Perceptive Reflections (for girsempa) by TwoPynts

Photography • Surrealism • posted on Jul 06, 2006

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"Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world." ~Hans Margolius "The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." ~Marcel Proust

Okay, we are back at Fairchild Garden for another installment of my Chihuly exhibition series. Geert (girsempa) recently initiated a thread in the Photography Forum to discuss how photography makes us see differently. I thought some wonderful things were discussed about how as photographers we look at the world with more "open" eyes and perhaps see beauty in things that normally would not merit a second glance. Through our photography, share that vision with others. The image above was flipped 180 degrees because I like it that way. Feel free to disagree, but at least I got you to look at it in a way you might normally not have. 8') ----- I has a real BLAST reading your comments on my last upload, 4th of July ~ 2006. Thanks!

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Comments (39)

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Mondwin

11:12AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Only .......FABULOUSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!Bravo!:DDD.Hugsxx

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Onslow

11:18AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Blimey I got a crick in the neck now ! It does look like a magical fairy land though - superb image !

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Star4mation

11:26AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

That really IS Surreal!!!!!! Love it!! :)

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Margana

11:31AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Wonderful idea to flip this.It makes you look longer at it and thus makes it more interesting to view.They kind of remind me of hot air balloons.Excellent work,Kortalouche and a great dedi for Geert.Have a wonderful day!-M :^)

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ACS-001

11:36AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Oh man, it's gorgeous!!! This is the best photo you've posted in weeks! Thank you so much for sharing, and I'm sure girsempa will appreciate it too.

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kimariehere

11:53AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

wow now i am dizzy from staring at it !!! OMG ITS AMAZING KORT !!! BEAUTIFULLY DONE !!! .. i have to stand on my head untill my ears turn read !! ... sea sick now heheh!! BEeeeU-TiFIUL!!!

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marybelgium

11:56AM | Thu, 06 July 2006

fabuleux !

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Denger

12:03PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Thank you, Kort, for bringing us this image of your slightly twisted, upside-down world!

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nathalie06

12:05PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Wonderful idea Kort ! the effect is very impressive. To see this sot in a different way is magic !!!!

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busi2ness

12:12PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

This is great, and luckily I see I am not the only one to have excercised my neck, LOL! Sure is thought provoking and a great capture!

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Zacko

12:15PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

What the? Oooh! You have me twisting and turning on the couch with this one. I cant get myself in the right angle no matter how i do. So cool. Artistic work my friend...i see you even got some sperm in there as well...or what is that? Have a dandy day and weekend. #:O)

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odie

12:17PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Reminds me of when "us kids" would walk around the house peering into a mirror - seeing a reflection of the ceiling would keep us occupied for at least 15 minutes! Clever. :0)

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visitorX

1:03PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Beautiful! This is in fact the first time I see somebody else beside myself apply that trick: take a reflecting water surface and flip the photo over - believe it or not, I used to do that with a couple of photos, too, many years ago, sadly though, I never made digital versions of them ... I think it works best on ponds with a minimum of suface movement, as in your example. Very nice!

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Cosme..D..Churruca

1:27PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Genial total !

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Digimon

1:31PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Wow! And I haven't even started drinking yet!! Nice alternate universe you have here!! I would say the sky is falling, but it already appears to have hit bottom! Wonderful inverted composition!!!

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girsempa

2:32PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Hoy Kort! Apart from all the head-tilting exercises I read about above, this is indeed a very beautiful capture, and the rotation was a good idea here; it adds the impression of a fantastic fairytale landscape with a shimmering sky, accentuated by the wonderful and interesting glass sculptures. The colors and the composition are 'magical'... Beautiful example of 'seeing differently'...! ;o)). I instantly loved it the way you presented it, and I didn't even tilt my head... I wonder if animals hanging upside down (like a fly on a ceiling) really see the world upside down, or do they have some 'correction system'...? Thanks mate, I feel honored!

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Damia

3:11PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Very cool image! It really did make me look at it for a long time. Very artistic and creative. Well done! :)

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squirrel2005

3:21PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

???? Me stupid??? me disconcerted,!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh up side down!!!!!!!!!!!! Too cool!!! Fantastic idea and great done!!!

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aangus

4:07PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Yip its a winner, 5*. Cracking idea and you've ended up with a really intreguing picture. Inspired indeed.

Valerie-Ducom

4:09PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

wowwww, it's really really really good and you have a very good idea to change the orientation in this photo... Good day and kiss ;)

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hotracer2

4:54PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

If you look at some of my images they were not taken in the usual POV and there were some comments to that effect, it is interesting how we percieve things and how we present them, wonderful series of much interest:):):):):)

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miladyblu

6:39PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

CIAO!!WOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!Oh my God!!!ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL and TERRIFIC!!!Another your sublime and unique masterpiece my dearest friend!!thsi shot is of spectacular beauty!!I love a lot the effect mirror!!Great colors!!Excellent work!!Really well done!!Thank you for sharing!!i wish you a very nice night and a happy weekend!!A big kiss and a big hug!!

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Richardphotos

7:06PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

I had to look twice before realizing you had put it upside down. weird eye twisting effect!!!

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jif3d

7:47PM | Thu, 06 July 2006

Flip-Flops...great capture, that palm is really incredible, how to survive in one lessons ? I have only ever seen those misshapen palms on tropical Islands ! great manipulation Cheers

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