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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
A Candid Moment in Time Forever
Faro Beach in Algarve, Portugal
Natural Product Photography
Christmas Day in Hot Springs, AR USA
HWY 30 - West, Mile 109
HWY 30 West mile 109
BETWEEN SNOW AND WATER THERE IS ICE
A Moment of Reflective Perfection
This image was captured by taking advantage of the water fountain at the entrace to US President Bill Clinton Library in down town Little Rock.
Nothing is more rewarding in life -- to me -- than the privilege of experiencing moments such as this one where I am framed by two of my three children. At tomes such as these I feel in my heart the song of life. All good feelings rise to the surface of my concienceness, and I know in those moments what heaven truly is.
I was walking along with my daughter when she turned around to see where har husband was and he got this action moment for me to keep.
It has been almost half a century since I have walked along the sands of this coast where I had one -- if not the most -- spiritual paradigm experience that would mold my life for ever.
Children and pets ane often eye-candy for the heart, as it is here with my grand-son
It is amazing how a good eye for composition and creativity can generate an image so honest and powerful without the big fanfarre of a mega-size ad agency!
2004 Christmas snow for the first time in Arkanses since several decades!! A gift to us during our first full family Christmas reunion ever.
While driving Chris got me from the back seat of our mini-van
Sometimes an image has the magical ability to arrest your attention so completely that you will never forget that documented moment.
Within that instant something so complex and powerful takes place that a paradigm is born. In this picture that Chris brought to my attention in a rather kind and humble manner, such event happened.
I literally can write a full article about all the implications that his work brought to me, and how they have proliferated over time. It has been said often by scientists and wisemen that the universe is represented in a grain of sand. In this image the grain of sand and the universe come together in this moment.
It is also true that one person’s reality is somebody else’s fiction. I know that the way in which I can see my own Soul’s face in this image, may not be so for others. But that strengthens the "grain of sand / universe predicament, and therefore validates everything and everyone's individuality. Ultimately our reality is exactly and exclusively that; Ours!
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
This image was captured by taking advantage of the water fountain at the entrace to US President Bill Clinton Library in down town Little Rock.
SNOW IN ALGARVE
My father used to tell me a story about the
reason why the castle of Silves was surrounded with almond trees.
During the occupation of the
Saracens in the south of the
Iberian Peninsula
in where today Portugal is found, and at its most southern province:
Algarve a Arab price took
a Portuguese princess in custody and fell in love with her. The
princess was from the north area of Portugal which remained
unoccupied. She was used to the winter snow around her castle and the
sadness grew in her heart deeper every year. The prince, in an effort
to make her happy order almond trees planted around the castle as far as the
eye couls see. Every spring when the trees would bloom, the almond
white flowers did create the illusion of snow and the pricess returned from
her depression. The following images were created by my loving and
talented son Dr. Christian Chauvin MD during
this past spring.
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The depth of field in this shot was placed with perfect surgical precision
Joe's comment
Tirando Retratos do Universo
Espiritual
Taking Pictures of the Spiritual
World
Sometimes as
we look with our eyes, our spirit is seeing other universes. All my life I
have had the opportunity to experience the most fantastic sceneries and have
had the hardest time keeping them to myself. However, now that I have the
help of the magic of digital photography, I can journey into that secret
universe and bring back images that I can share with others.
The essence
of the experience can't be brought back out into this universe but the imagery
in itself invites the viewer to reflect and hopefully allow themselves the
excitement of their own journeys to the heart of their own creativity.
This one ties
together a snowy day and the cosmic immensity of the universe in which we
live. The poetic implications that brought this image to life or perhaps the
other way around...the image brings an endless flow of poetic, philosophic, and
spiritual reflections to life.
The following
poetic arrangement reflects my feelings. There is some order, yet there is
some separation in the thoughts and ideas stemming from the words and their
arrangement
