Off Balance - a photo on Flickriver

Off Balance

            Dense fog distorts my senses in a way that is simultaneously disconcerting yet thrilling. The liminal quality of spaces such as this scene is overwhelmingly immersive. I feel so much more than indifferent observer. Images such as this exist only because I involve myself in the space, become a part of it, and quite literally allow it envelop me.  

One of my many fascinations with fog is the sense that clarity exists only within arm's reach. It's the same way my mind perceives life when I'm dreaming. The entire world surrounds me, but it becomes progressively murky as it recedes in distance. I behold only what my mind prioritizes even while I have peripheral awareness of my surroundings. Likewise, fog has the effect of cordoning me into a small space even when I am outdoors in the middle of a large expanse such as stubble field. I desperately want to enter that nebulous threshold where the trees vanish into the fog, but it's an unapproachable boundary. It exists visually, but its not a physical space. I live for visual contradictions such as this.

Taken on: November 3, 2022

Tags:

seasons

cycles

drift

passage

time

metaphor

bounty

border

edges

forlorn

mystic

nebulous

undefined

illusion

eerie

spirit

presence

inspiration

grim

drab

dull

isolated

solace

brilliant

dichotomy

fleeting

fog

immersion

perception

feeling

emotion

transitory

liminal « less

Groups appears in: • Agriculture • Eerie, creepy or spooky places more » • Cinematic Moments. • ..:: I LOVE DARK PHOTOS ::.. • !Art and Photography (seriously18+) INVITE ONLY • Color Escape: MONOCHROME (ONE COLOR) • Mordus de photos Monochrome • Mordus de photos • Trees, Trees and More Trees • The Fog / The Mist and The Rain • h y p n o s i s w a v e • COLOUR-BLIND • Poetic Monochrome • All things digital photography • soul composed • WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN « less

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro, f/1.8, 1/8929 sec, 6.9mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Lens:	iPhone 14 Pro back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	1/8929 sec
Focal Length:	6.9mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	+0.335 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.2 (Macintosh)
Show full info

Stats: 11,418 views / 20 comments

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder