Shades of Other Worlds by Chipka
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Description
The road meanders west and south, then winds along the riverbank, though high outcrops of rock upon which perch the ruins of an ancient fort. All that remains is the base of a wall, the outline of ramparts, and half-whispered stories of maidens and heroes. Take quiet steps and the road will lead you past cliffs, green with pine and birch and elms; you may smell moss and strange blossoms.
There are days when the sky is cloudless and blue.
Other days, dramas of love and tragedy contort the silent billows of condensation into the strangest, most arresting shapes. And on still other days, clouds seem to settle, though more accurately, they are exhaled from the river. They rise in silence, in an effort to join those already high above. In some way, this may be a mirror to the human drive to ascend, though the depths from which we attempt to rise are as nebulous and ill-defined as the various heavens we say we seek.
Ah, but at any rate...
...when sky and river merge in this strange, vaporous conspiracy, it is easy to glimpse other places through that veil. Perhaps, you can see something from the past: the ramparts and towers of some long-fallen castle. On other days, you may see the mists of Venus: those strange vapors of romance and fantasy that bear little resemblance to the carbon dioxide and corrosive acids in an atmospheric cauldron hot enough to melt lead.
At any rate, you see something.
It is there. It is silent.
And until the fog leaves, it is as real as the city it replaces.
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Comments (35)
Beautifully written, my friend, and a most excellent image.
I like that golden glow of the river and the whole color gamma, beautiful image!
Wonderfull colors and atmosphere Chip!
Good capture, nice description!*****
Having just visited two of you works and being still under a spell I refuse to have a closer look at this for now. Have you ever been to Venice, Chip? You are the one to evoke her secrets.
Grand picture and narrative, Chip!!
Really gorgeous image, visually and verbally!
nice work
Stunning shot of the Atmosphere!
Funny, but in my mind's eye, I wipe out all traces of buildings and such and focus on what it was like in the raw here... With the particular hue here and the one smokestack in the air, it just seems like an industrial awakening to me. Beautiful one though. :-)
The fog and the clouds do change the view, both on the land and in our minds--beautiful foto and as always, your words bring it to life!!
Your words and image make this other-worldly, and yet familiar. CC
wonderful capture...& prose to awaken the senses of the imagination
the story and the image merge into one great feel, Chip.
Very interesting, I once again, enjoy the story to go with your very clever photo.
wonderful !
Superb!
Your narration touched deeply Chip as my thoughts have been smothered in fog lately. Your image and narration are superb. A definite favourite!!! :)
Great narrative and pic!
i agree !
GREAT DANGER showed by a SPLENDID shot !!!
A lovely piece of work.
Excellent capture and Narative, this has so much atmosphere, well done!
As always wonderfully written
Like a lot both the image and the text. Great wprk here!
GREAT ATMOSPHERE / MONET :D ,COLORS SPOTS COMPOSITION WOWWWWWWWW!!!!!
Beautifully written. Well handled image. Excellent, Chip! Dave
Beautiful light!
Enchanting words and image Chip....love it ! *** H u g s ***
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