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Rising from the tranquil grounds

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The rise of spring

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Pendeln zwischen einem tiefen Atemzug und dem Sonnenlicht. Ein Atemzug, der, gerade so wie die Dämmerung in ihrem satten Blau die Geräusche des Tages zur Ruhe wiegt und mich zum Kern des Seins kommen lässt, und das Sonnenlicht, das die Haut wärmend immer tiefer dringt und jede Zelle zum leuchten bringt, bis der Kern keimt und Neues entstehen kann. So begrüsse ich diesen, meinen Tag.

Auch dir wünsche ich so einen Tag.

Swinging between a deep breath and the sunlight. A breath which, just as the dawn with its rich blue colours cradles the sounds of the day into peace let me get to the essence of being, and the sunlight that caresses the skin and reaches into the depth and lighten up each cell, until the core sprouts and creates something new. Just like that, I welcome this my day.

And just such a day I wish you too.

Yours truly

TMOP #820

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TMOP N°820

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TMOP steht für Transient Moment Of Pleasure. In letzter Zeit habe ich immer öfter beim Fotografieren darüber nachgedacht, welche Bilder, Szenen und Motive bei den Betrachtern wohl am besten ankommen. Letztendlich bringt mich das aber immer weiter weg davon, die Freude am Sehen und damit auch die Freude am Fotografieren zu erhalten. Ich beginne Erfolgsmaterial zu produzieren und lande bestenfalls beim kommerziellen Mainstream. Das ist aber nicht das, was mich meine eigenen Bilder lieben lässt und warum sollte ich Bilder machen, die ich selber nicht liebe? Die TMOP-Serie ist Stop und ein Schritt zurück in die Richtung, in die ich gehen will: die eigene kindliche Freude am Sehen, am Staunen, am Entdecken fördern. Viel Spass mit dem, was dabei heraus kommt!:-)

Look beyond the thing. Just let the quality of color, light and form lead your eyes.

TMOP stands for Transient Moment Of Pleasure and it is part of a series I started a while ago in the spirit of finding back to my photographic roots. I’ve been spending quite some time on google+ and facepalm, err, -book and recently I sat back and contemplated about how this so called social media influences my photographic work. I found myself being more and more influenced by the question, what pictures would be received positively, what shots would probably earn more +1 clicks. I see that a certain kind of shots get incredible amounts of clicks and feedback. Even without being addicted to public approval, I noticed how I am influenced by that +1 flood in my own way of seeing the world. In parts, I lost the freshness, the beginners spirit of pure pleasure in seeing and taking photographs. I noticed how I had to steer against the concepts that would make my shots “famous” here too. But I really don’t want big stones or tree trunks in every single of my landscape photographs, totally smooooth skies and water in every second shot or any of those current “winning concepts”. I want my childish pleasure back. That transient moment of pleasure in seeing the world, in discovering wonderful moments, in diving into color or form or light, in being liberated from documenting stunning things and start again communicating with the world and my heart by simply enjoying moments here and there and not care one single fraction of a second how those moments would be received by a broad community.

Do I stop posting shots here? Certainly not. Do I ignore your feedback? Of course not! I value your feedback very highly and I love to share passion and exchange thoughts.

Have a wonderful day.
Roland

Yours truly

When you start to see the light again

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When you start to see the light again

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And for whatever reasons you were buried in the darkness, there’s that moment when, for the first time, you start to see the light again. It will be transient and yes, you might even doubt it is for real. It might hurt, because the darkness will feel even more pronounced when perceived in the contrast with the light. Take it from a traveler that went that road: it is a healthy and normal part of the process. It’s one important step forward and believe me, I wish I could be there with you, staring at that sun, at those colours and the ripples in time and space. May your heart find ways to love what was and what will be in the same time.

Bon voyage, my friend, bon voyage.

Yours truly