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Thursday, August 12, 2010

The tail's end.

Some of you may recognize this picture, my attempt of capturing Butters-short for Buttercups-fetching/retrieving balls  in our cold lake. I almost erased this picture, not exactly sure what I was proving with it. It does not contain a full body, nor does it tell you about the medium/background.  It is a vignette, a moment in time, dislodged and uncontexted.

Most of our moments are like this. Artists/writers see these moments and are able to contemplate their uniqueness, their lines, the feelings they evoke. Artists can separate a moment, a feeling and shower their attention to it.

Sometimes, freezing a moment and framing it, helps us appreciate the fluidity of our lives, the impermanence of it all.

We have stopped life by art.

Art becomes a beautiful feeling captured.
And art makes life worth living.

THIS THEME and more are explored in The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barberry.
For a review of this book, visit ds at http://thirdstoreywindow.blogspot.com/

(p.s. blogger spelling tool questions odd things I do, such as the spelling of uncontexted. What would you do?)
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27 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    capturing those moments, even those imperfect, not quite in focus or half out of shot helps us to appreciate them for what they are...a part of life...smiles.

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  2. Trish and Rob MacGregorAugust 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Made me laugh! Love it.

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  3. NancyAugust 12, 2010 at 1:54 PM

    It is a lab's tail - right?

    Love those moments in time.

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  4. VelvaAugust 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    I totally get this photo. The moment was captured well. I enjoyed it.

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  5. PhoenixAugust 12, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    "Sometimes, freezing a moment and framing it, helps us appreciate the fluidity of our lives, the impermanence of it all."

    So true. I think this is why I love photography so much. It's just a moment, captured in time, and it reminds me that nothing, good nor bad, lasts forever.

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  6. HelenAugust 12, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    You are so right .... each and every element of the art world!

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  7. rjerdeeAugust 12, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    Wagging my tail :)

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  8. Amanda SummerAugust 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    so right you are rosaria. those snapshots tell stories a little like dreams, where something is always disappearing just around the corner.......

    xo

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  9. L. D. August 12, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    Yes, I have been there. I tried to take a shot of a truck passing by and I sure caught a glimpse.

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  10. TaborAugust 12, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    That photo is compelling. Something about its moment...we know what it is although imperfectly framed.

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  11. Rob-bearAugust 13, 2010 at 12:18 AM

    What a tale that tail can tell. With your creative interpretation.

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  12. SarettaAugust 13, 2010 at 1:10 AM

    Actually, it's a great photo. The water is beautifully in movement, as is the dog. I like it!

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  13. Arkansas PattiAugust 13, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    Fine looking rudder Butters has. He would swim in circles with out it. Great frozen shot.

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  14. Woman in a WindowAugust 13, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    How right you are. Best we don't see it all up front. Why stick around? More food for thought.

    xo
    erin

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  15. Carol MurdockAugust 13, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    Rosaria! This reminds me of Gulf Oil Spill pics! :(

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  16. mermaid galleryAugust 13, 2010 at 6:34 AM

    Sparkling water and a good dog's tail bring back the memories and hold them close.....

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  17. Sally WesselyAugust 13, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Having just lost my retriever a few months ago, this photo was very comforting. Life is fleeting. I think those special moments with our dogs captured in a quick snap shot become powerful reminders of the "moments of being" that Virginia Woolf wrote about.

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  18. Grandmother MaryAugust 13, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Life is fluid- caught nicely in this photo- thanks.

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  19. Maggie MayAugust 13, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    He must have been travelling really fast.
    It is a very impressive photo. Something very appealing about it.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  20. CloudiaAugust 13, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    Blogger's vocabulary is not as rich as yours!





    Warm Aloha from Waikiki :)

    Comfort Spiral

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  21. Eleonora BaldwinAugust 13, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    So true, R. Capturing the moment is what counts.

    Uncontexted? Uncontextualized... maybe not the same thing. But yes, the Blogger spelling tool is a little too obtuse, in my opinion.

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  22. UnspokenAugust 13, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    LOVE Third Story Window! And I always override blogger spell check when I like my own word :).

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  23. KateAugust 14, 2010 at 12:18 AM

    Lovely post.

    For me, a moment can be captured in a single small object. Like a pebble.

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  24. NitWit1August 15, 2010 at 5:17 AM

    Any oement in time captured is memory for the person capturing it, regardless of artistic merit which is really a judgement by someone else.

    I love certain photos only I consider artistic because of some memory or mood it may evoke.

    Still love the tail!!!!!!!!!

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  25. RNSANEAugust 16, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    I love making up my own words. After all someone made up the words we all use today, anyway, right. Your "tail" photo tells quite a tale! You're so talented in every respect.

    I'm hoping to get to see your daughter in Los Altos or Los Gatos the end of the month!

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  26. Welshcakes LimoncelloAugust 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    I loved that book. Your picture had me intrigued.

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  27. Relyn LawsonAugust 19, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    I love no thing like my camera. I know just what you mean.

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