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Shadow Candles

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"Reach for forgiveness,
pour out your soul,
let it stream into nothingness
in my frost-taken arms.

The embrace of love,
since long forgotten,
remembered only
by the ashes in your eyes.

Tell me of the infinity,
say it comes with rest
before I fall once again
through lifes memories.

Never to see the light,
never to kiss the dark,
only to lie in solitude
always for you."

19 comments

  1. urshi
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    Oh, so beautiful. Your poem is truly exceptional. Makes me want to start listening to MDB again.
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you very much, my friend!

      The lyrics of MDB songs are of course a big inspiration, now when I'm taking steps towards English poetry. I've done a few poems to accompany some shots here at the Nexus and it's a great deal of fun writing them I must admit...
    2. urshi
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      I am digging through your images right now to find them!
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  2. ARTIOM39
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    really great!!!
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you very much, Artiom!
  3. ista3
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    Great capture and awesome words
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you kindly, dear Izzy!
  4. PatrickTheDM
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    Striking shot Rick! Very intriguing poem.
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you kindly, Patrick!

      I'm glad you like them both! Some shots I take with Black&White in mind, and mostly these are stillife images. They often do very well with a poem too...
  5. RatherWindy
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    The image is beautifull, the poem too,..
    Did you write that yourself,.. ??
    1. Excellentium
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      Thank you very much, Erwin!

      Yeah, I just did. I often write my poems without thinking too long about it. Just go with the sense and flow I guess. I've done a few poems on some of my older shots before...
    2. RatherWindy
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      It gives a nice layer to your images,..
    3. Excellentium
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      Thank you!

      I'm better with words than with images, so I'm glad you find it fitting...
    4. RatherWindy
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      If you ever get your hands on a decent machine, your images will look stunning,..
    5. Excellentium
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      Time to start saving up then...
    6. SimClarke
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      actually, this picture is stunning, I don't know how you get this Black&White effect without an ENB (as well as that one with the wine bottle). Maybe using Imaginator?
    7. RatherWindy
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      Yes, absolutely true,.. , about the picture being good, i mean of course
    8. Excellentium
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      Thank you very much, Sim!

      Well, the effect is of course a very easy one. No magic involved at all. Both with this and the one with bottles, I wanted to simply turn them into Black&White, so that's all I did. I don't have this effect in game. It's just a simple make over, that's all. Without being able to use any ENB, I have to go with the old-fashioned way...