THANKS, CHARLES., a photo from Florida, South

Photographer's Note

The anniversary of Charles Darwin's death (April 19 1882)

Quite possibly, a man who had influenced the way we live today and our medicine, our philosophy of life, more than any revolutionist, or conqueror or, leader or, military strategist in the history of the world.
And, he did it without drowning the world in the ocean of blood and the mountains of rotting corpses in the name of..( fill the blank ) ?

Once we are able to establish our roots - we can look at ourselves differently, with more criticism than ever before. We've gained the base for our pride.
We, the thinking people of the world - we don't have to thank ANYONE for our existence.

Forget Jesus, dying on a cross.. Billions of stars and galaxies had to die in a never ending convulsions of the Universe - to give the life on a tiny, lost in space - speckle of dust, a.k.a. Blue Planet, we people call The Earth

We don't have to drop down flat on our faces and beg for forgiveness for never committed sins and, we don't have to beg for mercy on our kness in a total, degrading humiliation, to what will happen to us once we are gone. For, we are the children of the Universe. And, it will stay that way as long as the Universe will carry on.

For, we are the continuously evolving apes. We are taking the control over ourselves.

Move over Yahweh, Mohammad, Zeus, Mitras, Allah, Zen, Thor, Jesus, Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl, Dionysus, Votan, Buddha, Ra, Shiva…

It's our time to have fun.

Blessing for all of you.
………………………………

carper, BennyV, faubry, kdialyna, Traczewska, bostankorkulugu, bisok, rlrad has marked this note useful

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Greg1949 (9011) 2010-04-20 9:02

George, fantastic note, great shot. I expect you'll get yanked for the soap box speech but at least you'll know I read it.

Greg

rikko77 (10861) 2010-04-20 9:05

welcome back George
we missed your pics and words on the surrounding world. happy to see this shot, men walking on sand, looking for the sin city in the FG...thanx
Rikk

carper (96) 2010-04-20 9:15

hello George,
it´s very nice to see see something from your professional photographic shot´s. The title is very good, inspired by anniversary of Charles Darwin. We have a program on television about this man in the Netherlands. The photo, an old one of your hand is a master piece, fantastic atmosphere, good setting, like a good realistic painting, very good photo art.
have a very good day.
regard jaap

BennyV (34748) 2010-04-20 9:54

Well hello, hello...what a surprise on TE today!

No yanks, no cranks, but a wide grinning thanks from me. I hope your not offended, my dear, but a shot of Polonaise is what this world needs, let alone this
Trekearth thing.

The planet of the apes is never far away...and you know that's a compliment, really.

Stay sane.

Benny

faubry (35447) 2010-04-20 10:17

wonderful photo with this blored background, details water, waves, colors, light, all is very nice!
congratulations my dear friend
thanks dot this post here
francine

johannes68 (3469) 2010-04-20 10:35

Hi George,
welcome back in your church. Everything became a bit dull here lately, some sparks igniting the grey thinking matter in the skulls will do no harm. Weird photo, if it is a photo, but I´m afraid it´s not, it´s photography, what is not so well regarded here.
Take care, Johannes

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2010-04-20 12:16

The polonaise is back..what could be more joyous ?

more birds after korkuts'..a great photo with an apt note to say Hi with..or is it just more than a hi..

time will tell..

sayeed

Traczewska (14) 2010-04-20 13:36

Ajaj.. jestes wsrod nas Drogi.. !
Coz to za cudownie ozywcze zdarzenie..:))
wiosna w pelni.. kwiaty kwitna i pachna.. Ty ze swoja wieczna swiezoscia..

Wrcacasz z bajka troche iluzoryczna a troche faktyczna (i w tym wydaniu bardzo straszna) o nowoczesnym ludzkim swiecie zalewajacym betonem wszystko co bylo naturalnym pieknem , zdrowa baza, do ktorej lgna nogi czlowieka ..
Ale tu jest inaczej: nie wystarczy juz morska bryza i plaza dajaca schronienie astmatykom w dzien i zakochanym w nocy.. musi byc jeszcze wiecej miejsc, z jeszcze lepszym widokiem, w jeszcze bardziej gigantyczno oszalamiajacym stylu.. zawsze ciut przed konkurencja.. Hotele a w srodku kilka restauracji do wyboru, basen dla zaleniwych zeby bedac "nad morzem" do tego morze musieli sie dotoczyc.. wszystko zaczyna byc inne - wypreparowane.. nogi nie chodza juz po plazy ale po dywanach i kafelkach i coraz im z tym gorzej..
nawet jesli nie do konca to wiedza i rozumieja..
oderwani od bazy dziwaczeja, wykoslawiaja wymagania, naduzywaja laskawosci Ziemi..

szkoda, ze ta plaza nie przechodzi Zyrafa.. czemu - nie wiem - pasuje:) ogromnie pomyslowa obrobka drugiego planu..

poezja industrialna.. panorama Wiezy Babel - toposu od zawsze skazanego na zaglade..

z pozdrowieniami, agn

papera (14372) 2010-04-20 14:16

well, well, look what the cat dragged in...
every now and then these pages get their bite back.
apocalyptic-oneiric landscape, as blurred as what is left of unpleasant dreams.
thanks for the Galapagos note :)
c.

federico (6109) 2010-04-20 22:42

hi george great shot, good note, welcome back
regards fred

sabermonajati (11537) 2010-04-21 2:57

hi george
nice view with sunlight you shot.
regard
saber

CLODO (45116) 2010-04-21 3:07

Good news, Polonaise is back!
Nice color painting with real persons (and birds) in a dreamy landscape.
Alleluya!!:-)
Cheers
CLODO

tusharkmandal (3173) 2010-04-21 23:08

Hi George,

Thanks for the wonderful note. Very True and inspiring. Some folks on TE suggested me to follow your daily life and so here I am. You have really got some of the most inspiring and out of box shots. About this image its more a painting with a strong composition. The city in the backdrop really looks like a dream, illusion and a mirage. All the people are following the same direction towards the dream.

Regards
Tushar

jimmj63 (0) 2010-04-22 6:43

foto incredibilmente bella,
It seem a picture.

ciao, giacomo

chris04stop (6805) 2010-04-22 14:19

George? Oh...George! I love your pic. Two men walking along the sea. A women far like a mirage of... love? And the seagulls, as witnesses of ...what? Maybe the life? Yes, the life is so: two or three stupid segulls and the sea full of terrible waves!
Bravissimo George! And...my dear? Welcome again here on TE!
Your Carmen

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2010-04-22 15:28

planet of the apes...

you know this place sucks without you...

miss your pics, your notes, your comments...

THANKS, GEORGE! >:P...

krkt

ninaL (21348) 2010-04-23 7:47

Piekna symbolika z ta notatka.
Spojrzenie na cywilizacje i nature.
Powiedz, ile ty masz aparatow i obiektywow ?
Pozdro. Grazyna.

bisok (948) 2010-04-23 17:31

You should interested in Paleoastronautics to understand we don't have to thank ANYONE for our existence, I reckon.
This is a different way to the cognition ? of our roots ...

...

The photo. I added that to my favourites. That's all about it ...

gezgin37 (3788) 2010-04-24 9:24

Good to see you here on TE again, George.
I agree with Korkut, this place really sucks without you.
rezpekt
selcuk

JudyR (1671) 2010-04-24 11:43

Stunning, dramatic portrait. Man, in all his glory, treading the beach in the last light of day, and his architecture, hazy in the background. A surreal, dramy photograph. Thanks, Judy

leo61 (0) 2010-04-27 12:10

Hi George!
The longer I look at this photo,the more I love it.
It has a bit of METROPOLIS,a futuristic TURNER painting and Dubai beach....
Great note too and a great shot to make us think!!!!!
But most will not understand......
Regards,Leo

pauloog (11751) 2010-04-28 1:18

Hello George,
An intriguing view because of its combination of strange elements, and the excellent use of unsharpness to create a surrealistic atmosphere. Walking on another planet ?
Regards,
Paul

polter (7239) 2010-04-28 4:03

Robi wrażenie, niezależnie jaki profetyczny tekst pod to zdjęcie podłączysz ;)) W perłowo-różowym świetle architektura przybiera formy zarezerwowane w naszej zbiorowej świadomości dla wizji fantasy - imponujących i ponadzmysłowych.
Nie jestem mocna w te klocki - ciekawe czy Darwin uwzględniał w swoich rozważaniach nad ewolucją duchowość a nie tylko molekuły. Czy zakładał, że nawet mężczyźni duszy nie mają ? Bo jak patrzę na to zdjęcie, to - mimo żem baba - czuję się z letka przez nie uduchowiona ;)))
Serdecznie witam znów na łonie TE i pozdrawiam T.

rigoletto (34279) 2010-05-01 16:07

Hi G,
Along with the "saints in desert" and the "dead shark in rome", this one is one of the most surrealistic photos of yours: formerly titled: the planet of the apes. Your interpretation of the subject is clever, your reference to the great revolutionist is thoughtful. Btw, you dislike neatimage, however the processing of this photo is even worse than that :))

Even if it will be less frequent than before, your presence here is wonderful.
Best wishes,
Deniz

rlrad (1845) 2010-05-10 6:01

George,

Wonderful photo, terrific muted colors and low-key exposure. The soft focus makes it look almost other-worldly. Well, it should, as we are looking into your own special world...

Another favorite for me.

Have a great day,
Reed

coco (30439) 2010-05-30 7:28

Hi George.

GReat atmosphere and composition. I love this picture and you made a fantastic work.

Regards.