Light Years

Selkie

Light Years

Self-portrait (No. 1 in new series, Rootless Tree)

You are as distant
as light years
as nearly gone
as a lost address
as a muffled voice
on the phone
indistinct in its absence…
a yellowed, fading photograph
curled in at the edges
but your smell
still lingers
like lilacs
on my fingers
and i sometimes see your face
reflected in passing windows…

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Light Years by Selkie
  • Uncle Artmonger

    Uncle Artmonger

    Very nice work.
    Nice job with the tones and lighting.
    I also like the neg space on the R side. Seems to balance the photo.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you Art – it was sort of an accidental shot setting up for this series…and it just caught me in a moment when the timer went off. I liked the expression on my face and the intense light…i think it fits perfectly in the new series, lol.

  • corinna wagner

    corinna wagner

    you are doing a very wonderful and special job here …. i like that! :-)

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so much Corinna :)

  • BruceMeyer

    BruceMeyer

    A classic, really high quality, portrait. Ranks with the famous portrait photographers’ work, imho. Great pose too. Composition, neg space, tones, lighting. Emotion, expression, shadows. The fading to black. Touched the bases.

  • Selkie replied

    My goodness, Bruce, thank you…and to think i almost passed it by because it was an accidental shot. Thank you.

  • RebeccaWeston

    RebeccaWeston

    Lovely work S x. I too, like the negative space, to depict something missing. XX
    Becca

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Becca…it worked out pretty well i think with the poem :)

  • terugvanver

    terugvanver

    good use of negative space

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you :)

  • Gregory John O'Flaherty

    Gregory John O...

    Great portrait. Love the verse !!

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks Gregory :). It just sort of came while i was editing this shot…

  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    Great portrait

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you!

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB

    Great image, very emotive, but the words you’ve written blow me away even more! You’re such a talented artist and writer.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Jen, i really appreciate that sweetie!! xo

  • amorspainter

    amorspainter

    verry strong picture

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks very much Amors :)

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    I love this composition. Excellent use of light and shadow and positioning.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you Paul :)

  • jim marshal

    jim marshal

    Beautiful image, moving poem.

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks so much Jim!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    I like the lighting & composition here, Selkie, more than anything..
    the mood. I think we can all connect with it.

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks, Birgitta – it’s a bit extreme composition-wise, but i think it works too :) xo

  • awdigitaldreams

    awdigitaldreams

    brilliant darl!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, doll :)

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    this image of you is simply and absolutely beautiful...
    quite sad words though….
    xoxo

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, sis :).
    Just a bit of bittersweet verse…oxooxxo

  • DragonFlyer

    DragonFlyer

    There is so much more in this image than ‘just a portrait…’ It seems the ‘accident’ of the image so perfectly matches the ‘accident and chance’ of life… whatever our destiny may be.

  • Selkie replied

    Beautifully put, DragonFlyer! I love that. I totally agree.

  • Mojca Savicki

    Mojca Savicki

    superb lightening! love it!

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Mojca :)

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    Lovely image, beautiful writing :)

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you!

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

  • Selkie replied

    Awesome, thank you!

  • hickerson

    hickerson

    wonderful portrait and words…congrats on the feature…

  • Selkie replied

    Thanks so much, hickerson :)

  • Astoreth

    Astoreth

    You get my heart every time Selkie. xxx

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you, Astoreth…that’s a wonderful compliment! xox

  • Nelson Campbell

    Nelson Campbell

    The intensity of this image and your writing absolutely hit me to the core.

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so very much, Nelson. :)

  • linaji

    linaji

  • Selkie replied

    Thank you so much, linaji!

  • DARREL NEAVES

    DARREL NEAVES

    niiice …..dna

  • Selkie replied

    Thank yoooouuuu :)

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