once in a long time,
the wave you tried
to photograph
is exactly right
as your mind
saw it, is there
in the camera.
frozen, mid-air,
stopped and you
see everything
as it was, and
you want to
shout, really
really loud.
did i mention,
it doesn't
happen often?
the horizon
clearly curves,
downwards
at the ends,
when you get
high enough
you see it.
sometimes we
need to see things
from a little
higher up,
than our
usual position
to see things
as they
really are.
I make photos to make myself feel good; I share in hope of making you feel good. I do as much as I can in the camera, but it does not always end there.
Part of making an image in the 21st century is processing a captured image in the computer. This is like dodging and burning in the darkroom of yesterday. (I've done that.)
I use Photoshop cc and Lightroom cc. The result is not always what I saw, maybe what I wish I saw. Sometimes, the resulting image is a creation more than a recording. Most of the time, I keep it believable and realistic.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and my family has had writers in the family tree. My dad loved to tell stories. But I don't think that he made them up.
I have shared thousands of my poems on the internet, to a considerable audience and I'm considering making a selection of them, in a book or books.
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A beautiful photograph. I love the seas.
A lovely profoundly true poem 💚💙💚💙
Murray Robertson (photography & poems) 
A beautiful photograph. I love the seas.
A lovely profoundly true poem 💚💙💚💙
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Thank you d.a.!
One problem with being a poet: you sometimes have to tell the truth!
😉
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You’re welcome!
Indeed you do! 😏
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