“Flee, my friend, into thy solitude: I see thee stung all over by the poisonous flies. Flee thither, where a rough, strong breeze bloweth!
Flee into thy solitude! Thou hast lived too closely to the small and the pitiable. Flee from their invisible vengeance! Towards thee they have nothing but vengeance.
Raise no longer an arm against them! Innumerable are they, and it is not thy lot to be a fly-flap.
Innumerable are the small and pitiable ones; and of many a proud structure, rain-drops and weeds have been the ruin.
Thou art not stone; but already hast thou become hollow by the numerous drops. Thou wilt yet break and burst by the numerous drops.
Exhausted I see thee, by poisonous flies; bleeding I see thee, and torn at a hundred spots; and thy pride will not even upbraid.”
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jonesray
Nice! Creepy in a very primal kind of way. Beautiful contrasts!
Jun 11th, 2011 ReplyStephaneP
Love it!
Jun 9th, 2011 Reply7Shadows
What an interesting guy. I'm not eve sure at what I'm looking at lol.
Jun 8th, 2011 ReplyWroth
That is, part of the fun, not knowing :] It's a snake in a glass space with water and grasshoppers in there.
Jun 8th, 2011 Reply7Shadows
Oh boy... are you sure you're not a sorcerer? haha
Jun 8th, 2011 ReplyWroth
Well, I am not 100% sure ;]
Jun 8th, 2011 Replysnowmask
How intoxicating. Those colours are afire against the black backdrop. Somehow it immediately conjures associations with "deadly", "poisonous"... "beware".
Jun 8th, 2011 Reply katherine-cheng.comIs this new? I have not seen this image before.
Wroth
Yes I tried to pull the focus up close to the action. Locusts and sea serpents, I like how this is like a collage of symbols that tie back to the concept in the quote.
Jun 8th, 2011 ReplyIt's not new I just don't promote my wildlife work much. I'll post another of these tomorrow, perhaps it's better.
snowmask
*pumps arms in excitement*
Jun 8th, 2011 Reply katherine-cheng.comJurgenDoe
Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, you are now featured in /Retrospect #7!
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Wroth
Thank you! :]
Jun 8th, 2011 ReplyJurgenDoe
You're welcome Shawn :)
Jun 8th, 2011 Reply SubscriberDynnnad
Wow, that is an amazing photo, I love the lighting! And what a beautiful frog!
Jun 8th, 2011 Reply HelloWroth
Snake not a frog, but yes it's a strange shot!
Jun 8th, 2011 ReplyDynnnad
Ohh a snake, I should look better! :P
Jun 9th, 2011 Reply Hello