Empty Vessels? by myautofocuslife

Empty Vessels?

I like little empty bottles. Especially tiny ones. I think they look cute. These are only an inch tall.

Unlike these bottles, people are not empty vessels. People come with likes and dislikes, fears and expectations, hopes and dreams, and very different levels of self-esteem, tolerance and comfort.

Live and let live. I live by that adage. I try, anyway. Whether you are a man or a woman, married or single, whether you are a vegetarian, a vegan or a carnivore, whether you are fair-skinned, dark-skinned or somewhere beautiful in between, whether you are gay or heterosexual or bisexual, whether you use the Queen's English or broken English or like to pepper your speech with fuck, fucking and fuckericious (and I totally made that one up), whether you like flowers or hate flowers, whether you think dolls are awesome or a sure sign of insanity, whether you are fat or thin, tall or short, young or old, whether you think I am funny or I am stupid, I have only one thing to say. The world is big enough for everyone. Live and let live.

It annoys me when I think serious stuff. *wears party hat and adds Bailey's to her coffee* Mmmm, much better!

Great words and great shot. and Baileys in a coffee sounds damn good to me.
January 6th, 2012  
Just an inch wow so cute; lovely shot and fabulous words; wouldn't it be an excellent world if we just live and let live instead of interfering all the time; I will take a baileys anytime too:0)
January 6th, 2012  
I love your shots like this! You have a way with simple and elegant and these kind of shots have much more meaning to people! LOL! If they aren't shallow in depth of character! Great job!
January 6th, 2012  
Yes, very cute shot !
January 6th, 2012  
Beautiful . . love the clarity of the photo. Yes, we are born empty vessels, and somewhere along the way we become filled with all kinds of likes/dislikes and fear of the unknown. We're all human and we're all here together.
January 6th, 2012  
the word PURE comes to mind...plain simple and pure...what u see is what u get!! Love it!
January 6th, 2012  
love it!! fav
January 6th, 2012  
Jo
Amen to that. I love bottles too, I'm a nightmare when we go to Ikea :/
January 6th, 2012  
So simple and beautiful!
January 6th, 2012  
Simple yet so complex in both the content of you text as well as the shot. Very well put!
January 6th, 2012  
Ro
Great shot! Very elegant looking! :)
January 6th, 2012  
this makes me think of how much i love bottles and white on white (though that's a leap from the photo). Perfectly gorgeous as usual - your photos and your thoughts.
January 6th, 2012  
On my first look, I tought it was glass roses..
January 6th, 2012  
twas beauuuuutiful.. :)
January 6th, 2012  
Excellent contrast of white on white. love it.
January 6th, 2012  
Love it!
January 6th, 2012  
Wonderful minimalistic image. I love that even color is absent
January 6th, 2012  
Stunning! Love it! FAV
January 6th, 2012  
Great shot, love the simplicity of it!
January 6th, 2012  
very cool!
January 6th, 2012  
A beautifully composed picture and an example of the how a picture and text can work together to be greater than the sum of their parts. Fav'd for that very reason.
January 6th, 2012  
Hope the baileys went down a treat. I love the glass with the white effect, very simple, it works!
January 6th, 2012  
Good credos--I live by those myself. Nice photo too--deceptively simple looking
January 6th, 2012  
Beautiful picture and words!
January 6th, 2012  
Sometimes less is better and this is one of those times! Great composition! Your commentary and photo are perfect together! PS Baileys is a must with coffee!
January 6th, 2012  
great focus!
January 6th, 2012  
Well said! I love bottles - especially old ones. I got quite a few which were dug up at an old concentration camp site - brown, beautiful blue and pale green ones. I group it in my windows so that it can reflect the light (being empty) - and of course I use it for flowers as well.
January 6th, 2012  
Neat shot and composition! Your words of wisdom are great! I wish everyone in the world thought the same way. Nice.
January 6th, 2012  
You words makes you my kind of girl , and I get beautiful pic to it.
January 6th, 2012  
Lovely little bottles, and you have a way with words Livia, well said.
January 6th, 2012  
Amazing shot from just such a simple idea. Love the bottles, I have a collection of them. Like to read your text too.
January 6th, 2012  
Nice composition, perspective and wonderful sentiment! All, in all, it's quite a fuckericious shot! ;-)
January 6th, 2012  
XO for you Livia! Love your spunk and spirit!
January 6th, 2012  
So crystal clear! Simply beautiful and the caption makes sense. Dainty yet powerful! Another fav!
January 6th, 2012  
gorgeous little bottles.
I love your dialogue. I think your funny, maybe a little bit crazy, in a GOOD way, lol. I like your word fuckericious. Have you heard 'fucktard'? It's a beauty and comes in VERY handy. I like to speak the Queens English peppered with swear words. Abso-fucking-lutely.
Great shot and words Livia.
January 7th, 2012  
Wonderful abstract feel to this
January 7th, 2012  
You have a flair for capturing great light
January 7th, 2012  
Beautiful angle and transperancy
January 7th, 2012  
Wow great composition and point of view
January 7th, 2012  
very creative! love this!
January 7th, 2012  
You are amazing. Such a creative shot, just love it.
January 7th, 2012  
A great shot with great writing accompaniment. Great!
January 7th, 2012  
Livia...now I know I like you. You make great sense and I love your made up words. :-)
January 7th, 2012  
Love this! FAV!
January 7th, 2012  
Cool composition!
January 7th, 2012  
mag
Very creative idea..and good vibes.....thanks...
January 7th, 2012  
they look like my empty paint vails- nice comp and pov!
January 7th, 2012  
Great shot!
January 7th, 2012  
Great words and great shot Livia!! And I really like your sense of humor :)
January 7th, 2012  
You are so encouraging and your enthusiasm is a wonderful gift! I like your little vessels.
January 7th, 2012  
I really like this! I like the perspective
January 7th, 2012  
Very creative...as always!
January 7th, 2012  
LOVE this and all the hilarious dialogue - its just all awesome.
January 7th, 2012  
So creative -- the photo and your writing!
January 7th, 2012  
Great shot. Love the composition and light
January 7th, 2012  
i love simple and plain but in a fun to see way...
you did it.
fav
January 7th, 2012  
I love the composition! Your lighting is always so amazing! Beautiful shot, Livia!
January 7th, 2012  
great shot livia! love the composition and simple white backdrop
January 7th, 2012  
Well said, "live and let live."
January 7th, 2012  
simple, but/and beautiful!
January 7th, 2012  
Pretty shot - like the simple colours and composition. I've put my party hat on too - *streamers* :)
January 7th, 2012  
thought provoking photo and text - made me very pensive as well, until I saw your party hat and bailey's comment - which made me smile again. I like your work girlfriend!
January 7th, 2012  
Beautiful shot, very nicely composed. Love your text.
January 7th, 2012  
The negative space made the "it" of your photo!
January 7th, 2012  
nice shot ...and we all should have Baileys in our coffee;)
January 7th, 2012  
simply yet gorgeous minimalist composition.
January 7th, 2012  
@cindyrez , agree... love it also!
January 7th, 2012  
This is so simple but so beautiful....
January 7th, 2012  
Simple and creative. Love the simplicity of this image.
January 7th, 2012  
Very beautiful, I how love how simple it is :)
January 7th, 2012  
Simple and beautiful! You've captured ordinary objects beautifully... and great words as well :D
January 7th, 2012  
Beautiful and creative, Livia.
January 7th, 2012  
Such a beautiful and creative composition!
January 8th, 2012  
"Empty Vessels make the most noise!" our grade 6 teacher used to tell us when we talked too much. Interesting words Livia and I love your clear glass bottles.
January 8th, 2012  
Thank you so much to everyone for dropping by! Thank you for taking the time. I really appreciate it. I over-think things sometimes. Thank you for putting up with my crazy thoughts and colorless photographs.

Again, thank you for all your support and encouragement!
January 8th, 2012  
waiting to be filled, nice pic
January 9th, 2012  
Fantastic shot!
January 9th, 2012  
super! I like this one a lot :)
January 9th, 2012  
Lovely words and great composition with the shot :D
January 10th, 2012  
This I like and fav
January 11th, 2012  
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