Lost in Translation
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Thursday’s Special: Blooms with Fire
The inspiration for this post came from the beautiful tune I have attached here which is the score from the film Frida – Frida Kahlo was a brilliant Mexican artist, better known as the wife of Diego Rivera, famous muralist. Rivera is one of the reasons I have been wishing to visit Mexico for a long time, but this will have to wait for some other life time. Please, enjoy the song and try not to burn down your house in the process 😉
If you would like to participate in Thursday’s Special themeless (non)challenge, feel free to grab my Jupiter widget bellow and provide a link to this post in your post especially designed for this occasion. More details here.
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Great flame capture, Paula!
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Many thanks, Linda. I am passionate about fire 🙂
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“Nero and the burning of Rome” I know that there were no matches in that time but it was the first thing that passed through my head XD
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Quelle flamme! Jolie chanson aussi! You have to schedule Mexico in this lifetime! 🙂
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Grand merci. Tu as peut etre raison.. je devrais y aller. On est pas sure s’il y aura des autres vies…..
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Wonderful photo of the flame! The spiral of the yellow around to the left is fantastic! Freida was also a photographer, as was her father. I got to see an exhibit of her photos at a museum in Reno recently.
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I did not know that Angeline. And you got to see her photos! Excellent. I would like to see a post about her 🙂
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I don’t think I wrote much about that visit to see her work. We weren’t allowed to take photos, which I so badly wanted to do. I’ll have to work on a post about that. Also, things have been quite hectic around here lately, and I don’t get around to people’s blogs as much as I used to….but when I can I will visit.
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Paula, this is really beautiful, and you timed it so well.
In what way di you light the match?
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Thank you so very much Allan 🙂 I lit it with a candle lighter.. It took some time to coordinate myself :D. I had so much fun, and will do it again 😀
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this is truly a work of art – amazing –
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Thank you for your kindest comment 🙂
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Beautiful flame and song Paula! I have to see the film – Frida Kahlo was such an amazing artist!
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She was 🙂 You are going to love the film. Thank you, Anne 🙂
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I’m running out of superlatives for your photos. This one turns the ordinary into so etching extraordinary, and captures fugitive flame with finesse. It demands to be looked at symbolically – a blaze of glory, and then the blackness.
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🙂 I was hoping to provoke reviews like this one 😀 Meg seriously, thank you so very much for looking at the photo and admiring it. I do have a special rapport with fire, and I was hoping the capture would show that :). THANK YOU.
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Really enjoyed the image and song. Cultish. : )
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I am glad, Kathryn. Thank you.
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Hey nice new Avatar!!!
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Cheers 😀
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This is not an easy capture to make… true brilliance…
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hehehe you are right Rob – it wasn’t easy, but it was worth a try 😀 Thank you so much for your visit and kind comment. 🙂
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It looks like a special effect……
(Paula aflame,today….)
Great music , too!
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No special effects, no processing
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I know ,Paula!
I meant that your photo looks extraordinary!
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Grazie Anna 🙂 You have given me an idea and I set myself to fire too. Will show you some day 😀
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(chissà ‘ che intenzioni avrai?)
By the way , che bello il nuovo logo con la tua immagine!
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Purificazione con fuoco 😉
Sei molto gentile Anna. Ti ringrazio tanto 🙂
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Simple yet beautiful. And thanks for the music – I too must see that film. Here is my Thursday Special: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/07/03/cheeky-lady-justice-dublin-castle/
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Thanks for the laughs and participation, Debbie 🙂
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So inspiring – excellent idea and very well captured… 🙂
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I love to hear that it is inspiring 🙂 Warmest, brightest regards to you Drake 🙂
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Great capture Paula, I love the graceful arc and the slight motion in the flame.
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Thank you, Jeff.
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Great timing (how many goes did it take? 🙂 )
And new gravatar. Nice. 🙂
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Hello Draco 🙂 I took about 7 continuous shots :). Thank you, and for liking my gravatar, I think I prefer the old one, but I like changes and I wanted to see if I can do it in PS 😀
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I’m too scared to change my gravatar. People might not recognise me anymore. 🙂
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😀 There must me other symbols for Wood Dragon :D. But I like this one.
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Surreal and stunning Paula!! So is the candle part of the shot or is it just the flame? I kind of miss your old Gravatar 🙂
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Thank you Madhu. There are no candles here, it is just a single match. I believe you miss it, I miss it too 🙂 I am sure I will put it back after a while :D. Thank you so much for your feedback 🙂
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Full of flair 🙂
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I have noticed your new avatar Paula. I love it!
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Happy to hear that dear Colline 🙂
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Dancing flame….what a beauty!
And i would say blue and yellow (matching so perfectly in the photo) are Frida’s colours… 🙂
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🙂 Yes, they were. So nice to read you Ese. Thank you for your visit 🙂
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Very striking match photo, Paula! And I also like your new head-shot on your blog, it is quite an elegant style.
My submission for this week is definitely not elegant, just something quirky and off-the-wall:
The Security Cam is Down – Who You Gonna Call for Backup?
http://babsjeheron.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/the-security-cam-is-down-who-you-gonna-call-for-backup/
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🙂 Thank you Babsje for commenting and the link.
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You’re welcome. Have a lovely, fun weekend, Paula.
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You too Babsje, make the best of it!
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Thanks, I will. We are dodging a hurricane, if the forecasts are correct. 🙂
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Fabulous shot, Paula. I enjoyed the song. Whilst I was listening, I looked at Frida’s self portraits on Google images. Such amazing talent. She must have the been the inventor of ‘selfies’. They are awesome.
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🙂 You might be right 🙂
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What was I saying about extraordinary photographs? You rarely disappoint. I am a water person rather than fire but I can imagine you playing with fire. I had intended to join you on here today but Christine drove it out of my head. It would have been a watery post so not suitable at all 🙂
The Gravatar is a pale imitation of you. I almost didn’t recognise you.
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That’s a terrific photo – I really like it. Here’s my contribution to the challenge – I took a rather metaphoric view of the idea of blossoms of fire. 🙂 http://artifactsandfictions.wordpress.com/2014/07/04/the-enchanted-forest/
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Thank you very much, Suzanne. I know your enchanted forest will come alive again in your art 🙂
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Nice capture…
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Very cool photo Paula. I’ve been thinking about playing with fire myself, but I’ll wait for the dark season…
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Hi Paula, it’s amazing how there can be such beauty in something that we take for granted such as the act of creating fire. This is a beautiful shot and I to love fire, I’m mesmerized by it. Btw, I think the new gravatar looks pretty cool, change is good.
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That’s something we have in common (being mesmerized by fire). I will post many pics of matches and candles till I find some bonfire somewhere. Thank you for your words Mark. I’m glad you like the gravatar too. Wish you a good, less hectic week 🙂
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this looks superb 🙂
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😀 Boy, am I happy you think that 🙂 Thank you, Joshi 🙂
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Great concept and execution.
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Gosto muito!
Efeito bonito!
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Esta e a minha preferida 😀 Vista o post Thursday’s Special: The Spirit of Wisdom?
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Sim, vi! Adorei! 😀
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