My Peachtree Street: Broken Lips

...broken

beaten

thrown

to the rough curb of life

still trying to smile

still trying to reach for the light

still trying to hold on to the circle of...

comments (19)

rem_la
France
25 Sep 2009, 07:17

comme sorti d'outre tombe !

vz-nostalgia: You have a vivid imagination, rem_la.

Delia Badulescu
Romania
25 Sep 2009, 07:43

the poem seems to describe the normal circle of life, that's what we all go thru - like this leaf, the only difference is how we deal with all the drama and comedy in our life, do we still have faith or not after all? Love the shot!

vz-nostalgia: I guess, it depends on the definition of "normal", Ms. Delia. For some the drama is where to get some milk and bread for their kids, for others not being able to buy a large screen plasma TV.

Chris
England
25 Sep 2009, 08:57

This is seriously good Vik: a lovely deep image

vz-nostalgia: Don't let yourself drown in its depth, Chris.

anniedog
United Kingdom
25 Sep 2009, 10:27

Amazing how we always see aspects of our human selves mirrored in nature. Makes you wonder if there is some grand plan in the universe after all. I like this image a lot - very well balanced with subtle colours.
Ingrid

vz-nostalgia: I like your thought about the Grand Plan, Ms. Ingrid, even though it sounds like something from a conspiracy theory book.

Chantal Huijbregts
Netherlands
25 Sep 2009, 10:35

yes, autumn sence to this one

vz-nostalgia: yep. Then winter comes. Who survives, will see the joy of spring, who doesn't, will join the circle of life.

Bill Phillips
England
25 Sep 2009, 11:31

I think you have served up a real gem for your 200th picture.

vz-nostalgia: 200? Already? oh my. I'm a prolific blogger, am I? Got to slow things down a bit.

Ginnie
Atlanta, GA, United States
25 Sep 2009, 11:59

Do I see flood waters on Peachtree Circle, Viktor? If so, Broken Lips needs to hang on for dear life and believe in life after death!

vz-nostalgia: :
Ginnie: Do I see flood waters on Peachtree Circle, Viktor?
VZ: Nah, Ginnie. This is in the aftermath. During the flood earlier this week Peachtree Circle turned into a rough river.

Ray
Thailand
25 Sep 2009, 12:23

Like the title, VZ.

vz-nostalgia: At least I didn't disappoint you in this area, Ray.

Shannon Goodman
United States
25 Sep 2009, 14:36

This is really beautiful Viktor. I can almost feel the water flowing over my fingers!!

vz-nostalgia: Many people in Georgia felt the water running through their fingers this past week during the flood, Shannon.

k.a.
s.a.
25 Sep 2009, 16:59

or it could be...
'...renewed
............recovered
......................back
to the great game of life
always keeping a smile
always reaching the stars
always holding tight on the circle of...' (k.a.)

but then the heading couldn't be: 'broken lips'..uh??

this picture goes well to celebrate i didn't have to work today ...weeeeeeeeeehhhhh!!!

i really loved the picture...
Приятных выходных

vz-nostalgia: :
KA: but then the heading couldn't be: 'broken lips'..uh??
VZ: Neither it would be Nostalgia, Ms. KA.

...and you are still full of little surprises, Ms. KA.

Richard Trim
Leicester UK
25 Sep 2009, 18:47

I love the intimacy between the leaf and the water ... both relevant to each other.

A great composition and the colours and light are magical.

How does the black and white version work.

richard

vz-nostalgia: I guess I was so absorbed with the color working on this photograph, I haven't even thought of a b&w conversion, Richard.

Delia Badulescu
Romania
25 Sep 2009, 20:25

Oh, material needs at different levels is nowadays normal, I was not reffering to that kind of life aspect, but to the change of feelings we go thru in the circle of life.

vz-nostalgia: :
Delia: Oh, material needs at different levels is nowadays normal...
VZ: Normal? Try to explain this to dying kids in Somalia. You know, Ms. Delia, when I was much younger, I laughed at Karl Marx with his dialectical materialism ("the material is primary"). Now, when I've seen it all, I see that old man had a point. A hungry mother with a bunch of hungry kids doesn't give a sh@t about dadaism, impressionism, cubism and other -isms, until she and her kids are clothed, shod and not hungry.

Delia: I was not reffering to that kind of life aspect...
Vz: I know, I know, Ms. Delia... We all react differently to the hardships of life. Some are born to be fighters, others are born to give up.

MARIANA
Canada
26 Sep 2009, 02:16

Oh, I love these broken lips . You know they look like kissed for all long night, roughly and softly

There is no more lipstick on them, but only some bruises, and marks of sharp teeth !
They still look beautiful and even fuller

)

vz-nostalgia: Despite all the adversities, you remain a stubborn romantic, Ms. Mariana, and I like that.

armando
Spain
27 Sep 2009, 04:10

Esta imagen es poesía sin artificios.
Labios morenos pero rotos.
Labios húmedos pero perdidos.
Lovely but sad image.
Nice

vz-nostalgia: I see you write sad poetry as well, Armando.

It is perfectly appropriate on Nostalgia.

jamoula
United States
27 Sep 2009, 06:04

The 'lips' reach out from the background, which is what is powerful here (other than the textural relief). But I can't help seeing shades of a Dali seat- however more seductive this might be.

vz-nostalgia: Did you mean Dali's red sofa, Ms. Jamoula? I doubt these broken lips can withstand even the lightest of butts.

Langton Long
United Kingdom
27 Sep 2009, 22:31

This leaf is damaged

vz-nostalgia: You must be kidding. By whom?

Chantal Huijbregts
Netherlands
28 Sep 2009, 12:01

nice processing

vz-nostalgia: Oh, I processed it alright. Doesn't look like a photographic diarrhea, does it, Ms. Chantal?

Rob Martin
Australia
30 Sep 2009, 01:50

great image and caption.....
perfect
Cheers
Rob

vz-nostalgia: You keep forgetting that Nostalgia is a praise free zone, Rob.

Ti
United States
30 Sep 2009, 14:12

Well capture of Mariana's lips at it's fullness...

vz-nostalgia: I swear it wasn't me who damaged them.

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