After Apple-Picking - Get Pushed Challenge Minimalism multiple exposures photo
AFTER APPLE-PICKING
My long two-pointed ladder's sticking through a tree
Toward heaven still,
And there's a barrel that I didn't fill
Beside it, and there may be two or three
Apples I didn't pick upon some bough.
But I am done with apple-picking now.
Essence of winter sleep is on the night,
The scent of apples: I am drowsing off.
I cannot rub the strangeness from my sight
I got from looking through a pane of glass
I skimmed this morning from the drinking trough
And held against the world of hoary grass.
It melted, and I let it fall and break.
But I was well
Upon my way to sleep before it fell,
And I could tell
What form my dreaming was about to take.
Magnified apples appear and disappear,
Stem end and blossom end,
And every fleck of russet showing dear.
My instep arch not only keeps the ache,
It keeps the pressure of a ladder-round.
I feel the ladder sway as the boughs bend.
And I keep hearing from the cellar bin
The rumbling sound
Of load on load of apples coming in.
For I have had too much
Of apple-picking: I am overtired
Of the great harvest I myself desired.
There were ten thousand thousand fruit to touch,
Cherish in hand, lift down, and not let fall.
For all
That struck the earth,
No matter if not bruised or spiked with stubble,
Went surely to the cider-apple heap
As of no worth.
One can see what will trouble
This sleep of mine, whatever sleep it is.
Were he not gone,
The woodchuck could say whether it's like his
Long sleep, as I describe its coming on,
Or just some human sleep.
Robert Frost
This is in response to the very challenging challenge given to me by Eddie.
"It seems you have a bit of everything, I noticed that it was a very busy collection and despite you already being set the challenge I still don't see much minimalism going on. So I would like to see some more minimalism but with a twist, I'd like you to make some "minimalism multiple exposures" One of my favorite things is to interpret quotes into pictures, maybe this could help you bring the two things together."
@ayearinthelifeof Here is another attempt for the challenge.
I hope you like this one. I hope it passes the minimalism test too.
Let me know what you think.
Whew! This was a tough one - not complaining, I like learning and it did fall in the learning category. Thank you for the challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with after you get your film developed.
I hope you like this one. I hope it passes the minimalism test too.
Let me know what you think.
Whew! This was a tough one - not complaining, I like learning and it did fall in the learning category. Thank you for the challenge. Can't wait to see what you come up with after you get your film developed.