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Cape Cod
October 24, 2007
Sail 1 ~ Canon 30d
The subtlety of light and color and its changing nature never ceases to amaze and inspire me, both as a photographer and a Path Walker. One thing artists might be better at than the rest of world is our highly conditioned ability to pay attention to details and to simply see things. That isn't just the ocean up there, it's slate blue with cream and navy-colored wave tips dancing across the surface, and the clouds aren't white, they're filled with creamy pinks, purples and azure blues.
The great yogis and lamas will tell you nothing is ever as it seems. We're just skimming across the surface of a vast illusion. We think we're just one of many waves in a vast ocean of beings, when really, we are the ocean, we are the sunset, we are shafts of light dancing across the vast sea of awareness.
Taking this trip was so good for me. I was close to being completely submerged in over-thinking before I left, which is always a signal it's time to rest and reflect instead of trying to catch up with the lemmings running just ahead of you.
When surrounded by the chaos and insanity which sometimes mark particular chapters within our cities and communities, we cease being able to hear the song within ourselves and our light grows dim. For me, seeking out the tranquility of nature has always provided the space for many of my built-up illusions to melt away. It's almost as though each cresting wave reflecting light through my lens and onto the sensor on the back of my camera is a metaphor for the eyes of the Soul. Just being and allowing and watching... allowing nature to penetrate one's spirit through the majesty and beauty of creation has a way of imprinting us with goodness.
Posted by vincent at October 24, 2007 08:57 AM
Comments
Amen. I need such a trip after the mess of CT.
Posted by: janet at October 24, 2007 01:03 PM
yes, yes!!! that's the way i feel about photography too...
Posted by: la vie en rose at October 24, 2007 03:11 PM
I'm just an amateur trying to learn about photography, but what you describe is exactly how I feel. I like quiet, stillness, watching. I too have a tendency to overthink sometimes, but going somewhere beautiful and calm sorts that out in a jiffy!
Lovely photo.
Posted by: jessabean at October 24, 2007 04:46 PM
Thank you for this. My song was almost inaudible and my light flickering away. Your words reminded me to slow down and really look at things rather than skim over them.
Posted by: Sandra at October 24, 2007 11:04 PM
Beautifully written and heartfelt Susan...
Posted by: jayne at October 25, 2007 06:30 AM
Beautiful photo, lovely post! Thanks, just what I needed to get through all this SoCAL smoke!
Posted by: s'mee at October 25, 2007 12:27 PM