Anything goes in August as I'm trying to add variety as well as color to my calendar view, so this is sort of a selfie. Or maybe not. Well, I mean, um, you've never seen this much of me before. XD
Had to learn how to use the self-timer for this shot. And I had to stack a box and 3 books on a chair for my camera to be at the right height. I don't think I will be doing any more shots that require the self-timer. 8P
So, I wanted to show you my favourite rings! One is a skull. The other is a skeletal hand.
I bought these sterling silver rings on different occasions from different sellers on Yahoo! Japan auctions. They have a certain weight to them, being heavier than most rings, and I like that. I think they are beautiful.
I know, I know, they are not the kind of pretty or elegant rings women are supposed to wear. But I've always been and still am a melancholy and morbid person, every other thought in my head is concerned with dying and death. Life is beautiful, dying is not, and death is inevitable. Dying is, for most, an inelegant, painful, undignified thing. I much prefer to be dead. Or at least to drop dead, maybe in the middle of a macro shot or while reading my comic books. (But not while I'm naked in the shower or sitting on the toilet! Please no. XD ) But I doubt I'd be so lucky.
Anyway, before any of that happens, I intend to take as many colorful shots of flowers and jumping spiders as I can. Yeah, the flower shots return tomorrow. 8D
You're too funny! I hope I don't die on the toilet as well. Eeek! Love this POV - I grew up a tomboy - my dad was happy, My mom tried to keep converting me with pink dresses! Didn't work! :)
Cool selfie - love the "I'm my own woman" style of it - The rings are stunning - and unlike most rings of their style they look well-crafted!
Sounds like you face reality and respond to it by recording or creating beauty!
Great selfie and portrait of your favourite jewellery. The honesty of your commentary resonates with me too, as I too have a tendency to the morbid and melancholy. The shot itself is cool and stylish, great Mr Grim Reaper jewellery. Thanks for being brave enough to express how you feel - it takes a lot of courage.
Cool finger bling. So much focus is placed upon the surface and superficial, what lies within and beneath are much more interesting. The association of skeletal with death is simplistic at best, what we see of people both in repose and while moving is dependent upon the framework that supports us. I don't find contemplation of death morbid, it's the end result of the most successful of lives as well as utter failure along the way. On another note, I posted a pic of my baby jumping spiders in their nest. A celebration of new life if you will. Cheers!
Love the shot. It's fun to see even a bit of you, Livia. Love the jeans. Fun rings. Your rings remind me of the skull cap my little granddaughter wore at 2 weeks to her first baseball game ; )
A great selfie , Twice , the pic and your lines
I think nature have compassion with humans . Or you die young by accident or old and then you`ve learn it`s insurmountable.
Oh Livia your commentary is a daily delight! Yes dying on the toilet, what a bummer, (no pun intended),you made me chuckle so much. Why do we always laugh at these potentially awful things! Good job we do. We call it black humour here. This is a great shot, well composed with some difficulty obviously. I love the rings, they sing out personality.
Great selfie Livia, love the pose and the light accentuating the rings. I fully agree with your narrative, having faced slow dying twice the last year I know dying is painful and indignifying. Death is inevitable, but also a relief from dying.
Very cool rings and I love your jeans! The thumb in the pocket is a great touch of attitude, too! I think it's an excellent composition! I love it! FAV! May I pin it, please?
Fabulous shot, Livia; love the composition and the cropping and your sense of humour (and, of course, the wonderful rings). Also love your funny tags, which would seem to indicate you might entertain us with a few more of these delightful selfies (before you pop your clogs, I mean.) Fav. for me, by the way!
What can I say ...love the denim, the stance and the attitude. It REEKS defiance and says "I'm my own person!" Death is always on my mind lately .. but then so are alot of things. So you braved a "selfie." Our latest photo class will having us do one (a selfie) as a final project. Yeah right (I said to myself!) We shall see ... don't know how to do my timer thing either. Have no idea what to wear ... my closet contains khakis and tee-shirts. Either black or white. I wear no jewelry except for a watch. I may die doing a selfie ... just my luck. FAV.
You are totally crazy and a freaky good photographer. I just can't imagine a camera perched on some books and the result is perfect exposure and focus. You amaze me and I'm not going down that dying on the toilet thing 8-)
You did well with the self timer! Love the rings, they look impressive! They would pack a punch!!! While your head is somewhere else; your lens views all things full of life, which I appreciate and enjoy very much!
Very much a look that would be at home around the rodeo grounds where I grew up. I think death is always in the minds of most thinking people at some level. I used to think I wanted to die awake and experience it all but then I saw how painful dying can be and I learned my pain threshold is high enough to bear it until the body shuts down. Now I hope to experience a lot more of life but to die in my sleep
Wow! Livia! Fabulous shot! (I have gone all weak at the knees!) Interesting commentary too - well I glazed over at the rings stuff! - but as for death it's something that has to happen to all of us which, as I see it, is no reason for despair. There can be no life without death. That also applies to all your those subjects that you photograph so brilliantly. Enjoy the life you have and at the same time act as responsibly as you can. If you are able to do that you have a gift and the fortune that is denied millions.
Hey hey..now we have a glimpse of you. nice. love the rings, they suit you well going by what I can see of you. that selftimer business I tried it once. forget it. I infact take all my pictures holding the heavy camera even with a larger lense. when lifting the camera up high for some moon pictures I have to wait to steady my arms first. so back to your shot..I think it deserves a fav..
This is a great shot and that ring is very cool! I was a Goth back in the day. I loved skulls, black, and graveyards. I still do! I love to hear someone else has a dark perspective!
Great shot; fabulous story telling; You have capturd and share a little pf yourself and that is brave; you have become so brave in all your shots, always pusing yourself and trying new things; you may not want to here this but you really are inspriational! :0)
You crack me up and you are a very interesting person Livia! I am never bored when I come to your site...that's for sure!!!! Great selfie! Love it!!!!!
Your words made me laugh. I like the honesty and your ability to laugh at yourself as well. I like what you did here. You changed your usual light, pretty things for for a real thought provoker and an excellent selfie.
i love your commentary :) i also like your selfie idea, i have been "pushed" to take another selfie this week and I am thinking of something like this, rather than a face shot :)
fav! seriously, this has to be one of your most poweful images... for the photo itself, and for the words and thoughts that accomany it... btw, i lurve those rings and now i want some just like 'em! (not a girly girl here either, altho' i don't think much about death, i do like grunge and whimsical stuff a lot)...
Girly girls are passe. Barbies are dull. And nothing can beat authenticity. Love your rings, and it's such a cool, powerful woman shot! Daring and authentic. Death is so cool. I think of it as an awakening. Hope to see more shots like these.
Very cool selfie! I am bit distracted because I really want the ring with the skeletal hand :-D. I'd wear it with my best "I am a respectable old lady" outfit.
love the rings too - they're perfectly morbid. Your depiction of dying had me smiling, isn't that crazy?? I think these thoughts sometimes and you went ahead and spilled 'em all down. Same "please no" for me!
About the shot - love the pov, so creative!
This is awesome. Great composition, beautiful tones and textures. And love the rings. Dark, dangerous, has an agenda, so get out the way. Very cool. Stephen King should build a character around you. :)
I'm so bloody clumsy that I've always said my death would be accidental but my own fault. It's lovely to see some of you and I love the skeletal ring (middle finger).
What a great selfie, Livia. I like being able to see a part of you. You did well with your self timer. Love your rings and jeans. You sure have a great sense of humor. Love what you wrote.
Magic Livia, you always give so much of yourself. A partial selfie eh, well that will have everyones imagination working overtime trying to complete the jigsaw!!
I love this!! I really like your skeletal hand ring... it is AWESOME!!! I only have small fingers and hands and couldn't pull that off. Ps... you should do another selfie one day... this is a great crop :)
August 30th, 2012
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Sounds like you face reality and respond to it by recording or creating beauty!
I think nature have compassion with humans . Or you die young by accident or old and then you`ve learn it`s insurmountable.
...and yeah - death sucks.
About the shot - love the pov, so creative!