Bipolar
© Simone Byrne Photography, 2007. All Rights Reserved.
29th November 2007
Tree Graveyard at sunset, Redesdale.
What is Bipolar?
Bipolar Disorder is a medical illness that causes severe mood swings which are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. People who suffer from this illness lack the control mechanism that enables them to pull away from emotional situations and as such their lives may spiral out of control, through no fault of their own. The illness is very serious and very real and affects not only the sufferer, but their friends and family as well. There is still a lot of stigma attached to this disease, given that it is a mental illness to which very little is known about. It is incurable, but can be controlled by diet and medication. Most bipolar types are brilliant, creative, inspiring, loving, generous and caring individuals who contribute to making the world a better place, but all the while they themselves struggle every day to survive.
For more information please visit the Black Dog Institute
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Canon 350D, 18-55mm lens @ 18mm1/8 sec, f22, iso 100CPL filterHDR (-1,0,+1) Photomatix ProLevels/Curves/BW conversion in PSConceptual Diptych—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-
100% of the profit from the sale of my images on Red Bubble will go to supporting research done by the Black Dog Institute into Bipolar Disorder and Depression. Thank you very much.
All comments are greatly appreciated, cheers Simone :)
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BigD
Beautiful and it’s an excellent capture. Thanks for adding me to your watchlist. BigD
sunshine0
I am in awe of this beauty!
Veikko Suikkanen
As two different worlds, fantastic work Simone!
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous,
Paul Thompson ...
Stunning work!!
Yvonne Hoffmann
great!!
Barbara Brown
Interesting duality! Very creative and lovely image!
Wendi Donaldson
WOW!! this is incredibly clever!! well done, nice to see you Simone!
rjcolby
Great representation, Simone. Very ingenious idea, indeed. Comes across well.
GerryMac
this is just an amazing image Simone, just love it!
Matt Penfold
You really have made a brilliant representation of the opposites here, like the swinging of a pendulum, A wonderful metaphoric image Simone :-)
Gerardo Sánchez
Very nice. I like the composition and treatment.
Aurora Pintore
VERY BEAUTIFUL, I LIKE YOUE ART !!!!!!!!!!!
Matt Bottos
Wonderful & poignant image Simone… well done :)
Alexander Butler
Amazing capture and composition
Debbie Widmer
Love what you’ve done with this photo, very interesting.
Garth Smith
Great shot and concept Simone, well done. Glad you put this one back up.
lordveritas
Outstanding!!
Hans Kawitzki
Have missed this wonderful image,well done Simone and thanks for explaining Bipolar
Di Jenkins 21 days ago
this image epitomises the old & the new for me … a perfect image for TODAY Simone! Best wishes Hon!
awdigitaldreams 21 days ago
I lived more than one lifetime with my late husband whose illness finally proved more than he could bear…. a beautiful image so gracefully representing the polarity of emotion… xoxox
JennyMac 21 days ago
I echo awdigitaldreams…. having a child and a step child who suffer the disease and knowing the effects it has on family and friends… just beautiful work… xox
valentina63 19 days ago
Oh my.Pure genius. Beautiful image and incredible metaphoric title. Wonderful awareness raising too :)Vxo
annamora 19 days ago
just as Valentina said :)
Lisawv 14 days ago
Stunning image.
Jens Helmstedt 7 days ago
Wonderful! Great work Simone!
riata66 3 days ago
Outstanding work, Simone.
caradione about 17 hours ago
simone this is a wonderful image and information to go along with… well done… your work is lovely…