Looking at the WordPress Daily Post this morning, I was a bit amused that the day after using the prompt of ‘Abandoned’, they chose to use ‘Hope’. Of course, the combination of these two words is referenced most often in the line from the first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Inferno, “Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate“, which are the words written over the gate to Hell.
The logical connection between these consecutive Daily Prompts led me immediately to an image that still speaks to me after a number of years: Pyroplasm 3x. Although, to me, the fires in this image are the fires of creation rather than destruction; one could almost paraphrase Dante’s words and say: “Embrace all hope, ye who pass through here!“, as the end result is new creation!
Hope you enjoy this image!
Technical Details
This was shot completely in-camera using a Canon EOS 1D MkIII and an EF 24-105mm f/4L lens. Using aperture priority, I got the shutter speed slowed to just about 1.5 seconds for this shot while doing a slow zoom with the lens.
Inspired by Daily Prompt – Hope.
A very effective photo. I like the way you always tell us the technical details. If only I had time to follow them and try it myself! I HOPE I will be able to have a go soon!
Thank you! Glad you like my sharing some of the details; it’s exactly for giving folks a starting point for experimenting. Whenever you see something interesting to photograph, be playful and try some things, and, most importantly, have fun!
Great picture, just as if you were painting with images. I love the colours!
Thank you very much!
Very powerful image, it tells a thousand stories.
Thank you very much! You’re most kind!!
This is beautiful, thank you Frank! It actually gave me a different, new perspective of destruction and creation. <3 Blessinngs.
Thank you so much! Be well!
You too Frank. Thanks ☺
Great image, Frank, and I like the added depth you gave it with the connection to Dante’s inferno. destruction & creation, light & dark, life & death – all part of natural cycles, each necessary.
Thank you very much, Mek! I really enjoyed this one and will probably jump on some other daily prompts 🙂
🙂 The daily prompts are good, but save for right now when I have time, daily posting is a little hard to maintain. I like the discover prompts too, with the context of the articles that inspired the prompts.
I agree that time is the constraint for all of us. Never enough of the stuff 🙂