“You must carry a chaos inside you to give birth to a dancing star.” -Nietzsche
I was looking through my vacation photos and came upon this shot I took. Do you see the star? Look closely…there are several stars. I see more than just the stars, but at the risk of sounding crazy I’ll keep my mouth closed.
At a second glance, do we see what we missed the first time? Do we see what we want to see? Do we ever really see the entire picture?
We are stars of our own choosing. Perhaps we shine in the way we wish. Maybe it rests totally in what others see in us. Do we radiate with love and kindness? Do we warm the hearts we touch?
When I see the stars in the night sky I dare to dream. Maybe I should have given it more thought to realize I need not look to the sky to find stars or to dream.
Tell me what you see in this photograph. (Maybe we can be crazy together!) What do you think about stars?
I can’t figure out what you were trying to take a picture of before the angels appeared.
Ha, a mossy and slimy log in the water.
I see a shiny star!
Pretty, isn’t it?
The twinkling stars are spectacular. That is such a happy and unexpected shot!
It was a surprise!
First off, GREAT post, Suzi!
And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that quote from Nietzsche. I agree.
Second, when I first saw this photo (and yes, I did see the star), I thought it was a photo taken from a space ship of a galaxy with the moon and the earth on either side.
Awesome photo!
Have a FAB day, dear friend….X
When you zoom in, you see several stars and a few other things as well!
I see a face in that purple part? Eerie!
I didn’t see that one, but I do see two miniature bodies with faces…and one has a wine glass, lol!
I can’t decide if this is a looking-down-into-the-water shot, or a looking-up-at-the-sky shot! Whatever, it’s pretty, especially the stars!
It’s a looking down at the water shot.
I see stars and angel wings – I think the big star is the angel. I did not see the wine glass, must really be slipping!
It’s funny how we all see different things!
Hah! I found the wine glass. Such a fascinating shot that is better for the brainstorming. Interesting that in nature stars have six rays. I’m especially taken with the big star toward the top that seems to be juggling bubbles — or perhaps a myriad of angels, or … good place to let imagination run wild!
…and the wine glass could very well be the most important part, lol!
All kinds of things in there; kind of like cloud watching!
Yes, I saw that face and bod – and all the stars! I magnified it and looked really closely at it all. The face of the wine-glass holder first looked like a funny dog’s face with a helmet on it’s head. But the stars…yows! Good one, Suzicate.
It’s interesting all the things we see and imagine!
This is such an inspiration picture. I see an angel and the star….can’t see the wine glass but it’s not for trying:)
I love it when I capture things I hadn’t anticipated!
Doesn’t that make you think there’s a higher power at work in moments like this?
Absolutely!
Such a cool photo! I love the sky in the reflection. Just gorgeous!
Love when things turn into conversation pieces!
Awesome photo. The green mossy thing at the bottom looks like it could be the profile of a crone. She faces to the left of the screen and has her mouth open. Her head and hair are stretched out like she is flying thru the star studded sky. Out of her mouth eeeks the oily spot on the edge. I imagine her a Baba Yaga….in all her wildness!
Rachel, I had to look up Baba Yaga…very interesting perception; love your enthusiasm!
Stars dancing across the surface of a pond . . . juxtaposed with SLIME.
kind of like real life on land, lol!
What an unusual capture! I’m just getting around to yesterday’s blog, your poetry was in English on mine.
YAY!
Oooooh! I love that quote. Yes! Internal chaos is necessary in order to birth a star. Maybe I need some wine before I can find the wine glass.
Hmmm…if I’d had a glass of wine before looking, who knows what I’d have seen, lol!
I love any kind of juxtaposition. And revisiting vacation photos is always trippy. wonderful!
I enjoy going back through photos and seeing what I missed the first time!
I saw the big light spot first, but after I read your post and looked at the picture again, I saw all the other little stars. I must be crazy, too
I welcome you!
I’m with the first reader, you only see the top part of the photo when you open the blog, and it looks like a photo of earth from space. What do I think about stars? It makes me feel pretty small and insignificant I guess
I’m going to have to visit my blog and see if it looks like that when loading…you know the saying to forget what you know for a fresh perspective!
Very interesting shot Suzicate. I see a little bit of the following: glimmer from the start, faces, and the blurring of different images. Amazing effects captured by you!
Funny what appears out of “nowhere”…
I totally see the stars. I also see a tropical island shot from an airplane flying overhead. Or maybe a huge spaceship in the night sky. Fun.
Man, I was in the tropics and didn’t know it!