Greetings to the people of Earth.
I've always wanted to say that! Now that I did, I can now get on with other things.
I'm a science fiction writer (not famous yet) born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I've lived in the Czech Republic and Germany, and though I am currently back in Chicago, much of my heart remains in the Czech Republic. Maybe it's the beer. Or the bread. I hope to live in Moscow soon, as a big portion of my heart already resides there. I've had an interest in science fiction since an early age and will probably maintain that interest for the rest of my life. I love SF, and anything else that embraces the spirit of discovery...or anything that chafes against the arbitrary boundaries of "conformity."Â
I discovered Renderosity a couple of years back when I was browsing the internet, looking for cool images to spark my imagination during a period of writer's block. It wasn't a serious block, but I needed something to make me ask the sorts of questions that I always ask before settling down to craft a short story or novella. Since that time, I've written quite a lot and I've begun to post photographs and other visual works that I created here...partially because I love the Renderosity community in general, and partially because the images and text-snippets that I have contributed here are something of an ongoing journal. I'm incredibly lazy when it comes to journal keeping, and so posting picures of particular significance actually helps me to remember the things I want to remembe, without having to eat into my fiction writing time by writing non fiction. Well, at least that's my excuse and I am sticking with it.
I entered into the field of photography totally by accident; I'd always been interested in capturing small stories, but it wasn't until my journey to Europe that I began to consciously seek out tableaus that imply stories in progress. As a result of that, my writing is growing in unexpected directions, and I look forward to becoming more and more active here, and in other artistic/publishing fields.
For those looking at my gallery, enjoy it and feel free to leave comments and sitemail! Good day to all!
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Comments (21)
MagikUnicorn
Great shot
MrsRatbag
There's a lovely graphic feel to this shot, and the starkness of the snow is lovely! We had 4 flakes (I counted them) yesterday before it began to rain. Today was blue skies, and way too bright for this moleperson!
mbz2662
Snow. Something I don't often see close up. Great writing and photo. Ya gotta wonder about the bike for sure.
Orinoor
I have a lot of friends who happen to be inanimate things, they seem to tolerate my company better than others. I love how you wrote this, I felt the shiver.
SerenityBlue
This is really beautiful. It looks like an interesting street.
NefariousDrO
Lovely shot, those snowfalls are always my favorites: the ground is still warm enough that it melts, so there's only the wet heavier blanket of fluffy white snow on the living plants and objects that are removed enough to be colder than the ground. Very nice!
bmac62
We have several pair of sandals resting right now in our front hall closet. Probably relatives of the pair above. The good thing here is we rarely get driven to shoes...berks or glogs being fine 99% of the time. As for the blue bike...having lived in colder climes...I can still feel its' pain:) Well done...stirs my imagination...makes me stop...consider and reconsider. Your pieces always work this way on me.
auntietk
Not my first choice of a conveyance through the snow! Actually, my first choice would be to sit indoors where it's warm. Excellent capture and thought process!
durleybeachbum
I do hope this leads on to whatever! We have real snow again today, VERY unusual for my town.
lick.a.witch
Only you could illicit sympathy from this quarter, for a bike! Fabulous shot! Superb narrative. ^=^
flavia49
excellent capture
helanker
Excellent capture. I think it is such a nice composition with the tree to the left, in front of the house and the fence and this lonely blue bike in the snow. I shouldnt wonder, if you could get a story out of that.
Bothellite
I think that bikes like nymphs have real lives. There are apparently dentists lurking behind that fence. Seasons are a shock except that they creep up on you with their shocking results. Great read!
makron
Great shot. Very well done
CoreyBlack
Yep, you can drink more Dr. Pepper than anyone I've ever known. It used to be my drug of choice(along with the more prosaic coffee)years back, but now if I look at soda, I gain 5 pounds. Mysteriously, you never do. Hmmmmmmmm. I was with you when you made this picture and never even saw the bike. I always think it's interesting how two people can get totally different takes on the same place, but then again, why wouldn't they? Still, it's always interesting to see the different point of view. Anyway, I like this shot a lot, It has an almost dream-like quality that I find very entrancing. Fantastic work!
sandra46
WONDERFUL WINTER IMAGE, SO FULL OF MEANING THAT BIKE, SO LONELY
RodS
Vrey urban, very cool (cold, actually - brrrrr) photo! I like it! You can keep the snow, though! :-D
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
KateBlack10
Beautiful capture Chip! The blue of the bicycle literally jumps out of the photo-
danapommet
I can feel the pain for this beautiful bike and its abandoned state. But I couldn’t pass up a comment about the house in the background. Very different. Dana
praep
Nice shot - I see you got snow too. We got about 50-70cm on the fields and there where 17 below zero this morning in the sunshine.