Sunday, January 29, 2012

Dancing in Darkness

Night photo of my back yard processed in PIcasa
Half asleep, I felt my way from the bedroom to the back door, the howling wind keeping me company. As gusts hit the trees, sheets of snow flew sideways, the whole forest a turmoil of bending and shaking. Mesmerized, I watched a waking dreamscape of nightmarish dancing.

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21 comments:

  1. DuffJanuary 29, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    Truly mesmerizing. So long since I have had such a snow experience...today I shared yours.

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  2. TexWisGirlJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    really nicely done!

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  3. Carol MattinglyJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    OMG! That is a really cool pic Barb. I'm loving it. Did it look like that out there. Because if so I'm glad you were indoors. Carol

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  4. teriJanuary 29, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    I have written small stones in the middle of the night - but I have not yet started taking photos in the middle of the night. Great to see how we keep observing. Great photo editing. Playing with photos is as much as taking them.

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  5. susanvgJanuary 29, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    I love the post-processing. It goes well with your words.

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  6. MariaJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    I felt a shiver reading this, Barb!
    Great work using Picasa! I love that program!

    I hope your woods have a calmer week ahead!
    *wishing you JOY

    ~Maria

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    Amazing photo, and your words made me feel it.

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  8. DianaJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:36 AM

    Your photo does make it look dreamlike indeed! I need to play with my Picasa some more. I don't know how to do that!
    Love Di ♥

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  9. claudia messelodiJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    I find it's a marvellous stone, Barb! I love the words you used to describe both your feelings and the landscape outside, I particularly liked dreamscape of nightmarish dancing..seen through mesmerized eyes.. really amazing!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Wow - what an artistic shot!

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  11. HildredJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Nicely edited, Barb - you have that dreaming, nightmarish quality down pat, and yet an elusive beauty... wonderful imagery in your words, as well.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    That must have been great. I love the sound of the wind in the trees. David tells me that it might be the last sound I hear if I don't stay out of the woods during storms.

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Wow! I am impressed with your talents (on so many fronts!)

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  14. EbieJanuary 30, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    The post processed photo reveals how strong the wind is blowing!

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  15. Daydream BelieverJanuary 31, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    A beautiful stone. Love it.

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  16. NancyJanuary 31, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Very cool editing and wild weather!

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  17. JanaJanuary 31, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    simply fantastic!

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  18. JDSJanuary 31, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    Great pic, and great prose to go with it. At first I thought it was one of those high-end pencil drawings that appear in arts festivals.

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  19. CynthiaJanuary 31, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Wow, that photo came out really cool-looking! Looks like a charcoal or ink drawing. I'm right there looking out on this scene through your words.

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  20. TomokoJanuary 31, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    Wow,very artistic photo!! Looks like a Indian-ink painting.

    Tomoko

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  21. Emily BrisseFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    A haunting image. Beautiful!

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