Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
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Comments (47)
jayfar
Careful what you call him Mies you might make him hopping mad!!!! Lol. Excellent capture my friend.
carlx
Superb close-up, Mies!!!
gaius Online Now!
Great, great shot ! Sorry Mies if I don't comment on all your posts...my friends post too many pictures, I can't follow...so many things to do.
mininessie
awww..wonderful shot....amazing :D
lyron
Awesome capture!!!
Richardphotos
we call them Katydids.beautiful shot
Juliette.Gribnau
een mooie struiksprinkhaan ! een mannetje, want de vrouwtjes hebben een legboor die je goed kunt zien
moochagoo
Really excellent capture !!!
Jennyfnf
Superb shot Mies! He is straight from Alice in Wonderland!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and photo , Mies !Very beautiful colors and light!
farmerC
Exellent werk. Fijn werk om naar te kijken.
greyone
Excellent close-up of this critter Mies. Beautiful work.
fallen21
Excellent capture!
kbrog
Superb capture Mies! He can see you. ;)
helanker
OH yes, I see you very well and you look really big, when I imagine, that what you are sitting on are bananas LOL !
bobrgallegos
Wonderful contrast of Yellow and green!! Awesome detail, light, and DOF.
durleybeachbum
What an outstansing portrait, Mies..he is it gorgeous and so very green!
flavia49
stunning capture
bmac62
Hi Mies, is that you? lol. Great shot of this little guy on the rocket-flower.
magnus073
You did a fantastic job on this capture, always enjoy your art Mies
Bossie_Boots
Wow i see you ok for me outstanding !!
Hubert
Great capture!
clbsmiley
I call him grasshopper!! Looking at ya!! :)
qrud
Fabelachtige foto, Je verwacht een mooi bloem en dan nog een sprinkhaan. Erg scherp voor te zien en je ziet zelfs klijne haakjes op de poten van het dier. Enorm.
blondeblurr
He has probably turned green with envy, because you liked taking a picture of the flower, rather than him ... hmm take care Jacomina, BB
Faemike55
Wonderful capture, Mies very handsome/lovely bug
NightGallery
Very cool shot! Looks like a Katydid. The Long Antennae suggest that anyway. Well done.
Lashia
Great close up portrait- thanks for sharing! :-)
Selina Photography™
mgtcs
Such a cute image, wonderful grasshopper, loved the colors and details, magnificent work!
danapommet
Super contrast and POV. Because of the short wings - it is hard to tell. Love the photo! Dana