Lost in Translation
Looking for meanings in words, images and sounds
Thursday’s Special: Bridge of Light
Walking in the small north Italian town of Vicenza I stepped on a little, quaint footbridge that was shining beautifully in the dark. Different than much older stone bridges across the Bacchiglione this bridge seemed to evoke the music from Keith Jarrett’s 1993 classical album.
I could write about a musical phenomenon that is Keith Jarrett, but it would not be fair as there are many people that are more qualified to speak about him. I could try to give an account of his impressive musical career as a jazz and classical pianist/composer, or of his battle with a chronique debilitating disease that he finally managed to win, or I could tell you about his neurotic perfectionism and his meltdowns on concerts when he lashes out at people for coughing and fidgeting.
None of that would do justice to Keith Jarrett. His work, his music, his ratio vivendi is meant to be evaluated and appreciated with our ears only, preferably with our eyes closed.
I hope you will like the attached tracks from his album Bridge of Light. The pic I took in Vicenza is my tribute to his inimitable musical genius.
**About Thursday’s Special: It is a ‘non-challenge’ challenge that appeals to bloggers eager to wake up their creativity and show their own ideas and interpretation of the world. I invite everybody interested to join in. There are no themes, titles and techniques set for your expression, there are no limits and restrictions (no red tape whatsoever). The only thing required is to post a photo post on Thursdays entitled “Thursday’s Special: (your theme/title)” (as explained in my Thursday’s Special introductory post), to provide a link to my Thursday’s Special post, and to leave a link to your post in the comments section of my post. If you like Thursday’s Special widget, feel free to grab it and post it on your blog.
Check out the contributions to this week’s Thursday’s Special:
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Urban artistry
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Graffiti 7347
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Intruders. Thursday’s Special
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Great Blue Heron
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Famous Belgian Pigeon
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Thursday’s Special: Reflection
Lost in Translation 
Amazing, really fascinating – excellent captured… 🙂
Best wishes, my buzy friend… 🙂
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Thank you so much, Drake 🙂
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A beautiful photograph that you have matched with beautiful music Paula. I enjoyed listening to this music – especially the violin.
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Violin may be the most emotional of instruments 🙂 Happy you like it, Colline. Thank you!
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Fantastic capture! I’m in awe… Beautiful music. Thank you, Paula! Hope you get well soon.
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Thank you Amy, and thanks for linking. See you!
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Nice photo and light. I think that the light is special in this photo, so I entered it for your challenge: http://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/graffiti-7347/
Best wishes from Norway.
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The light is fabulous. I really like the way you captured it. Thank you CG 🙂
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I love photographs that double up as a metaphor
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🙂 thanks Alex
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Interesting image and notes, Paula 🙂
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I am grateful Sreejith 🙂
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Oh y, Paula, I LOVE Keith Jarret, and can play his Koln Concert in my head at will, I have listened to it that much. Lovely post!
Here’s mine, not expansive at all in terms of words, and the photo doesn’t do the sunrise justice, what with snow trying to stick to me lens…
Great Blue Heron Nesting Island Photographed In Falling Snow
http://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/great-blue-heron-nesting-island-photographed-in-falling-snow/
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Thank you, Babsje.. My favourite part is part II 🙂
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You’re welcome, and my fav is also part II. What a wizard, genius he is!
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I’m not very familiar with classical music but this is beautiful, Paula. And the photo is pure illumination 🙂 Funnily enough it reminds me of a bridge in Chester in the North West of England, but I don’t have a photo anything like as lovely. Look after yourself 🙂
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Do you have a photo of Chester bridge on your blog? xx
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No, I don’t, love 🙂 It’s many years since I was in Chester. Long before the blog days and my photography was pretty bad. (think headless people!)
Happy Saturday, Paula!
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Really beautiful!
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Wonderful music and the picture goes perfectly with it.
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Thank you so much, Debbie 🙂
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Thank you for bringing Keith Jarret’s music and your evocative image together for us. I was transported as I listened and let my eyes travel over the bridge and beyond.
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http://firebonnet.com/2014/01/23/thursdays-special-reflection/
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This is beautiful and true Meghan 🙂 Thank you 🙂
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I gathered that you were already familiar with Jarret’s music. Happy to hear you liked it. 🙂
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Beautiful, Paula! Music and photo!
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Thank you dear Annie 🙂 xo
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I have a little something about pigeons’ contribution in wartime. Yes, really! http://travelwithintent.com/2014/01/24/famous-belgian-pigeon/
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Your post is an eye opener 🙂 Today, pigeons have such a bad reputation. I admit that I see the ones coming to my balcony as mere pests :D. Thank you very much, Debbie 🙂
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Hi Paula, this image and your musical selection are perfectly paired. Very well done! Have a great day.
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Yes, work, and works of art, how be separated with personal life. You shouldn’t cloud your judgment with conceivable notions and predetermined perception over the criteria of the actual creation. Well put, Paula.
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Fabulous photo, Paula.I agree with you; Keith Jarrett is brilliant. 🙂
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I am so glad you think so, Sylvia 🙂
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It must have been special to walk on this beautifully illuminated bridge. What a beautiful photo Paula, and wonderful music 🙂
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Enchanting Paula…both your photo and the music. Thank you.
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This is much appreciated, Madhu 🙂 I’ve had a crisis (at work) recently and haven’t be very active at all, but I am slowly recovering, and have not forgotten about you 🙂
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I have been equally preoccupied Paula, so we are quits 🙂
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A powerful combination Paula, and what an invitation to follow that light and explore.
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sweet! another great shot, paula. i like how this is one is inviting but slightly foreboding too. the sight lines right down the middle is a nice effect! coolness!
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I like your comment Stephen and I am intrigued that you saw it as foreboding too – I didn’t. Is it cause of the pitch black darkness around it? 🙂
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Hi Paula … I guess I always equate straight narrow walkways heading into the dark as being scary or foreboding. My curiosity wants to go down there, but there’s that element of fear or trepidation at what might be on the other side (if I could put music into my comment, it’s at this point I would play Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Fear Of the Unknown). Is it something good, or something bad? Of course, the only way to find out is to see for yourself!
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Beautiful.
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