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Life’s Details – Swooshing By

Posted by kairospix (Singapore, Singapore) on 4 December 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

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Thanks to all for coming by yesterday and for leaving behind all your kind comments! Appreciate it!

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This shot of a cyclist swooshing by reminds me how sometimes in life we tend to rush.

Someone once said if we rush too much we may just end up becoming a Rush-sian!

But what are we rushing for? Will rushing make life better? More meaningful?

What do you think?

Location - Pasir Ris Park, Singapore
Camera - Canon Powershot S5 IS
Lens - Canon 6.0 - 72.0mm (approx. 36 - 432mm)
Capture date - 15 Sep 2007
Aperture - f8.0
Shutter speed - 1/15 sec
Shooting mode - Aperture Priority
Exposure bias - 0EV
Metering mode - Pattern
ISO - 80
Focal length - 34.3mm (approx. 67mm)
Stabilization - With Tripod
Lighting - Outdoor Natural Light
Flash - Not Fired
Post-processing - PS & LRoom processed
Cropped - No

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Comments (24)

Ras from Plano, United States

I love the symbolism in this photo. Like a tree through time is life, we are just flashing by without appreciating what is always grounded.

4 Dec 2007 5:30am

e. from Palo Alto, CA, United States

Beautiful and abstract shot.

4 Dec 2007 5:38am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Neat capture!

4 Dec 2007 5:50am

Shades of Mandee from Vandergrift, United States

Beautiful!!! Love your discription!!!

4 Dec 2007 6:09am

Ginnie from Atlanta, GA, United States

I like that, Kaorospix...the "Rush-sian" quote. Very well said. Thanks for the reminder.

4 Dec 2007 7:20am

Emmanuelle from Singapore, Singapore

Very cool! Great description. Singaporeans are known for their Kiasu-ness right? Hahah.
Anyway, love the background. So dreamy.

4 Dec 2007 8:12am

Dum Kuali from Italy

ES RARA :o)

4 Dec 2007 8:29am

nicole from Singapore, Singapore

I love the background. :) Especially the rays shining through. :)

4 Dec 2007 8:39am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

I'd love to see the tree by itself...it's so beautiful :)

4 Dec 2007 9:03am

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

interesting how this one turned out. great blur.

4 Dec 2007 1:04pm

Hozein from Iran

Nice movement & goddessss light lines!

4 Dec 2007 2:32pm

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

Nice shot!

4 Dec 2007 2:49pm

Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India

Great shot. Great thoughts too. What are we rushing for? To live life as quickly as possible and...?

4 Dec 2007 3:18pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

Rush-sian :)

Of course not better, it's just an illusion - if I rush now, if I finish all these things, then I can have it all! But it never happens. You finish one thing, there are 100 more waiting and the race never stops.
Ones someone told me, that old people never rush, because they know where they are rushing to.

4 Dec 2007 4:22pm

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

That depends on why someone is rushing. If someone is rushing over to help someone whom is about to fall or just tripped & fell then i feel its ok to rush. If you are rushing thru most things in life just to get them done, this is not ok. Life is to be enjoyed even the parts we may feel we want to rush thru, like work. But if we take the time to get the job done right- it should prove to be less work in the end.

One should only rush when necessary ;)

4 Dec 2007 6:36pm

Cathie et Michel from Paris, France

great effet!!!

4 Dec 2007 6:54pm

Adrian from Notodden, Norway

wonderful!

4 Dec 2007 7:40pm

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada

A very nice capture, bravo!

4 Dec 2007 7:44pm

Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom

nicely done... a lot to admire ... the colours... the shades... great.

4 Dec 2007 8:10pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Ooooo, I really like this one K!! The light falling through the tree in the background is incredible and with the "ghost" image in the foreground this just becomes surreal.

4 Dec 2007 10:16pm

cromlechi from Swansea, United Kingdom

Very original, good emotion.

4 Dec 2007 11:00pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

WOW. Truly STUNNING image, dear friend!! And sobering narrative too. Thank you. I really like Rabbit's words here. I think she's said it exactly right!

5 Dec 2007 12:02am