Posted by kairospix (Singapore, Singapore) on 4 May 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
I just shared with my students during yesterday’s life-skills lesson that sometimes the only way for one to really know oneself well is when we each come face-to-face with a personal crisis, one that brings us to the end of ourselves.
At such moments, the pain of such a shattering crisis becomes like a shrill loud alarm going off, waking us up from our slumbering stupor, forcing us to really see the truth of who we really are deep down within.
When that happens, the germination of a seed buried deep within begins and the time now has come for personal growth.
Welcome crises as friends; welcome them as truth alarms.
Camera - Canon Powershot G6 Lens - Canon 7.2 - 28.8mm (approx. 35 - 140mm) Capture date - 01 May 2007 Aperture - f 3.0 Shutter speed - 4/5 sec Shooting mode - aperture priority Exposure bias - 0EV Metering mode - Pattern ISO - 100 Focal length - 28.8mm (approx. 140mm with Macro Mode) Stablization - Tripod Cropped? - Yes Post-processing? - PS CS2 a border; LRoom processed Lighting? – Indoor Fluorescent Lamp
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Beautiful conceptual image. I loved the narration along with the image.
It is true if crisis are seen as call of awakening it has tremendous energy to transform out lives. Crisis give the opprtunity to realise the worth of oneself.
4 May 2007 12:31am
@JV: hi JV, yep we should not "waste" our moments of crises but rather use them as means to make us grow, be stronger, wiser and better people.
tks for coming by and sharing your thoughts! :)
great shot - I like the green contrasting with the red - very vivid - love your writing
4 May 2007 1:18am
@Art Monkey: :) tks! yeah i played around with the processing and i found the green with red made the shot more impactful :)
tks for your feedback and for coming by! :)
Awesome vibrant colours. And wonderful composition too...
4 May 2007 5:11am
@Anup Payyakkil: tks! your shots are awesome too! :)
tks for coming by :)
cool psychedelic shot!
4 May 2007 5:29am
@elaine: :) tks!
A perfect shot and true!!!
4 May 2007 6:25am
@craiger: :) thanks!
love this one! the compostion and treatment are spot on.
4 May 2007 8:28am
@Duncan Galbraith: tks for your feedback! :)
Great composition, superb colours. Congratulations! :-)
4 May 2007 10:05am
@Rui Borges: tks! :)
Great contrasting colours!
4 May 2007 11:18am
@Daroru: tks! :)
Lovely shot, sharp and the angle works well.
4 May 2007 11:25am
@Stunner: :) tks!
Love the alarm clock! Yes, crisis is when we have to face up to our pros and cons - and hope that we will make the right decision!
4 May 2007 11:52am
@Celialee: heh heh yeah i like that small red alarm clock... got it cheap at about S$6.90... that' about 565 yen :)
tks for coming by ans sharing your thoughts! :)
may we all make the right decisions!
Really striking colors in a great composition. I love the blur in the alarm it really tops off the shot. Your writing remind me alot of the stuff I'v ebeen reading lately.
4 May 2007 11:57am
@Francis: tks for your thoughts and feedback!
glad it served as a humble reminder of the things you have been reading! :)
I liked the shot...but also liked your last line!
4 May 2007 12:02pm
@Kaushal: :) tks! glas it gave you some food for thought! :)
Good shot and well thought out concept to go with it.
4 May 2007 12:06pm
@Richard_Irwin: :) tks!
Another great shot! I love the green and red together. I like the fact that both clock hands are on 12. It’s a start of something new, something bright and happy.
I agree, these crisis situations are there to move you forward in life, to change you, or to teach you something. You can either learn and change willingly on your own or be pushed and bullied. Either way you will learn and grow.
Great blog ones again!
4 May 2007 12:11pm
@alla: yeah i did set the hour, minute and alarm hands to 12 for an effect! :)
you are sharp! good thoughts there about something new to come when the alaram goes off... while crises aren't pleasant experiences they are nonetheless positive and can lead to something new and even bright and happy :)
yes, we can always learn something when facing crises and you are right it's either we do so willingly or be "forced" into it...
tks for your sharing your thoughts!
A real festival of colors.
4 May 2007 12:27pm
@badala: tks! :)
Strong colours! I really like your text.
4 May 2007 12:38pm
@SPunkt: tks! :)
Really vibrant colors! Love the framing!
4 May 2007 12:41pm
@Myst: tks! :)
a lovely macro shot
4 May 2007 12:42pm
@Scarabaeus: tks! :)
I like your close up way of looking the world - I put you in my daily walk on photoblogs
4 May 2007 1:40pm
@yiannis krikis: :) tks! i look forward to seeing you coming by for a visit! :)
Your photos are so very clear and the colours are so, so stunning. I know you have captured complementary colours here but ... wow!
4 May 2007 1:46pm
@Helen: hi Helen! tks for your encouraging feedback! :)
Superb macro shot! good composition and pp. i like your work
4 May 2007 1:52pm
@Catalin: tks! :) do come by again! :)
Very good one!
4 May 2007 1:59pm
@Paulo Jorge Oliveira: :) tks!
en macro comme ça, c'est fabuleux
4 May 2007 3:25pm
@objectif-P: sorry but i don't understand everything written but the owrd "fabuleux" i can guess it means fabulous? :)
anyway tks for taking time to come by and commenting... appreciate it! :)
Love the saturated colors - very creative image kairospix !!!
4 May 2007 4:01pm
@Jerry: :) tks!
Good Theme, well exposed, and updated, somewhere anywhere our alarms will bring us to the reality of our lives, we hope that will happen in time. The colors are beautifull the concept of the image and text was very well exposed. Well done.
4 May 2007 4:58pm
@frank: :) tks for your kind comments and for sharing your thoughts! :)
Strong colours on a wonderfully framed shot. Realy nice work!
4 May 2007 5:43pm
@L.Reis: :) tks!
Very nice color, I like the light reflection .
4 May 2007 7:04pm
@ajoeh: :) thanks!
Great colors and super angle!
4 May 2007 8:24pm
@HorseRotorVator: tks! :)
I remembered the alarm clock bells on Prince's song " starfish & coffee"... very grand shot dood!!!!!
4 May 2007 8:40pm
@Shiva: hey dude! tks for the cool feedback! :)
horloge psychédélique et décadrage efficace
4 May 2007 10:36pm
@lasiate: don't understand but still tks for visint and giving your the feedback! :)
cool!
4 May 2007 11:38pm
@Daniel: tks! :)
Excellent kairospix! Thumbs up ;)
7 May 2007 2:17am
@Manuela Photography: tks! :)
yes, sometimes it feels like time is up and when it hurts the most...there is suddendly a new opening. every crisis is prepairing us for the acctual transformation from being in this body to be without it again. I love your work, thank you
9 May 2007 6:25am
@Diya: tks for sharing your thoughts - yes life is full of surprises too... like you shared, just when we wonder if we'll ever go on anymore, an opening and then transformation... :)
Another one of your fabulous treatments of everyday objects. Really impressive! Thanks for sharing those thoughts with us, too.
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