I took this photo at Point Addis last week near the start of The Great Ocean road. It was one of those rare moments that happens on a dull day when the sun is able to shine through the clouds enough to brighten and enliven the scene, fortunately I was able to set up the camera in time to capture the event. So be ready for any opportunity the comes along even when it is least expected.
The photo of a fallen leaf caught in the fronds of a grass tree shows us but a moment of its life cycle. Sometimes our lives can appear to be on hold just like the leaf suspended just above the ground. Given time, the cycle will be completed and the leaf will fall to earth where it will return nutrients to the soil for the cycle to come to completion. So if your plans appear to be on hold it is only a matter of time before things will start to take their natural course again like the cycles in the natural world.
Cooperation of natures elements such as light, water and wind helped to create this abstract image. The sun came out from behind the clouds, the clear water in the tidal pool flowed over the sand and the slight breeze created the ripples reflecting and refracting the sunlight. This image has caught but a moment in time of the of the ripples dancing on the pools surface creating never ending abstract patterns.
This image influences my thoughts in contradictory ways depending on how I’m feeling, sometimes I feel energized by the photo and other times I feel calm and relaxed losing myself in the myriad of patterns.
Please let me know, how does this image affects you?
High on the cliffs above the sea a group of trees and small plants manage to thrive against all odds, they struggle with the salt laden air, under nourished earth and rocks and regularly face wind and water erosion yet they struggle on with great tenacity and courage.
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As a child I used to lay in the grass staring at clouds to try and find recognizable shapes such as faces and animals etc. It was an enjoyable game that I and my friends played after school.
These days I use the same visualization technique to find appealing abstract shapes and designs in Nature. One place where it is easy to find these shapes and patterns are the rugged cliffs along the coast where weather and waves have combined to expose the patterns that would normally be hidden deep within the core of the rocks.
Next time you are at the seaside try looking for patterns, texture and contrasting colours in the rocks, sand and surroundings. Look for formations that you find appealing they do not need to represent anything in particular and may be quite abstract. This visual exercise helps to heighten your perception of the surroundings and also develops and stimulates your creativity. It could be a made into a fun game where the family joins in and everyone reaps the benefits.
Recently I was hiking through a forest near Anglesea in Victoria about two hours drive from my home. The soft light penetrating the forest canopy created beautiful illumination of a grass trees foliage by the side of the track. I noticed how the quality of the light enhanced the colours of the foliage. Quickly my mind began to visualise the image you see here, a group of individual leaves striving upward toward the light. In my imagination it appeared like a group of individuals striving for the same goal to reach the light, each individual arriving at the same destination by taking a different path.
I showed the photo to Michael and he replied “for me the image felt like there was newness of something happening energetically….” and Michael also added “….the other stems surrounding the centre group were helping and applauding what was happening for the group in the centre. It was like the centre group had attained another level somehow.”
When presented with the same image we each see it differently, and that is ok, the photo is merely a catalyst that allows our mind to creatively use our imagination to perceive things from a new or different perspective.
Please leave a comment and let us know what it represents for you.
Swirling whirling eternal mists of night,
