Zyryality: My Secret Tiny Universe

...with a tiny secret tree

comments (20)

Suzanne
Canada
19 Jan 2010, 02:12

oh to be contained so magically in a tiny universe such as this one with a tiny tree that bears fruit, a tiny tree full of knowing wisdom... to all those whose eyes see it..shhhh...please keep this secret safe.

vz-nostalgia: You are welcome to share the seat under the tree of wisdom with me, Ms. Suzanne. I'm sure you haven't tasted sweeter fruit than this.

Ray
Thailand
19 Jan 2010, 02:54

Ooooops! The secret is out.

Clever, too, how your universe hangs upside down...clearly the Laws [Hypotheses] of Physics of our Universe do not apply.

I would like to visit, VZ, if you can confirm they have a good cellar of full-bodied reds.

vz-nostalgia:

Ray: ...clearly the Laws... of Physics of our Universe do not apply.
VZ:

There is just one law that works here, Ray. It's called The First Law of Nostalgia, which says: "No praises are allowed on Nostalgia". I'm thankful that you follow it for quite some time now.

Ray: ...if you can confirm they have a good cellar of full-bodied reds.
VZ: You are welcome to stop by, but all I drink is cheap French table wines that I buy at a local Farmers Market, Ray.

Eliza
Tanzania
19 Jan 2010, 04:55

a whole life in that tiny little drop. looking at an even tinier little drop within...how wonderful. i know you don't use one, but i often think you are using a camera from another era, an old russian model of something, your pictures often have that wonderful quality to them

vz-nostalgia:

My analog Russian camera collects dust, Ms. Eliza.

But I know a guy who use Zorki and Zenith all the time, and shoots almost exclusively with Russian lenses. It's my friend Makoto from Supporo, Japan. You got to check him out.

http://chrono.shutterchance.com/

Delia Badulescu
Romania
19 Jan 2010, 07:13

The secret of life, and it's safe within me...

vz-nostalgia:

I knew, I can depend on you, Ms. Delia.

anniedog
United Kingdom
19 Jan 2010, 08:47

A bit like the world contained in a grain of sand. I wonder how it would feel to be on the inside looking out?
Ingrid

vz-nostalgia: :
Ingrid: A bit like the world contained in a grain of sand.
VZ:

"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour..."
Ingrid: I wonder how it would feel to be on the inside looking out?
VZ: There is only one way to know this, Ingrid. Want to try it?

Chantal Huijbregts
Netherlands
19 Jan 2010, 09:09

very good photo, with silouetted view

vz-nostalgia: You are very observant as always, Ms. Chantal.

Tom Wilson
United Kingdom
19 Jan 2010, 09:36

Neat - clever capture, Viktor!

vz-nostalgia: my pleasure, Tom.

Hamid Rafiee
Iran
19 Jan 2010, 13:04

nice contrast.

vz-nostalgia: What? Contrast? Contrast between what and what, Hamid?

Philine
Germany
19 Jan 2010, 14:40

vz-nostalgia:

I see you and Ray are all about Hypothesis today, Ms. Philine.

Yes. Water is our elixir, I agree, but this might be as well a drop of whiskey.

Charles Dastodd
United States
19 Jan 2010, 16:31

A really nice capture! I love the focus here. It does feel like you have given us a view into a tiny world

vz-nostalgia:

Charles: It does feel like...
VZ: I told you, Charles. Why didn't you believe me?

tim hitchins
United Kingdom
19 Jan 2010, 18:51

fabulous Victor

vz-nostalgia:

Am I? I'd rather hear it from a lady, Tim.

dorina dimitriu
Romania
19 Jan 2010, 20:37

maybe this matchstick is able to extinguish the fire of the life within...

vz-nostalgia:

The function of a matchstick is just opposite, Ms. Dori. It's to create a fire, not to extinguish.

Sometimes, a person can light a fire in other people too.

Larry Bliss
United States
20 Jan 2010, 01:21

Thanks for letting us in on the secret...

vz-nostalgia: The best part of it, Larry, it's free of charge.

Louis
South Africa
20 Jan 2010, 05:37

A drop in the ocean
can contain a little tree
What powers set in motion
I beseech thee?

Take the quantum leap
the secrets of the universe is yours to keep

vz-nostalgia:

...when a droplet falls into the ocean
she becomes no longer a droplet, unique and independent,
but one of many, without a face, without a name...
what powers can she hold then?

Sharing the secrets of teh universe is a greater pleasure than keeping them, Louis.

silvio
Brazil
20 Jan 2010, 13:32

Nostalgia, realmente é seu nome!

vz-nostalgia:

Silvio: Nostalgia is indeed your name!
VZ: Not only, Silvio. It's my soul as well.

dorina dimitriu
Romania
20 Jan 2010, 18:50

VZ: The function of a matchstick is just opposite, Ms. Dori. It's to create a fire, not to extinguish.
Dori: who decided that a matchstick can only create fire?

vz-nostalgia:

I know you are a very creative person, Ms. Dori. Now tell me how you use the matchsticks, beside lighting up a cigarette, building a model in a bottle or holding up your eyelids in order not to fall asleep.

dorina dimitriu
Romania
22 Jan 2010, 21:20

VZ: I know you are a very creative person, Ms. Dori. Now tell me how you use the matchsticks, beside lighting up a cigarette, building a model in a bottle or holding up your eyelids in order not to fall asleep.
Dori: ah no, i wasnt trying to be creative that way...it was about this droplet spark of yours that quenched a thirst in me

(a matchstick can remind us that we shouldnt cut trees...it can also make one feel like an upgraded prometheus...or it can help some kid with his first math problems...or it can teach you that stubbornness has often unpleasant results...but my previous comment wasnt about any of this )

vz-nostalgia: :
Dorina: it was about this droplet spark of yours that quenched a thirst in me
VZ: Like an unexpected kiss in the darkness of night?

pixelpixie
United Kingdom
24 Jan 2010, 00:42

makes me think of Le Petit Prince. I like this one.

vz-nostalgia: I may be a Prince, but I'm not Petit, Ms. Pixie.

Do you think Saint-Exupery would approve?

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". Bless his heart.

k.a.
s.a.
24 Jan 2010, 06:03

amazing!! i know someone who'd love this one!!
as tiny as a drop of water!!!
but not secret anymore!!!

vz-nostalgia: all secrets sooner or later get revealed, Ms. KA, even tiny ones.

dorina dimitriu
Romania
24 Jan 2010, 22:01

Dorina: it was about this droplet spark of yours that quenched a thirst in me
VZ: Like an unexpected kiss in the darkness of night?
Dorina: exactly!

vz-nostalgia: Apparently, I was reading your mind, Ms. Dorina.

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