The Path Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I stood upon a path today,
and realized that the fork
I followed led away
from hearth and comfort.

I strode on into chaos.
seeking for adventure,
swept up in currents
of destruction and despair.

I struggled forward
against the howling storm
until—exhausted—I stopped
and realized I was a fool.

I stayed my course no more,
turning back, and hurried home
to you—sped onward by
remembrance and dreams of warmth.

papagolf21, chinchini, Paul65, char_mifsud, azaf1, Didi, gunbud, vasariste, philpet, andreagatt, belido, cfreire, scobert, Silvio1953, leo61, baclama, Charo, tolis68 has marked this note useful

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chinchini (27653) 2008-02-10 12:38

Bonjour Andrea,
Bon sujet que ce chemin bordé de murs en pierre sèche. Ces constructions et la végétation sont ceux des bords méditerranéens, semblables à ceux de la Corse.
Ta photo mérite mieux !
TFS
Pierre

papagolf21 (56483) 2008-02-11 0:55

Bonsoir, Andrea,
Très joli poème pour accompagner ce petit chemin bordé de pierre (ces pierres semblent servir de clôture aux différentes parcelles de terrain).
Belle mise en perspective (le cadrage a été finement observé et préparé).
Amitiés.
Philippe

char_mifsud (540) 2008-02-11 3:35

Hello Andrea,
Very nice POV of the view. Well done. Nice note.
Regards,
Charles
Malta

Paul65 (1402) 2008-02-11 6:02

Hi Andrea!
Very interesting POV. Good sharp and good color.
I don't like on your photo this electrical pylon.
I was in your country on june 2003.
Greetings from Poland.
Paul.

jemaflor (39465) 2008-02-11 10:12

Hi Andrea,
Good idea to show an interesting depth of the field, typically Malta, tfs.

azaf1 (15547) 2008-02-12 0:49

Hi Andrea
A great perspective of the path and a great poem create a beautiful composition together.
TFS
Argiris

Cretense (56318) 2008-02-12 5:24

Hi Andrea! Welcome to TE (better late than ever!)

Great composition and most amazing perspective! You have not just one, but two, great "lead in" lines! Excellent light managment, too! Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

Didi (36196) 2008-02-13 11:14

Hi Andrea
Theese stone walls gives an interesting perspective and a good interest of the composition.
But the electric pylons disturb a little on the right.
Cheers.

gunbud (27955) 2008-02-13 11:50

Hi Andrea,
Lovely depth achieved by this view of the old stone fence that is seen in great details and sharpness as it contrast brilliantly with the lush green grass.
Regards, Tom

bazal (7898) 2008-02-15 2:41

Hi Andrea.
Interesting POV on this path surrounded by nice stone walls. The light was harsh but you managed quite well to keep the nice natural colors of the scene. Maybe a slightly higher POV would have been interesting not to cut the central tree too tight.
Thanks for sharing.

vasariste (981) 2008-02-17 12:14

Hi!
Nice colors. Good perspective.
Natasa

usnadir (781) 2008-02-17 12:56

very nice composition,
color and light too!
nadir

UnTrained (0) 2008-02-19 0:24

Hi Andrea,
I like this path with the good play of light and shadow. And a soft change for the view to have the path leading to the position the first pole has in the capture now would give more attention I think. Good colours and sharpness.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

claudeD (11350) 2008-02-22 9:23

Hello AnDREA,

thank you for sharing this interesting picture and your nice note.I like your composition and pov.Well done.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

pablominto (40824) 2008-02-22 12:13

Hello Andrea,
I'm not quite sure why they built those rock fences, probably the easiest way to dispose of the stones when they cultivated the land!
Here the path makes an effective lead-in to the buildings in the back...
Well framed, and the varied light adds life!
Greetings,
Pablo -

belido (16623) 2008-02-24 3:02

Hi Andrea,

beautiful perspective of the pathway. I think it matches the note in a nice way. I like the natural colors and the light that comes from the left. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

cfreire (11647) 2008-03-02 6:34

Hi Andre
Good shot with beautiful lights and shadows. I enjoyed this perspective that leads our look for the background of this picture with many differents textures. Well done, regards, Consuelo

evanrizo (456) 2008-03-02 12:59

Hi Andrea,
the pov you have chosen is clever and it gives the great depth effect.
The light play here is also very good.
Cheers
Evangelos

mikeo (12117) 2008-03-02 13:07

Hello Andrea,

Quite good composition with the path going to somewhere.
Nice climate and colours, you had good light.
But I agree with Paul abt. the pylon...

Keep on taking photos.
Greez
Mikeo

scobert (5333) 2008-03-05 17:50

Hello Andrea,
You sure don't lack imagination and the poetry and the photo are proof of this fact. This is a very good photograph with wonderful lighting and your poetry is very appropriate for the theme of this image. Excellent!
Stan

parbo (10970) 2008-03-06 17:02

Hello Andrea,

Stone barriers creating a great depth in the middle of green fields. Very nicely captured path and its surround.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

danyy (69001) 2008-03-07 5:32

Bonjour Andrea,
voici une vue bien cadrée qui donne de la perpective et qui invite le regard à suivre cette tranchée.
Mélange de vieilles pierres et de technologies nouvelles.
Bien à toi.
daniel.

Graal (58139) 2008-03-07 23:24

Nice perspective, good shot, fine colours and game of light with shadows. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

Silvio1953 (42015) 2008-03-08 2:24

Hi Andrea, original composition with lovely perspective, wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

leo61 (43438) 2008-03-09 10:15

Hi Andrea!
Excellent POV and great depth.I like these converging walls,leading the eyes to the distance.Nice light and shadows.
Regards,Leo

baclama (4639) 2008-03-09 14:03

bonsoir,
un long chemin chemin bordé de pierres ,separant des champs tres vert, on aurait presque envie dde s'y promener s'il n'y avait pas les poteaux electriques....
tres belle composition accompagnée d'un joli poeme
bravo
vero

Charo (31671) 2008-03-09 17:14

Hola Andrea,
Bonito camino de piedra que nos conduce la vista hasta el final. Estupendos colores naturales y definición. Bello poema.
Cordialmente
Charo

jpphoto (465) 2008-03-11 14:20

Hello Andrea ,
très belle perspective , peut être un troupeau de chèvre sur le chemin pour comblé t'on images A+ jp

philpet (195) 2008-03-14 13:15

Hello,
Great shot. Nice colours Mate.
Regards
Phil

asajernigan (14182) 2008-03-19 5:46

Andrea,
I like your POV and composition using the stone lined road to lead the eye into the photo. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

batalay (21006) 2008-03-19 20:11

Hello Andrea,

Excellent choice of vantage point to show the footpath, and accentuate the one-point perspective (where the parallel lines converge at one point on the horizon line). I've visited Malta three times and came away impressed each time.

Warm regards,

Bulent

tolis68 (2004) 2008-04-12 10:54

Hello Andrea.Very nice POV,light and sharpness,real colors,very clean photo.Bravo.

Apostolos

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-05-08 8:32

Hello Andrea

Very good note to accompany the capture. Love the rocks in the wall and how my eyes lead right up the path.
Regards
Jim