Lianne / wrote an amazing poem about the desert Desert Wanderings Are the rare oases enough to / sustain the desert nomad? / And where is the desert boundary – / would the journeyman perceive / its end, or like me, see Canaan / and think it only temporary respite – / can he see beauty where I see none, / sculpture where I see sand – / has he more praise for palm trees / than I for all of Canaan’s promise? Deserts are but dry expanses of the mind / the hypochondria boredom breeds, / unirrigated months, parched and barren / where there is naught to slake one’s thirst / and coolness only stones beneath one’s tongue, / monotonous thoughtscapes, uninspired / wishing for rivers, never neared mirages / and longings so undefined / that even prayer is sterile. What happens to dreams that die? / Are they reborn in other minds / nourished in more fertile ground – / do the sands that cover them / windshift / reviving them again, or are they / preserved, like dried straw flowers, / still rich in color / but sapless, too fragile now to grow?
Inspired by the Wes Anderson film.
Lake Bohinj, Slovenia. I shouldn’t really advertise it because one of the delights of this place is that it’s not too crowded… Available for sale as: / Laminated Prints, Cards, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
The Red Diva is one of my favorite images I paint her again and again in different ways! / Oil on canvas 18×24 / Original painting in private collection. / Sold to a fellow bubbler! ! !
Constant down pours for more than a week have produced some amazing sights around Uluru. Usually bone dry sand and dust is transformed into a tropical garden if only for a short time. Uluru, Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park / Northern Territory / Australia Featured in RB Homepage / Australia Landmarks and Icons / Australian Travel Photography and Writing / Australian Bush and Rainforest Photography / Outback Australia / Northern Territory
Seascapes / New Zealand / Frogs / Lensbaby / Infrared / Industrial / Spam / Panorama / Landscapes / Real Estate Series / People
When the thunder comes and you are standing at 12,000 feet, this is probably the last place you want to be. So when the thunder comes and you are the highest object in the Colorado Rockies….run!!! Lightning strikes kill people in the high country every year and needles to say I pretty much high tailed it after shooting this, back to the car as quick as I could. Loveland Pass is a Colorado landmark, and looking here you look out over the Continental Divide. It is the highest mountain Pass in the United States to be plowed and stayed open year around, as trucks carrying hazardous chemicals must cross this way instead of using the Eisenhower Tunnel. I went ahead and decided to process this in HDR using Photomatix and final output through PS CS2, the reason for the HDR was to catch the dynamic light (which seems like I am always chasing) and the drama in the clouds with the approaching thunderstorm. LucisArt used for final detail work. Thoughts welcomed! —-John —-—-—-—-—-—-— / More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com / All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
Inveraray castle on the shores of Loch fynne, Highlands of Scotland, bathed in dewey early morning light of midsummer greeness
The talented / linaji / got inspired by my work and wrote this great poem which fits so well / you did it again Lina, well done. please visit her page for more amazing work of hers / —-—-—-—-—— / JUST BREATH He lived by the sea, / His back was burning / And his heart was aching, / So much had passed between / The hours that the heavens of / His smile came to believe in him / Once more / He took a sip of his life with his fingers / And created an image in his mind / Of the hours in circles and the minuets / He let sail into a shape not yet discovered. / But he knew it was there / Hidden in his desire for life / He knew about all the shapes that / Had created his life, / And as he looked at the sea / And listened with his heart he knew, / Just breath.
Merimbula Sunrise
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Watching the Sunrise on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, HDR blending used to bring out atmosphere an detail John
When I was there I had a very surreal feeling as if I was in another world . / one of my Favorite work in Black and white .
Dramatic clouds frame this old barn near Maxwell, TX.
Sunset over the small isles of Rhum and Eigg on the West Coast of Scotland. March 2008
A water droplet splash again…........................... ;) /
Model & Artwork: Me Original photography by the Beautiful TextureoftheSin This is how it Feels The Veronicas / You keep calling my phone non-stop / Don’t you know I won’t pick it up / You never leave a message / Look how you’ve changed You got nothing to say, getting in my way / You show up at my house / You’re getting so obsessive / Like I have time for you Wasn’t it me you didn’t want / Wasn’t it me who was hanging on / Now I’m done but before I go I want you to know This is how it feels / When you wait for a call that never comes / Are you waking up ‘cause you miss someone / This is how it feels / When the trust you had is broken, / And you’re left to burn with your heart wide open You wanna meet up and tell me why / Why and how you had the heart to fuck up my whole life / That’s just so you And now I’ve moved on by myself / And baby I won’t forgive / I’ll just forget you lived / And I hope it hurts Wasn’t it me you tried to blame / Wasn’t it me you threw away / But before you go there’s something you should know This is how it feels / When you wait for a call that never comes / Are you waking up ‘cause you miss someone / This is how it feels / When the trust you had is broken, / And you’re left to burn with your heart wide open You taught me how to hate you / And I was so in love / When I tried to save us it was not enough / So what the hell is different / ‘cause now that I am gone / You’re calling back to tell me / That I’m the one This is how it feels. This is how it feels / When you wait for a call that never comes / Are you waking up ‘cause you miss someone / This is how it feels / When the trust you had is broken, / And you’re left to burn with your heart wide open Do you only want me / ‘cause you can’t have me / Do you only want me / ‘cause I’m gone / Do you only want me / ‘cause you can’t have me / Do you only want me / ‘cause I’m gone
This is a panorama from Mount Coot-tha taken on Easter Sunday, 2008.
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