Dear friends and followers,
while the end of 2017 is near, it's time to look back and recap.
As above, so below!
One of the favorite series, I did in the expiring year was a photography series called "Heaven and Earth". I think, it nicely describes the poles between I've moved during the year.
If the stakes are right, the price is right
I confess, that during the "earthly" times, when the Steem price went down to less than 10 cents, I also had doubts about the future of the whole project. And during the recent "heavenly" times of more than $ 3.50 it's easy to dream of a bright future.
But I've learned, that the real value of something is not always defined by it's price. It rather depends on your own point of view, if you're able to see the opportunity of heaven when you're down to earth and vice versa if you're able to stay on the ground, while you're flying high.
With this in mind here are the 16 parts of my "Heaven of Earth" series again.
You can click on the link below every pair to go to the original post and read some background information about it.
Should I continue this series in 2018? What do you think?
Thanks for watching!
@shortcut - art, photography & more
As above so below - this is a fascinating series, man! And you definately should continue, with every combo I feel like I'm stretching my neck up and down :D
My personal favourites are #4, 5, 7 and 12, although there's much to be seen and discussed in the others as well!
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Thanks mate! "Stretching your neck up and down" hopefully is a good exercise ;-) I'm quite happy about the feedback I received for the series and it looks like I will continue the journey next year. Maybe I will give it a little twist, we'll see.
Also thanks for mentioning your favorites, this is always very interesting. Have a happy new year!
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Hehe, glad to provide you some feedback :)
What I meant was that with every combo of yours, in my mind I'm stretching my vision up and down, kinda like to see if it could be there. But somehow it does have an effect on my neck, and after seeing 16 of your combo's, it's really an exercise :)
Didn't get around to making that XMas-selfie, but I wish you a happy New Year, all the best in 2018, and - still - hoping your package arrives soon somehow!
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This is really one of the coolest feedbacks, I received for my art so far. I love, that you actually really think about the idea, I wanted to make my viewers aware of.
The "unity" of everything on a deeper level and the insight, that the visual world is just reflecting our own believes, is a topic, that I'm thinking about for a very long time.
I'd really liked to see your X-mas selfie, but no worries: There will be a lot more possibilities to collaborate in the upcoming year. I'm wishing you much success and appreciation for your art and may 2018 be a fun year!
Still fingers crossed for your package, I'm pretty sure it will arise from the shadow world in a few days. Keep it up!
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Thank you - it's awesome what you're doing here and still be open to feedback :)
And i'm glad I get to provide some, it's not always easy discussing something so personal. And I tend to agree that you see what you believe, how fascinating is that? I wish you a joyful and mysterious 2018 (how's that for a combo!?)
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"Joyful and mysterious " is a great combo! I'm having these feelings when I'm looking at your Nightgods paintings.
As for the feedback: I'm so thankful for every honest bit of feedback I get here. I'm here for the interaction. It also shows, that my art is not random, that people actually think about it and I never wanted to tell the viewers, how they should interpret it. Just, that they mind, is reward enough for me ;-)
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Glad you like that, and yes: let everything be open to interpretation, that's what makes it so darn fascinating!
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Hey shortcut, wow this is an amazing series - the answer is definitely: YES YOU SHOULD CONTINUE IT!!!
I really like both of #2 and the second one of #13. The second one of #6 is also very good, even if it reminds me more of "hell" or "death"....
By the way: I added you to my steemvoter list for automatic voting - of course without expectation that you do so too. I just like what you post, especially your liberating and free drawings - so I thought I wanna show some appreciation.
Would love to see more of your drawings!!!
(Liebe Grüße und auch einen guten Rutsch wünsch ich schon mal!)
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Wow! Thanks a lot for your appreciation :-) Especially the fact, that you like my drawings, makes me very happy and I gladly will keep posting new ones, whenever I have the feeling, they're worth sharing.
Will keep an eye on your posts, too und wünsche dir natürlich auch einen guten Rutsch!
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It's a great series! I say you should let it live on...
I like your philosophy and I have to agree, the real ups & downs are found within us.
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Thanks Jeff! This kind of thinking really helps me to see the greater picture. Looks like I will have to continue this series ;-)
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Wow thats so cool! My favorite is number 7. You should continue it for sure!
Have you always been aware of your project while taking the pictures, or have you connected pictures you made before afterwards?
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Thank you for your kind feedback! In this case the connection between the pairs was all done afterwards, but after I started the series, it's hard to not think about it, when I take new photos ;-)
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Please do continue this series!!! :-) Will try to figure out how to make a nice printout on paper from this... too good to just have it online :-) Cheers from the sunny but cold Seven Mountains
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Thank you! I thought about creating a small (postcard-)book or calendar out of it one day. Usually it shouldn't be a problem, if you make a printout for personal use, though. Greetings from the valley!
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Setz mich schon mal aus die Liste derer, die gerne die Postkarten und den Kalender erwerben werden ;-)
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Alles klar! Wird gemacht ;-)
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super Sache @shortcut, Genau so ist es- bei vielen ist es doch so, wenn du gerade fliegst dann kümmert dich nichts, aber wenn du unten bist dan ist alles am Ende. Ist aber nicht- denn es ist nur ein vorläufiger Moment. Ein Moment der vorbeigeht. Ob gut oder weniger gut. Deshalb sollte man immer das weitere Ferne im Auge halten.
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Genau! Oben oder Unten sind nur die Wellen auf dem Ozean des Lebens ;-)
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Wow wow wow 😮 number 4 really caught my attention and i really like it 😍 .
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Thanks a lot for your feedback!
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Poah, da ist ja ganz schön was zusammen gekommen. Ich find das erste Bild von der 8 richtig crazy. Keine Ahnung wieso, aber dieses rot-weiße Schild ist so ein richtiger Eyecatcher.
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Ah, du meinst sicher die Falschirmspringer von Bild 9? Das hatte jemand auf einen km-Stein am Rhein gesprayed. Fand ich auch witzig ;-)
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Oh Mann, ja. Und ich hatte extra nochmal geschaut wegen der Nummer. Heute ist ein seltsamer Tag :D
Ja auf sowas musste mal kommen, find ich sehr nice.
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Kann passieren ;-)
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i think its good serise for steem and keep continue, one speach that touch my heart, that is real value of something can not measure by price. i always told my friend about the quote.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback! It's true, that the most important things in life can not be bought with money. If we keep that in mind, we can concentrate on what Steemit is giving the world as a community and this is by far more than the Steem price would ever reflect.
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Aweosome.....
very nice Photography
Number 13 really caught my attention and i really like it.
@shortcut
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Thanks for your feedback!
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Amazing photography my friend. Really amazing concept. Heaven and earth number 15 and 16 is so awesome. Great publishing work. Thanks @shortcut for sharing this post. 💚💚
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Thanks a lot for your feedback! Much appreciated.
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I like more the heaven but the Earth is more like the real life!!!
Have a great day @shortcut!!!
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Thanks! Maybe the "real life" consists of both and we tend to look after the things we don't have, while we oversee the value of the things we already have.
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wonderful photography by you hard to choose one from it really sorry :D hehe
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That's ok, thanks for your feedback!
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wonderful and precise photography one point wow
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Thank you for your feedback. My focus wasn't only the quality of photography, but also the philosophy behind it.
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So many heavens all are great :)
Thanks for sharing such beautiful
SHOTS
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You're welcome and thanks! It's not only about the "heavens", but also about the connection between heaven and earth.
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Of course you should continue @shortcut. Your series really stimulates thinking about life.
Merry Christmas to you:
https://steemit.com/christmas/@lighteye/christmas-greetings
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Thanks a lot! I'm glad to hear, that my series "stimulates thinking" ;-)
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wow this is truly amazing and fascinating to watch wow :D
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Thank you :-)
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Very nice photography @shortcut
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Thanks a lot!
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