Northern sky Photo

Photographer’s Note

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

I've been a long time that I'm waiting
Been a long that I'm blown
I've been a long time that I've wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind's eye.

Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

Northern sky (3:42)
By Nick Drake
From: Bryter Layter
1970
Nick Drake, vocals and guitar
John Cale, celeste, piano and organ
Dave Pegg, bass
Mike Kowalski, drums

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This is a reflection in a pond in front of Punta Saline bay.

teutza, KevRyan, ChrisJ, pasternak, delkoo, Albrecht, Bien, josepmarin, stefi, bubujuju, Izobretenik, Henryk_Bilor, chrisnet, AiresSantos, eleparc has marked this note useful

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arjun_das (1850) 2006-09-19 3:46

excellent reflection on water. nice silhouette and colour in sky. very well done and tfs.

regards,
arjun

barrufeto_77 (25797) 2006-09-19 3:47

Hi Paolo.

Excellent silhouette reflected on the water.

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

martusia (512) 2006-09-19 3:49

Fantastic idea and a great shot!
Copngrats,
Marta

greg64g (11193) 2006-09-19 3:54

hi Paolo

Simply a superb one, i love a lot this shot. looks so poetic, this is a great work
cheers
greg

tam3rd (217) 2006-09-19 3:54

The silhoutte of the girl? and the child seemed like a painting against the sky. Nice concept here and I love this song of Nick Drake. Props to you,

Regards,
tam3rd

teutza (10564) 2006-09-19 3:56

Hy my friend,
great image!very good POV and ideea!!and i love the note:)
hugs
teo

luisafonso (858) 2006-09-19 4:11

This is amazing Paolo. Very sensitive image! The mother and the child against the blue waters of the ocean. Very evocative. Compositions is perfect. I love it!

KevRyan (22372) 2006-09-19 4:17

Three coincidences here Paulo - the first I was watching a music programme last night, we rarely see the music of Nick Drake on TV, secondly for both myself and my 18 year old son this is a favourite album and thirdly just look at the title of my post today and yours and look at the words.....come blow your horn on high!!

A fantastic shot Paulo - beautiful colour - my Northern sky is pretty cold by comparison - and the rippled figures are just wonderful.

best wishes Kev

serenadanesi (926) 2006-09-19 4:27

Fotografia stupenda, Paolo, da artista.
Non so se è proprio dello spirito di Trekearth, forse più Treklens, ma complimenti lo stesso.
Ciao
Serena

priyasri_80 (363) 2006-09-19 4:39

Nice colors of sky and the silhouette of the people in water. Great job.
Priya

ChrisJ (70171) 2006-09-19 4:40

Bonjourno Paolo

I like the surrealistic mood & graphism, of this superb, inverted reflection. Wonderful colour & pov. Bellisimo & Ciao.

pasternak (13306) 2006-09-19 4:45

Excellent reflection shot, Paolo, so sensitive and beautiful. My compliments for this one.

Cheers
Alexander

delkoo (34282) 2006-09-19 5:00

hi paolo
very poetic shot,clever composition, and wondreful reflections.
at first, iu thought it was through glass.

a+
didier

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-09-19 6:43

Looking to subject via reflection is both poetic and increase the power of theme. Congrats. Very well done.

rbcy1974 (20742) 2006-09-19 7:10

Hello Paolo
Nice view of this reflection,
Really well thought out and captured.
Well done
Regards
Daniel

abhisheek1 (58) 2006-09-19 7:59

i m so excited by ur work, i really wana call u if u mail me ur contact no.

Gregtom (7119) 2006-09-19 8:07

Hello, Paolo!
Very unusual shot... technique - like a painting during a windy weather. Different kind of portrait - silhouetted, but very articulate - strange, but amazing. Nice work with an interesting background of poem in the note. Nice work!
regards,
Greg

vinicio (22380) 2006-09-19 8:24

Bell'effetto di riflesso nell'acqua, vero o creato appositamente? Non importa, ha aggiunto un velo di mistero che aiuta nel godere della foto, bell'idea e risultato, complimenti.
Ciao
Vinicio

djanloo (420) 2006-09-19 8:37

WOw!

Fantastic composition... mythical song.
Thank you and Nick Drake...

Gianluca

Albrecht (11034) 2006-09-19 9:30

Hi Paolo
Very well seen and captured refelctions. Good colours and the blurred people are beautiful.

~Greetings Albrecht~

feather (49860) 2006-09-19 10:59

What a fantastic photo; I love reflections at the best of times but this is incredible. Before I read your note I couldn't figure it out with all the ripples. Mother and child is always a touching subject too.
Kath

Bien (4727) 2006-09-19 11:47

Ciao Paolo, Absolutely beautiful shot! I love the sensibility in this one. The great blue sky and tender cloud puffs embrace the tenderness of the mother and child so well. The way their silhouettes are shown is so good, and it gives the impression their shadows will vanish in the ripples soon. A treasured moment, superb! Sabine

Gerrit (35687) 2006-09-19 11:51

Hi Paolo,
very poetic picture. This modern madonna and child coming out of the water.
regards, Gerrit

josepmarin (33785) 2006-09-19 13:00

Ciao Paolo,
excelente ejercicio gráfico jugando con los reflejos en el agua. Unos reflejos muy bellos, me gusta cómo se ve esta mujer con su niño en los brazos, y el cielo azul con nubes.
Espléndida foto, en su sencillez está su gran belleza.
Ci vediamo,
Josep

stefi (1147) 2006-09-19 15:34

Ciao Paolo, è un po' che manco su TE (a parte qualche sguardo), ma trovo che i tuoi scatti siano in continuo miglioramento dal pdv compositivo.
Questo è davvero ottimo per ideazione, posizone del soggetto e semplicità.
A presto,
Stefano

vesilvio (750) 2006-09-19 15:35

Bellissima composizione,
Ottimi colori, contrasti, dettagli.
Mosso indotto dall'increaspatura da PRIMATO !!
...cosa aggiungere...
BELLA FOTO !!
COMPLIMENTI
Ciao,
silvio

nwoehnl (120) 2006-09-19 16:10

A beautiful artistic piece, Paolo. The silhouette of the mother holding the child, on the rippled water surface versus the blue sky with the luminous clouds, makes for a peaceful and absorbing photo. Great choice of song to go with it, well done.

dolin (15647) 2006-09-19 18:20

Hi Paolo.
Beaucoup de tendresse et de poésie dans cette photo.
J'adore ce jeu de reflets, c'est prenant comme image, je trouve l'idée vraiment bonne.
Rien à redire, un très beau moment et une belle touche d'originalité.
Fred

Graal (57885) 2006-09-20 2:21

Hi Paolo,
good idea, interesting reflections. It's as painted. Friends all told You. I like this view, too.
Gr., Aleksander

lestans (15452) 2006-09-20 2:25

Bellissimo e poetico!!
Livia

s10001in (1485) 2006-09-20 2:47

Paolo ,
Artistic work.

Well done.
-Shailendra

bubujuju (1160) 2006-09-20 4:21

Bonjour,
Ce reflet est très beau, tout est bien utilisé à mon gout, les personnages, les couleurs et la lumière.
Bravo !

Izobretenik (1264) 2006-09-20 5:19

This one is quite incredible. I would never see such a picture coming out from reality. The water is moving and it's really interesting, maybe better than if the water was still.

Izo

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-09-20 6:08

Hello Paolo
Excellent reflection. The women with a child look like she was standing in the air. Lovely perspective and colours.
Have a nice day.

bantonbuju (48622) 2006-09-20 8:53

ciao paolo,
very very creative,
everything here is very good: the idea, the composition, and the tech details;
bravissimo!
best wishes, j.

rossofuoco (6352) 2006-09-21 2:53

Ciao Paolo.Quando ingandisci capisci cosa si cela dentro questa stupenda foto. Sembra un quadro, un filtro di photoshop, invece è un splendido e semplice riflesso nell'acqua. Complimenti Renzo

chrisnet (20374) 2006-09-21 4:22

Hi Paolo,
Excellent shot here,the reflexion is stunning!
I like the color of the sky and the silhouette,a very good work!
Congratulations!
Regards
Christian

AiresSantos (42040) 2006-09-21 9:09

Hi Paolo,
Magnificent silhouette reflected in the water with waves. Very well seen and done, my friend.
Regards,
Aires

eleparc (24059) 2006-09-21 14:12

great play on reflections... i love the result! well done paolo!
Eric

Dragonheart (8393) 2006-09-21 14:34

Hello Paolo,
Such a beautiful shot, well composed with mother holding her child, colours are excellet, good work.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Best wishes
Vivek
:-) out of

faubry (32281) 2006-09-23 4:26

WOW! IMPRESSIONNANT!! superb photo, i like a lot your composition, bravo great work
francine

keribar (42748) 2006-09-26 0:28

Hello Paolo,

This is a work of art, really, and I would gladly hang it on my wall.

Ciao - Izzet

yanseiler (20) 2006-09-26 4:56

Hi Paolo, a very nice reflection with the small waves which give a magic touch...
Cheers
Yan

sebinho342 (18740) 2006-09-26 12:18

Hi Paolo, a pleasure to see you back and to appreciate your style again :)
This one is really impressive, lovely effect, i was writing a comment on the child pissing in the sea but i prefered this one ;) Very well seen, stunning shot. All my congratulations Paolo
Be back don't worry ;)

vedra (0) 2006-09-29 7:39

Hi Paolo,
Well composed image. The reflection changed contours and made an everyday scene of a mother holding a child looking really like a dream.
Vedrana

starbug (6924) 2006-10-06 16:16

brilliant Paolo, i love reflections in all possible forms, but this one must be one of the best I've seen. probably because there's not an inch of the "real" thing. the contrast helps a lot too of course, the distinct silhouettes against the reflected sky. great one.
best regards
A.

Photo Information

Copyright: Paolo Motta (Paolo) (40702)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon D Ixus 5.0
Exposure: f/4, 1/200 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My pictures with a song as title, Your favorites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-19 3:44
Favorites: 1 [view]