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Isolation by ~MatthewSaville:iconMatthewSaville:

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"Isolation" ~ Death Valley 100 year bloom, April 2005.

Entry in the EMOTIONS CONTEST

As an outdoor photographer I find myself in this young child's shoes, or lack therof, very often. For some reason loneliness and such emotions do NOT strike me. If I were seeking loneliness, I would lock myself in my room. But no, when I am out in the vast expanses of nature I feel a calm solitude, a beautiful separation. I am enveloped in and awed by the majesty around me. I do not wish for people to view this photo and think of loneliness or fear, or the emotion "isolation" in a negative sense. Just look at the photograph: Isolation in this sense is a purifying, uplifting sensation. Isolated from everything unexciting, isolated from everything ugly and degrading. Alone in a beautiful world...

I think that this magical isolation, that I so often feel, is more and more absent from people's lives today. I only hope my images can convince viewers to seek out "isolation" in nature.

-Matt-

Daily Deviation

Given 2005-08-22

Isolation by ~MatthewSaville
What are YOU afraid of? (Suggested by `werol and Featured by `hesitation)

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:icongrey-wolff:
~Grey-Wolff Aug 14, 2005, 3:56:21 AM
*sigh* *sigh* *sigh*

Just to be there...this is making me hungry for solitude. Just wonderful.

:+fav:
:iconrichgrim:
*richgrim Aug 14, 2005, 7:54:28 AM
Beatifully spoken and a great discription of this shot. Excellent - I feel the same
:iconeggwacker:
~eggwacker Aug 14, 2005, 11:49:30 PM
Great image coupled with a great description. A powerful emotion that doesn't get much attention. Best of luck in the contest!
:iconfalchloin:
~Falchloin Aug 16, 2005, 11:47:25 AM
I love the sense of expanse, everything is so vast yet personal. Great shot!
:icondetail24:
=detail24 Aug 17, 2005, 1:44:55 PM
i love the whole concept and idea! :)
enuff said, damn it wot a great image, i cant type more cos i have to enjoy that image!!!

:+fav:

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Dennis M. | visual poetry on detail24.net | prints
:iconaip:
~aip Aug 18, 2005, 5:51:03 AM
I noticed this amoungst the submissions for the contest and it sure stood out.
Awesome work. Really effective and well composed. great contrast and DOF. Just amazing really.
Possible top 10 I reckon ;)
:iconmatthewsaville:
~MatthewSaville Aug 18, 2005, 11:21:50 PM
Thank you very much for your comment and encouraging words. Everyone who keeps commenting on my photos are all such great artists themselves...

Great community here, eh?

-Matt-
:iconaip:
~aip Aug 19, 2005, 2:49:28 AM
:) Indeed, I think its great to get critique and comments from artists better than myself, it helps me learn!
:iconmudshark1013:
~mudshark1013 Aug 21, 2005, 11:11:46 PM
I love not only the composition of the image and the way the figure gives a scale, but also I love that in your description you said something more than "yeah, entered in [contest] blahblah." to know that this picture (and, it would seem, all of your pictures) really mean something to you is a quality you have (and can evoke) that others are losing, I think. I love the way the clouds and the mountains swirl around the figure, not swallowing him but kind of leading your eye to him (her?).

This is a beautiful image; thank you for sharing it with us.

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How does she knoooooooow
:iconme2red4u:
~me2red4u Aug 21, 2005, 11:15:05 PM
This is such a beautiful capture. I completely agree with your comments about isolation. Being alone in nature is something that not everyone is able to experience fully, which is sad.

I think however that this photograph has somewhat of a lost feeling to it becuase the person in it is a young child, all alone. Their posture, slightly leaning forward, is one denoting a search for something.

However you look at it though, this is a very well compositioned capture. Kudos to you mate for the DD, well done:D

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i like riding in the car with the windows open
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NIKON CORPORATION
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Apr 1, 2005, 11:59:40 AM

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