tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post9000425118512794084..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: august 17, 1936 blythe, californiastevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-53001124716733832462009-08-24T19:09:54.491-04:002009-08-24T19:09:54.491-04:00Tremendous juxtaposition of posts! From the photog...Tremendous juxtaposition of posts! From the photography to the art work. Just amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting My Reflections! I haven't been doing too much poetry, but a billion photos of <a href="http://mymuskoka.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> My Muskoka </a>. What with the torndado that came through Gravenhurst. At least I think it was. Huge trees smashing homes. They did not make the news, though! <br /><br />Amazing how busy the summer has been!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-79820149374882427002009-08-24T13:44:47.709-04:002009-08-24T13:44:47.709-04:00The first picture looks so contempory that I feel ...The first picture looks so contempory that I feel it is staged,till I see the second and we are relegated rightly to being helpless voyeurs of the past.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-84877011421031698562009-08-24T06:38:36.113-04:002009-08-24T06:38:36.113-04:00hi willow, it truly is amazing and when i saw it i...hi willow, it truly is amazing and when i saw it i was so surprised that her strength vanished in the blink of an eye. it actually saddened me more than the context of the pimages themselves because i thought that she would be the saving grace for the family - and who knows - perhaps she ended up being just that! have a lovely day at the manor willow!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-74011644143137891522009-08-24T06:36:49.123-04:002009-08-24T06:36:49.123-04:00oh alaine you sweetheart!!! how thoughtful of you ...oh alaine you sweetheart!!! how thoughtful of you to try and quietly sort out my math mistake. do you know the irony of that is that i am used by my schoolboard for a fair bit of math consultancy. in my school i am the math lead teacher!!!! it's hilarious what two months of summer holidays will do to people isn't it!!!!! do you know i haven't read or seen the grapes of wrath! how is that? i'm "well-read" and all but steinbeck has slipped through my fingers!!!! have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-86885813388480861022009-08-23T22:25:58.204-04:002009-08-23T22:25:58.204-04:00The transformation of expression is amazing. The s...The transformation of expression is amazing. The strength in the first photo to the fear in the second. Brilliant pieces of photography. Thanks for posting these, Steven, and for your great thoughts.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-11738187305081905632009-08-23T22:24:01.679-04:002009-08-23T22:24:01.679-04:00Ah, you fixed the math - I couldn't find an em...Ah, you fixed the math - I couldn't find an email address to tell you quietly last night! :o))<br /><br />A wonderful post and photography. I immediately thought of 'The Grapes of Wrath' and it also reminded me that there are people this moment suffering so needlessly....alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-6347429183772477872009-08-23T21:46:51.596-04:002009-08-23T21:46:51.596-04:00hey eryl sometimes silence says more!! thanks so m...hey eryl sometimes silence says more!! thanks so much for dropping by. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-91200767026113966132009-08-23T21:27:50.711-04:002009-08-23T21:27:50.711-04:00I seem to be rather lost for words.I seem to be rather lost for words.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-21878698570750614292009-08-23T17:37:12.576-04:002009-08-23T17:37:12.576-04:00Her work is remarkable.Her work is remarkable.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-19179169776502650012009-08-23T15:26:19.644-04:002009-08-23T15:26:19.644-04:00hi abe! that's a neat comparison with ansel ad...hi abe! that's a neat comparison with ansel adams. i know that she captured much of what i know about that time in america. have a peaceful evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-69683968562237430472009-08-23T14:48:06.303-04:002009-08-23T14:48:06.303-04:00hello dan, nice to see you!! dorothea's photog...hello dan, nice to see you!! dorothea's photography is very truthful in its depiction of a time of tremendous hardship and change. <br />i do my small bit to model the possibility of carless travel, but my real work is with the 25 or so students i get to share my thinking with each year. their passion for the environment is fuel for the ideals i hold of a place where care for this world is placed first and foremost. everything else follows naturally!! have a peaceful weekend dan. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-42925795664989276892009-08-23T14:38:39.049-04:002009-08-23T14:38:39.049-04:00She was an extra-ordinary personality almost like ...She was an extra-ordinary personality almost like Ansel Adams but with people. That whole era is defined by some of her work. I suppose there are others but I don't remember them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-39106365743065777412009-08-23T12:55:53.267-04:002009-08-23T12:55:53.267-04:00DL's photography was truly inspired work! Your...DL's photography was truly inspired work! Your post helped open my heart to see these images more fully. What pain! <br /><br />To think that if he's still alive that young nursing child would be in his mid-seventies today. I wonder what he could tell us.<br /><br />Desperate times like those seen in the photo may well return with our heedless unwillingness to respond adequately to global warming. <br /><br />I know Steven you're doing your live lightly part by eschewing automobiles, and thank you for that! I try for as many car-free days as I am able.Dan Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628603380292404658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73936828492895915372009-08-23T12:51:11.781-04:002009-08-23T12:51:11.781-04:00hello hope, thanks for your interesting comment on...hello hope, thanks for your interesting comment on these two pictures. i can imagine a novel coming out of them. i'd wish for a novel to come out of them so that one of the infinite number of rays of possible lives that emerge from looking at these three people could be realized. mmm hmmm, thinking and feeling - there's lots in this post that's for sure. thanks i will be having a great week. tomorrow some consultancy work for my school board. then to prepare for a year of teaching!! yayyyyy!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-49324431185675817872009-08-23T12:42:22.523-04:002009-08-23T12:42:22.523-04:00What moving photos!
The woman looks strong and ...What moving photos! <br /><br />The woman looks strong and proud in the first photo, Mama Lion protecting her young. And yet in the second, when the man takes center stage, she looks frazzled, tired, worried, confused.<br /><br />Like you, I'm one of those "rest of the story" people. What happened to them? Did their story have a happy ending? Who did that boy grow up to be? I guess that's why I write...I like people's stories of who they are and why.<br /><br />I appreciate posts which make me think and feel...thanks! Have a great week.hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-82552541655628330512009-08-23T11:52:26.266-04:002009-08-23T11:52:26.266-04:00hey bee - mmm hmmm an immediacy about them is so t...hey bee - mmm hmmm an immediacy about them is so true. i've looked at lots of her photographs and i have the strangest feeling of being in them. that the people are looking right at and through me.<br />what made me think of her work today? that's a super question! i've been thinking a lot about my mum and dad and these images carried a lot of emotional resonance in terms of my childhood memories of growing up in manchester. have a lovely day bee!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-15146409799599152782009-08-23T11:46:43.643-04:002009-08-23T11:46:43.643-04:00hey dave, thanks for the generous compliment!!! la...hey dave, thanks for the generous compliment!!! lange's photography is so filled with stories, and questions, especially questions, that writing about her work is easy. have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-16241728647918676352009-08-23T11:45:12.963-04:002009-08-23T11:45:12.963-04:00hi lizzy - i don't know why but it doesn't...hi lizzy - i don't know why but it doesn't surprise me that you'd be a fan of her work. she's an incredibly talented, creative, and insightful woman. have a lovely day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-20646829726609734392009-08-23T10:44:41.645-04:002009-08-23T10:44:41.645-04:00I've always found Lange's photographs so m...I've always found Lange's photographs so moving. They have an immediacy to them, no matter how long ago they were actually taken. It's so difficult to capture authentic expressions as most of us begin to pose the moment a camera looks at us.<br /><br />What made you think of her work today?Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-87853299622522777272009-08-23T10:08:27.561-04:002009-08-23T10:08:27.561-04:00What a complete reversal of just about everything ...What a complete reversal of just about everything that can be felt!<br />An absolutely superb post. I am SO pleased to have seen it.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-59515366860337660432009-08-23T09:36:52.025-04:002009-08-23T09:36:52.025-04:00Steven, How powerful! I have long been a fan of Do...Steven, How powerful! I have long been a fan of Dorthea Lang's work. The woman certainly does have a defiant look about her in the first photo... that jawline is set, strong & determined. Yet the second photo shows a more vulnerable, worried look on her face. <br />Great post and thank you!<br />LizzyCheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-49743712666822366562009-08-23T08:52:38.818-04:002009-08-23T08:52:38.818-04:00hello phoenix - they are extraordinary images that...hello phoenix - they are extraordinary images that really struck me and captured my heart. there's so much spoken - and unspoken. i'm pleased to meet you by the way. i nipped over to your blog and i look forward to reading more of your fascinating life!!!! have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-51216551505497133572009-08-23T08:38:46.396-04:002009-08-23T08:38:46.396-04:00hello bonnie - i have some consultancy work to do ...hello bonnie - i have some consultancy work to do for my board tomorrow so that'll ease me back into thinking and yes, i am loking forward to returning. sad to leave the different sort of freedom that summer affords but glad to return to the gift that i earn in being allowed the privilege of teacing other people's children.<br />these pictures underscore something that i think is so important and that is to hold gratitude close. have a lovely day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-67388864485010354542009-08-23T08:35:32.422-04:002009-08-23T08:35:32.422-04:00hello delwyn - thanks for the maths check!! oh dea...hello delwyn - thanks for the maths check!! oh dear i've got to get it together before i return to teaching. capital letters, adding up my sums properly. the summer has taken its toll!!<br />the difference in facial expression on the woman between the two images was so striking and i couldn't take my eyes off it. but there's something about her strength that remains, but that poor little boy. oh i hope he worked out alright!!! have a lovely evening by the river. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-58709575670298087522009-08-23T08:33:22.515-04:002009-08-23T08:33:22.515-04:00hello titus, thanks for your kind comments. it is ...hello titus, thanks for your kind comments. it is a very long time ago to my children but not so very long ago to me. it astonishes me that america sank so low in so many ways just seventy-odd years ago. it makes this current "recession" look tame by comparison. have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com