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Man in the moonby $Moonbeam13

Photography / Still Life

Man in the Moon, can I ask you some questions?
I'll take your answers, as merely suggestions.

These are the opening lines to a poem I wrote when I was 14. It seems like a lifetime ago but it helps to illustrate the importance of the moon in my life.

When I was little, my mother used to read to me a book entitled 'Goodnight Moon', and it remains, to this day, my favorite book. I'm an only child so I live in my own imagination and when I was lonely or confused I would sit in the window and have conversations with the man in the moon and as I got older I came to realize the effect the phases of the moon had over me. My emotional, physical and spiritual being was transformed with the waxing and waning of each cycle and when I started with the Craft it all came together.

I don't have the proper equipment to effectively capture the moon in a way that I would deem fitting for such an important factor in my life. As such I've opted to pay tribute with this piece.

Carl Sandburg once said 'The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to' and that effectively captures it for me and perhaps helps to explain my attraction, devotion and sometimes obsession with it.

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!suikoshi Jan 24, 2009

That is such a sweet story and the picture is beautiful.

The shading and lighting is perfect. It seems so cool yet warm at the same time...

~Dinayarose Sep 24, 2008 Photographer

Love this piece. Thanks for sharing the story with it.

~Mr-Kobe Apr 12, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

So gentle...
It's an expressive shot...

awesome..

it reminds me my poems about the moon..

I think many of us are attracted by that pale and gentle mother, that brushes our head while we're crying in the night...

good work...

~Ollapus May 4, 2007

I like it a lot, and your description makes it even more interesting. I find the simplicity and the soothing shades beautiful.
I'm sorry to ask, but what exactly is it that you've taken a picture of?

!PhoTopHoReuzE Oct 25, 2005

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

~Hettar7 Jul 29, 2005

I don't remember reading Goodnight Moon as a child, though my dad says I did. He actually bought it for me as a surprise gift recently. What I do remember reading is a book called Goodnight Owl. I love that book still.
This is a lovely tribute to the moon. realistic and abstract at the same time. I like how the moon shape seems to fit so perfectly into the window design. like it's a mirror or painting. the texture of the moon is also really interesting. looks so soft. I'm not sure how you did this one either, but it's a lovely picture. And I really like the opening lines of your poem. thanks for sharing it in the comments below. I was wondering what the rest of it was like myself.

~Jasmika Jul 26, 2005

Are you a wiccan? I used to practice them but became lazy after just a few tries. The moon confuses me. I don't know when it's waxing and I think the full moon is a new moon? Hmm... i have a problem there which makes me feel even more troubled when coming to cast some spells. I got so fed up so I gave up and moon magic.

$Moonbeam13 Jul 26, 2005

Yes I am wiccan

You can tell if the moon is waxing based on whether the right side is light or dark.. and a new moon isn't a full moon.. it's actually the name for the time when there is no visible moon in the sky

~Jasmika Jul 26, 2005

oh wow ur cool! Thanks for the moon knowledge. Like ur work in DA.

~seussman71 Mar 2, 2005 Professional Digital Artist

Really outstanding composition! I, too, have a large affinity for the moon (although an even larger affinity for Dr. Seuss, hence the name). "Goodnight Moon" is also one of my favorite books, and being able to re-read it to my daughter really takes me back to when my mom used to read it to me. And when you said you used to sit in the window and talk to the moon, it gave me goosebumps, because I used to lie in bed and watch the moon rise in the night sky, talking to it while falling asleep. So secure, and so comforting. Thanks for doing the moon justice with this beautiful piece. Your work is truly great to view.

<-- for sure...

-m-

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