Cherry Blossoms

At Seokchon Lake, yesterday.

I'd forgotten about the trees (and the season) and had gone there for a quiet walk around the lake, but yesterday it was like a commuter train at rush hour.  It was not easy, cutting all the people out of the frame.

My Halo Is A Manhole Cover

 

A man who wears a sewer lid as a halo. Figures.

Oddly enough (or maybe not so oddly), this reminds me of the Japanese saying "Kusai mono ni, futa wo suru" (くさい ものに ふたをする) -- meaning "If something stinks, put a lid on it". In other words, cover up, whitewash, pretend. Just so you look good on the outside, that's all that matters.

But in any case, I like what this photo represents -- a union of polar opposites.  The sacred and the profane, The Brahmin and the Untouchable, combined in one harmonious image.

Related post: A Rather Jungian Reflection

Bright Wings Over Seoul

This looked to be the very opposite of, and a fitting match, for the image of the Dark Angel posted a little while back.

Related post:  Dark Wings Over Seoul

At Seoul Forest

As a rule, I prefer to keep people out of my shots if I can help it.  But there have been exceptions.

Renamed "In A Secret Language"

Originally titled "Untitled".

Magic Tree

Another one of those images that vaguely remind me of Miyazaki animation.  An ordinary object or scene, that seems somehow laden with a certain supra-normal significance.  This one was taken at Sky Park, Seoul, but I think it would fit right into the "set" of "My Neighbor Totoro".  Almost makes you expect to walk through that doorway and see something extraordinary!

Mute Witnesses

Found in a back lane in Seoul.

Stool Pigeon Crow

 "He went thataway".

CONJUNCTION

Moon, Jupiter and Venus, from last night.

A Mysterious Memory

 

Ascending

It's a deceptively simple image.  A flock of birds rising from behind some trees.  But when you think about it it's pretty remarkable, considering this is a 'candid' shot taken on the spur of the moment, not an arranged one.  I don't remember if I waited for that one bird to top the Sun - probably it was a lucky accident - but anyhow, what timing; and the bifurcated clump of trees provides a perfect setting for the birds' emergence.  A great example of finding the Extraordinary in the ordinary.  A humble shot of an everyday event, but a special one, and one that can never be duplicated.

Just Playin'

 

Yet Another "Seen In A Seoul Alley"

 

Another "Shattered Man"

It was an accident, but I like it like this;  kind of reminds me of me.

Related:  Another Random Pair

Perfect Timing

O.K., maybe it's time for a little lightheartedness^

A visit back to a minor sub-genre that I actually spent quite a lot of time on. Yes, it's kind of silly I know, but hey, Monty Python was silly. And there are numerous other excellent examples like this, but this particular one really does stand out.

A Cyclops

HORRIFYING HUMOR

A giant whose one huge eye is also his all-devouring mouth, barring my way.  Laughing and staring me down with his eye-mouth.

And it's my own Shadow.

Another Glove

THE SUBJECT OF "THE OBJECT"

My creative writing teacher once said that in writing fiction 'what' you say is not as important as 'how' you say it.  I believe the same rule applies in visual arts as well.  Grand topics and universal themes are great, they have their roles, but one of my favorite things to do is to take humble, common things in everyday life - little trivialities noticed by no one else but me - and modify or present them in ways that imbue them with special significance - or "dignity", as I call it.

(Made with a straw cover)

Leaf David standing in my way, automatically putting me in the

Goliath position - or maybe it thinks it's a midget Sumo wrestler

Dark Wings Over Seoul

In one of the chapters of Man and His Symbols, a collection of Jungian essays, reference is made to a woman who dreamt that she was standing on a hill overlooking Jerusalem, when suddenly the wing of Satan darkens the sky.  That's what I thought of, when I saw this cloud.

Related post: Bright Wings Over Seoul

Two Smiles

Members of my unending lifetime project, "Avidya".

Once I was actually asked why I don't make more happy faces.  And someone else asked me why there are so few female faces.  I hadn't noticed.

Dreaming Lucid

UFO Over La Cienega Blvd., L.A.

I'd forgotten about this one.  From January, 2019.

It occurs to me that I've caught quite a few UFOs on camera over the years.  Are there many people who have had multiple encounters like me?  Perhaps I've been a member of an exclusive club all this time without realizing it..?!

Glove

I've Invented Two New Literary Devices

One is an aphorism, the other is an insult.

I think they're both pretty good, if I do say so myself.

The aphorism:

"Words - seeds of deeds"

The insult:

"My a$$hole is prettier than your face"

Another "Seen In A Seoul alley"

Wildfire III