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Earth Meditation


Earth Meditation
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Copyright: Jessi Balderas (jessbalderas) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 41 W: 3 N: 36] (224)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-18
Categories: Daily Life, Decisive Moment, Experimental, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Exposure: f/2.8
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-11-17 8:10
Viewed: 1326
Points: 21
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
There are many types of meditation, but one definition that fits almost all types is..."Consciously directing your attention to alter your state of consciousness."
(http://www.dragonnetwork.org/course/session1/meditation.htm)

Elemental earth stands at the South in many pagan rituals in the southern hemisphere, associated with the winter solstice and with midnight. Its symbol is the pentagram, its colors the brown and rust-orange of humus, the green of vegetation, the black of night, the white of snow. Earth corresponds to the magickal power to keep silent, to protect vows and easily misunderstood knowledge with shut lips. At Imbolc, we meditated on fire, at Oestara on water; at Beltaine, earth appears at the third station of this wheel.
Earth manifests. Nothing we work in magick comes completely true until it hits earth, the element of solid matter. Earth steadies; through earth we push our grounding cords. But don't take what I write as dogma. The most important associations are the ones we make ourselves, our own personal relationship with each element. To know earth better, meditate upon it.
(http://www.wiccanway.net/teach19.html)

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I decided to create this photo as if the sea were the earth so I used PSP to create the form of earth (more rounded than geoidal) in the same form we see the earth from space...(kinda)
the blue marble
Will love to hear your comments.
In the workshop I'll post the original :)
Regards
Jessica
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interesting compo and PP, nice colours, interesting idea, well done
regards
jo

Hi Jessica,

I'm wondering why you decided to create the earth's rounding. Personally, I do think the picture would have been better without, or with a little bit less. I mean, if this would be actually the rounding of the earth, the whole size of the earth would roughly be 750 metres in diameter :-). It's just a bit too much for me, but I do like the experimenting as such since it's always good to look a bit further and try new things.

Have a good weekend!
Dennis

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  • limba3 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1081 W: 436 N: 421] (13282)
  • [2007-11-17 10:38]

Hi
A good wheeze and the title.
Anna

good ideau.. nice picture.. some more light was, i think, a little better

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2733 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2007-11-17 18:26]

Nice picture.Original and creative.Good pp work.TFS
Michel

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  • boonie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1289 W: 69 N: 1538] (7679)
  • [2007-11-18 12:19]

Checked out the original in the WS and it is well done but not special. This one after the PP is quite spectacular. My first guess was maybe a fisheye. Wrong there. Fits the title and the notes. TFS

Dan

Hi Jessica,
Nice shot,good idea.
Best regards,
Ralf

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  • jackal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 303 W: 3 N: 212] (2861)
  • [2007-11-20 12:00]

An original piece of work Jessica
well done
Jack .. thanks for comments on 'estuary'

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  • cora Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 45 W: 0 N: 13] (455)
  • [2007-11-21 9:09]

guuuau! jessica! magnifica idea. fantastico resultado, una imagen con mas de mil palabras, significados y mensajes. me encanta, llena de ilusion, imaginacion, libertad, vidas, recuerdos, nostaligias, mirar al mar...me despierta un sentimiento tan bonito como esta imagen con bellisima luz y color. Esta idea de redondear el horizonte...espectacular! Una mirada distinta, y a la vez llena de verdades. menkanta

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2007-11-22 4:31]

This is wonderful!
I love the way you have rounded the horizon.And the colours are superb. Very well done.
This would make a great greeting card for a special friend.
TFS
silke

Hello Jessica,

Interesting composition and nice PP work - it's very creative and effective:)
I like the tones here. Great details, too.
Congratulations,
Izabela

This is very interesting s hot. And the world go round and round. smile...

hola Jessica muy linda la foto

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