    eclectica

    It looks sort of desolate, yet the sunrise makes it very welcoming. A stunning part of the world captured in your inimitable style with absolute brilliance! Hope you got those new gloves for your wee fingers.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so so much for such a wonderful comment Veronica, thats really so kind of you and i know what you mean about if see desolate, sure felt that way but that touch of light did give it this strange feeling of being, but at the same time added to the desolate feel. Truly an amazing place to be.

  • eclectica

    eclectica

    oops sunset!

  • Michael Walters replied

    lol, same thing ;)

  • Shane Viper

    Shane Viper

    Very nice shot Billy.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you very much fort that Shane,

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    Mate, you can have that!!! what can i say…it’s rubbish? Not likely lol!!! Wonderful work mate:)

  • Michael Walters replied

    haha, yeah well glad you like the shot mate, strange how it looks like it could be in the middle of no where but turn around and drive 10 mins and you’re in the city :)

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    That is amazing…very lucky man…though, still not sure my old body could habdle that cold:/

  • Michael Walters replied

    arh, you’d love it! funny thing is there were some people up there having a good time and were pretty loud and i said to my mate this isn’t a place for fun! this is for bitter photographers, lol

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much Lorilee :)

  • Ralph  Olsson

    Ralph Olsson

    LOL!!! Well i should be there then:)

  • Michael Walters replied

    too right, come be bitter too :)

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson

    I take it must be your winter season here in my part of the world its finaly starting to warm up but winter can also be beautiful and you sure brought the beauty in this scene. The streak of beautiful light takes this over the top. Very beautiful a great shot !

  • Michael Walters replied

    Yeah it’s late Autumn at the moment, since i took this shot a week or two ago the snow has melted away, but it can be back any day. Enjoy your warmth!
    Thanks for liking the shot too Curtiss, appreciate your comment mate

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Great perspective and feeling to this shot Mick..I wished it snowed like this close by to where I live..Awesome work.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you very much Rob, yep it really is so good to have this right there! The snow is gone now but should be back soon enough.

  • Gavin J Hawley

    Gavin J Hawley

    so, did you make it back.
    top shot mate, and yes, the ice shows how cold and windy.

  • Michael Walters replied

    lol, yeah made it back but only after a good old fashion complain about the cold. Thanks mate.

  • CATNIPMEOW

    CATNIPMEOW

    Burrrrr…........hopefully your soul was warmed by the beauty you have captured !

  • Michael Walters replied

    hehe, how sweet of you:) it was CHILLY!!Thank you so much my friend, im really glad you like it enough to fave as well, i think perhaps my soul was warmed up by the visuals when i was there i must say, Thank you Cat:))

  • Ian Kahler

    Ian Kahler

    What a beautiful place.. and you have captured it so well!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much for saying so Ian, appreciate it.

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Looks like a long cold way home… Excellent expansive feel to this Michael.

  • Michael Walters replied

    I sat in the car with my mate for about 20 mintues with our fingers in the heater trying to get rid of the frost nip, then it was a long way home but not before stopping for some good Fish n Chips first.

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    It is amazing how something so beautiful can be, even though it looks like it is freezing! I think I would like the michelin man if I were up in that cold!! Gorgeous image Michael!

  • Michael Walters replied

    hahaha:)) Yeah I really didn’t have much on when I was there, but i really wish I had some gloves because my fingers suffered, got a bit of frost nip and it felt like my finger tips had been smashed with a hammer for about an hour afterwards, ouchies:( but glad you like the shot and yeah it’s a shame snow has to be in cold places:)

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Gorgeous capture, Michael!

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you very much for that Bela

  • Steve Chapple

    Steve Chapple

    This one creates an almost haunting feeling. Quite brooding and dramatically outstanding.

    “Photograph:  a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. “ ~Ambrose Bierce

  • Michael Walters replied

    It really felt quite haunting being there, silence and looking off to some unknown place that seemed to stretch forever, was quite strange.
    I love that quote too, it’s what I’ve said to a few people asking me for advice and “rules” of photography.

  • Jim Robertson

    Jim Robertson

    So good to see you guys getting cold for a change :)) Really nice image Mike. Did you use a grad. for this?

  • Michael Walters replied

    haha, yeah whats with that? doesn’t seem right:) Gald you like it Jim.
    Ummm yeah i don’t think so, i put the grad on but think it was a little after this when the sun started having more impact, i remember looking at this shot when i took it and thought i didn’t need the grad, conditions were perfect.

  • traveller

    traveller

    Nice one Michael.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks mate, glad you like it.

  • cathrinedp

    cathrinedp

    powerful, peaceful, silent… Love it. Instant fav

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you as always so very much Cat:) and for the fave too, means a lot.

  • Josie Jackson

    Josie Jackson

    Gorgeous Billy, love the foreground rock with the snow and another fantastic angle.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks you Josie, i do love all those rocks and snow formations that gather on them, really glad you like this Josie, thank you:)

  • outwest photography.co.uk

    outwest photog...

    . . well exposed Michael in what looks like difficult light

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thanks very much for saying so, really appreciate it.

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    yep that looks like that Tassie cold I remember so well – chillingly beautiful.

  • Michael Walters replied

    haha, yeah thats the one alright! but worth a bit of frost to be there, thanks mate.

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    This could be Siberia Michael! What a fantastic image with divine lighting…....!!

  • Michael Walters replied

    ooh yeah, I guess being half Russian to even more so:) Thank you so much Tracey, always enjoy your comments :)

  • GailD

    GailD

    Worth getting up for. Fantastic Michael.

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much for saying so Gail, glad you like it :)

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Wow Michael this is so beautiful, even through the obvious cold there is a depth and warmth to this shot. You are such an inspiration!! xo

  • Michael Walters replied

    arh why thank you oh so much Simone for seeing this the way i wanted it to be, as i would expect from one of my mostest fave photographers:)) Thanks so much for saying im an inspiration, that sure is a two way street my dear friend :))

  • Di Jenkins

    Di Jenkins

    hope you had your mittens this time Mate!!! Gorgeous colours & definitely gives the viewer a chill!

  • Michael Walters replied

    hahah, hmmmm…yes? ;) Really glad you like this one, im off again to the snow for a 3 say shoot next week so the ‘mittens’ sure will be in the kit:)

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    Beautifully composed. I love the title too

  • Michael Walters replied

    Thank you so much for liking the pic and the title, and sorry for the late response :)

  • Stephen Vecchiotti

    Stephen Vecchi...

    Wonderful composition & color with tremedous dof !

  • Michael Walters replied

    Very much appreciated Stephen, thank you kindly.

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