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Fira By Night

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:10:55 -0800

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A picture I took in Fira (Santorini, Greece), last summer. It is a long exposure shot and I've repainted some parts of it.

Fira is the modern capital of the Greek Aegean island, Santorini. It is a traditional settlement.

The view from Fira is magnificent, with a unique panorama showing the 18 km long caldera from southern Cape Akrotiri to northern Cape Ag. Nikolaos, plus the volcanic island Nea Kameni at the center with Thirassia Island in the distant west on blue Aegean water.

Fira is a town of white-washed houses built on the edge of the 400 m high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island of Thera. The two main museums of interest are the Santorini Archeological Museum, 30 m east of the cable car entrance, and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera at the southeast corner of the White Orthodox Cathedral (with the Greek name meaning Metamorphosis), built on the site of the Ypapanti Church, destroyed in the 1956 earthquake.

Access to Fira is mainly by roads on its eastern side, climbing from its port via the Z-shaped footpath on foot or on donkeys, or by riding the steep cable car from its lower terminal by the port.
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Candles of The Past

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

Candles of the past
In shadows corner cast
Like paintings on a wall
Or tinting blanching fall
Precious moments going
Special people knowing
Of lives so many ways
In vanished yesterdays

Somewhere in my heart
Where memories start
I have again found
Incidents once around
All the music ways
In the magic of the days
Candle lights I’ve crossed
Those now today are lost

Old And Happy

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:19:08 -0800

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I took this photo in Naxos, Greece. These old and
moving people wanted me to take a photo of them.
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The Moments of Happiness

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

“The moments of happiness...”
You must remember this
As the light becomes less
Memories are a true bliss
Flowers that a day did cast
Treasures belonging to your heart
From time’s gone past
And their dissimilarity apart

If you miss their meaning
You shall fail to remember
Yellow-brown’s autumn streaming
That comes with September
And everything that’s right
That approaches or comes near
Each in its possessing light
Like a rhyme from nowhere!

The moments that go by
Set all their unique disparity
Like the morning waking sky
That’s born from chance and clarity
If you miss their meaning
You shall fail to bear in mind
The way of each true dreaming
That your day has left behind

Faith

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:18:35 -0800

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I took this picture inside Cologne's famous cathedral.
Have a look to my huge 360 degrees panorama of Cologne.
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Faith

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Faith rises from the heart
And lives in the soul.

Faith is a choice
One makes each and every day.

What is seen and unseen
Faith brings the intangible into
focus.

To reach out and touch the
untouchable, knowing that
there is a better life.

Bringing light to the darkness
along an unknown path, that is
faith.

Helping a stranger in need that
we have never met. That is faith.

Trusting that today is great, but tomorrow will be better, that is faith.
Letting go of anger and filling your heart with happiness, that is faith.
Saying thank you for today and all that life brings, that is faith.

Miniature - 4

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:09:12 -0800

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I took this picture in Mykonos, Greece. I've used the
"tilt shift" technique to simulate a miniature scene.
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I'll Be Sailing to the Open Blue Sea

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

I'll be sailing to the open blue sea
Where the silvery waves are going out
With the wings of fresh morning that's quite free
Through the daydreaming without any doubt
Every hope shall be rolling tall and brave
Within billows so high in the shaking
Through rippling of waves the ocean gave
To the in fjords and gales in their making

We're winners to new corners of the world
To the faraway islands and their shore
With every circling wave that there whirled
And are in need of fresh dreams to explore
I'll be sailing to hope in my open boat
Bringing music from my heart that I wrote

Brothers Live the Same Life

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:23:34 -0800

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A photo I took in Braives (Belgium) during Christmas Eve.

We hadn't seen so much snow in Belgium since decades.

(I used 6 photos from my own stock to make this pic...)
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Turn Back To My Dream

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

Turn back to my dream
From your realities of sparkless night
Where its veracity always seem
Lost in its shadowed flight

Everything is out to play
Given if it's of child's fairytales
Coming through dark woods in its ray
Holy like the holiest of grails

A dream to take notice of and believe
When everything is downhill going
It shall take away your grieve
Around its sun and moon haloing

Bring every light through afar
Dance on the waves
Of the Milky Ways circular motion
Give you a wish from its falling star
Anything man craves
From the depth of the deepest ocean

Defenseless

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:12:48 -0800

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A scared little cat I found in a street of Santorini, Greece
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Defenseless

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Sweet child
Of the Streets Of Greece
Will Your Savior Give You Peace
Will You Wander
To And Fro
Sweet Baby Kitty
Where will you Go?
Backed in a Corner
Defenseless
Eyes full of fear
And Woe
Don't forget who loves you
There are little angels
For kitties and little wanders
Protecting You from danger
Look into my eyes, kind stranger
Help me make it through today
And maybe I can find tomorrow
Without tears, fear or sorrow.
Find a home for me
Away from the streets of Greece
Lost in the darkness
Help me find the light of day
Defenseless in every way...

The Dancer

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:04:29 -0800

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Enlarge HERE

I made this with hundreds of random hand-written words. That was a
time consuming project. I might be working on similar images shortly.

My mother is a dance teacher. So this piece is dedicated to her! :)
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Angel (Sonnet 14)

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

With a mind and a face of an angel,
She toned each my feelings with affection;
Letting on me, fragile kind of marvel,
And showing me the straightest direction.
To the castles in the mystified air,
Where the desiring rainbow crosses through;
And we sometimes do fly away to there,
When we feel down, and are exposed and blue.
All the ways of grace she showed then to me,
With viewpoint to courage and to be kind;
How easy it is then to become free,
If all worries are left forgotten behind.
This angel is sweet creature so divine,
Everything else a shadow, to her shine.

Undecided

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 03:46:06 -0800

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I didn't want to post that one but finally I'm posting it...

It's just a very rough idea quickly realized. The group says "no" but the individual says "yes"... This is a contradiction I have often noticed in human societies, especially in Belgium!

I'm currently working on some more serious calligraphy, coming soon on Flickr!
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Yes Maybe No

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

The opposite of every part
Is which is not okay?
So here we go and then start
The rules we must obey

We know what we know
But still we won't say
We must keep on the show
Tomorrow like today:

Refrain
Yes maybe no
Never maybe
Because I say so
Baby baby

We say NO but we think YES
That is what we all do
So it becomes like chaos mess
And neither becomes true

So we think and say then less
Of what is Yes and No too
And we think it is God's bless
If maybe nothing comes thru

Yes maybe no
Never maybe
Because I say so
Baby baby

The opposite of every part
Is which is not okay?
Here we have our own heart
To start the game cabaret

Just go on and go
With Yes or No - anyway!
You can do it fast or slow
Okay! Okay! Ay!

Talking to Me ?

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:13:51 -0800

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A funny mule I found in Mykonos, Greece.
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You Talkin' to Me?

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Are you talking to me?
With your nose up in the air
Do you think that I care
What you got to say
If you can't say something
Nice to me
Then please go away.
I may be an ass
Or a mule in donkey's guise
But I have a heart that cries
Just take a look at my eyes
Are you talking to me?
Then say something sweet
Talk about candy and music
That's sweet!
Don't try to be cool
Because I know better
Talking is like living
It's all in the giving.
Are you talking to me?
Then say something good
Then maybe I 'll say
Something worth saying
And that's all I gotta say!
I'm just a mule in donkey's
Guise. Some call me an
Ass but I know better.
Are you talking to me?

Blue Dimension

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:48:02 -0800

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A lovely landscape I captured in Naxos, Greece . I first thought
this was a small toilet block, but not at all. It's a magic door. :)
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I’m going to Blue Dimension

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

I’m going to blue dimension
Thru my own magic door
It’s truly a comprehension
And borderline of life’s seashore
In times on passing by
And giving its heart content
It opens to the blue sky
When feeling are in relent

It shows you the magic hours
And all that you can give
Its grass is of wild and flowers
That you on truly must live
To enjoy the moments they make
In magic that is passing on
When you from its dreams awake
It never is really gone

So open your blue dimension door
To see what is there inside
And what’s in your heart’s lore
In thoughts you did put aside
There are moments of their truth
In everything that we all do
It’s magic of infinity youth
As days come and get on thru

Listen to Me

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:49:27 -0800

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An old man playing in a street of Athens, Greece.
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Listen to Me

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Just an ordinary man
In an anonymous street
Tapping my fingers
To a familiar beat

Listen to me
I have something to play
Music is my soul
On this wonderful day.

I'm just a faceless man
In a hurry up street
Just stop a minute
And listen to me

I have something to say
That could make your heart
Happy on this wonderful day!

As I tap out a happy tune
You will be singing soon
And maybe you'll
Stay awhile

I'm just an anonymous face
On a hurry up street
Listen to my music
And dance to my beat.

Listen to me
You'll be glad you came
Music and joy
Are one in the same.

Caught in the Blizzard

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:07:42 -0800

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A photo I recently took in Braives (Belgium) at the end of the afternoon.

(PS: I accidentally deleted that picture 2 days ago, so I'm reposting it)
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Strange Sensation

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

Strange Sensation over me,
I feel so giddy all over;
Surly some things are meant to be,
For the world is a true Dover.
How come this mood's inside?
Just letting me worry still;
Sorrows are there amplified,
Nothing of them to fulfill.

Strange Sensation here around,
Connecting to some answers;
Nothing of gladness found,
Only the shadowy dancers.
End of the year is coming,
Doubts will thus carry on;
Darkish colorless blooming,
Yet there's no springtime sun.

Strange this sensation really is,
With sleepiness in bringing;
For other thing I truly wish,
I am more of a singer singing.
To opportunities of next year,
Hopes are on the horizon;
After frost roses boutonniere,
That fades into the oblivion.

We Live and Die Together

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:17:54 -0800

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A photo I took in Braives (Belgium) a few days ago
at the end of the afternoon. It was snowing a lot!
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Let Us Together

A poem by Peter S. Quinn

Let us together spin
Songs to our own heart
From the feelings inside in
Not in any old rampart
This is all perfectly me
This is all perfectly you
Spinning our tunes in free
Something that everyone should do

Let us together sing
Dreams on our own way
Always some new there bring
Turning their catch to play
Love songs of never ending
Always they are so true
With every song voice blending
With their emotions coming thru

Let us together touch
Stepwise and far apart
‘Cause words mean so much as such
Both in their end and start
Let us just sing for a reason
Filling up certain space
All time songs and season
With full of catch and phrase

Little House near the Waterfall

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:31:50 -0800

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A photo I took near Braives (Belgium) a few days ago.
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Bright Day

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:14:26 -0800

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Frozen Path

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:40:00 -0800

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New Year, New Hopes

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:28:47 -0800

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A photo I took in Braives (Belgium) a few days ago at the end of the afternoon.
Happy New Year. Don't forget to dream a lot, it's the most important in life.
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Hibernation

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:00:41 -0800

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Pencil Vs Camera - 39

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:45:13 -0800

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Ants carrying heart shaped leaves... :) ♥

I recently took this pic in a park in Brussels and I also made
the rough drawing on a small piece of paper (see below)...

Please, see the whole "Pencil Vs Camera" album

(The above photo has been shot with the Samsung NX10)

>>> Review from THE DAILY MAIL for this picture:
"Chain gang: These worker ants have been magnified as
they walk across the twig in this piece" (Kerry McQueeney,
The Daily Mail, Sept. 2011)

See THIS VIDEO showing some 18 Pencil Vs Camera
images in progress (small animation and original music).
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San FR Ant Sis Co

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

I left my heart
In San FR Ant Sis Co
High on an Ant hill
To drag away

A place where little anty cars
bring crumbs from sandwich bars

And drag hearts from
dumpsters blue

I see my share
of picnic anties

My heart is weary
But here's my theory

A heart is but a dream
Each life must have a theme

But when the ants
come to the picnic
And drag my heart
Up to that hill

For all the anties and bullies
And for that heart of mine
full of holes and dying

Keep on trying
to beat

Feeling Bad

nobody@flickr.com (Ben Heine) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:32:20 -0800

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Quick drawings on small pieces of paper. This is a picture I took two
days ago in Brussels. Please see a detail and some variations below. :)

(The above photo has been shot with the Samsung NX10)

Update: See THIS VIDEO showing some 18 Pencil Vs Camera
images in progress (with a small animation and original music).
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Feeling Bad

A poem by Katie Gabrielle

Feeling bad
When the world's feeling good
Just the opposite of how I should
Upside down
When the world is right side up
In the middle of a happy world
What's so good about
Feeling bad?
What's so bad about
feeling good?
Strike a match
Light my world
Turning paper into ash?
To the winds I must go
And now I'll never know
What the hell
Is so good about feeling bad.