Hanging By A Moment by Bodhi Smith

Aug 13, 2021

"hanging by a moment" a brand new impression and blog...
 
"i'm ​th​is tree, twisted and broken​,​ yet beautiful in my own way...​i'm a solitary reclus​e​ clinging to my own cliff​,​ all alone​,​​ hanging by a moment​...yet, something so beautiful comes out of ​all ​the loneliness​ when the stars come out at night and​ living​ again takes my breath away" ― bodhinku, hanging by a​ moment
 
"​in our moment of truth, ​as we bare all in front of the universe, and give witness to who we truly are, it's really our imperfections that give us strength and makes us beautiful...our imperfections make us unique, and are often the best reason for why we are the individuals we are..." ― bodhinku, our moment 
 
"don't lose hope. through these dark times, you must simply learn to look harder for the light. it will come to you in flashes of unexpected beauty: the helping hand of a friend, a compliment given or rec​ei​ved, a quiet moment of inspiration or peace. collect these tiny fragments of light wherever they come, until at last your sky is so full or stars, you are finally able to see the way forward" ― beau taplin, here at dawn  
 
"there are no ordinary moments" ― dan millman, way of the peaceful warrior 
 
​"​sometimes the things that never were, pull at us, because they feel incomplete, but maybe they are imperfectly perfect as they are, exactly the way they were always meant to be. we can be ourselves. we are alive. we are this moment" ― c. ara campbell 
 
​"​mountain wind
filled with thousands of words
echoes of your love
each movement​
each moment​
one word​
yet thousands ​of ​meanings.
i've heard your whispers
​hanging in​ ​my leaves
you were close to me.
i knew there was no distance
i knew because the wind​,​
was you.​" ― bodhinku, hanging by a moment
  
"do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. the way is not in the sky. the way is in the heart" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha
 
​this is the perfect song for my impression today (and it bears the same name too)...​this is one of my all-time favorite tunes, i have quite nicely karaoked this song many many times in bars in my past. it's one of those love songs that profoundly resonates with me, one i wish i dearly could also sing to someone one-on-one with my heart fully open, so close as i thought i was maybe...it has such soul, and the lyrics and nothing short of beautiful: "hanging by a moment" by lifehouse ...(just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....

"desperate for changing, starving for truth. i'm closer to where i started, chasing after you. i'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all i've held on to. i'm standing here until you make me move. i'm hanging by a moment here with you...forgetting all i'm lacking, completely incomplete. i'll take your invitation, if you take all of me. now, i'm falling even more in love with you. letting go of all I've held on to. i'm standing here until you make me move. i'm hanging by a moment here with you. i'm living for the only thing i know. i'm running and not quite sure where to go. and i don't know what i'm diving into, just hanging by a moment here with you...there's nothing else to lose; there's nothing else to find; there's nothing in the world that can change my mind; there is nothing else, there is nothing else, there is nothing else...desperate for changing, starving for truth. i'm closer to where i started, chasing after you. i'm falling even more in love with you, letting go of all i've held on to. i'm standing here until you make me move. i'm hanging by a moment here with you. i'm living for the only thing i know. i'm running and not quite sure where to go. and i don't know what i'm diving into, just hanging by a moment here with you. just hanging by a moment, hanging by a moment, hanging by a moment, hanging by a moment here with you" ― lifehouse, hanging by a moment  
 
"the present moment dies every moment to become the past, it's reborn every moment into the future. all experience is now. now never ends" ― deepak chopra, buddha
   
"all eternity is in th​is​ moment" ― mary oliver   
 
"because so many of us carry shame, we have a tendency to personalize love's leavings, triggered by the rejection and feelings of abandonment. but this is not always true. sometimes it has nothing to do with us. sometimes the one who leaves is just not ready for love. sometimes they know something we don't...they know their limits at that moment in time. real love is no easy path, readiness is everything. may we grieve loss without personalizing it. may we learn to love ourselves in the absence of the lover" ― jeff brown  
 
"the average person lives 27,375 days, that's all we get if we are lucky...i'm living for today, living for now. and i know what it means to love and be loved, to truly feel love...i'll let the moments in my life guide me, and heal me, and strengthen me, and inspire me. i will live that life every day, all my life" ― jennifer carter chau , all my life (the movie)
 
"life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away" ― vicki corona, tahitian choreographies  
 
"i think that i shall never see
a poem lovely as a tree.
​a ​tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
​a​gainst the earth's sweet flowing breast;
​a ​tree that looks at ​g​od all day
​a​nd lifts her leafy arms to pray;
​a ​tree that may in summer wear
​a ​nest of robins in her hair;
​u​pon whose bosom snow has lain;
​w​ho intimately lives with rain.
​p​oems are made by fools like me,
​b​ut only ​g​od can make a tree​"​
― ​joyce kilmer, trees and other poems​
 
"this silence, this moment, every moment, if it’s genuinely inside you, brings what you need. there’s nothing to believe. only when i stopped believing in myself did i come into this beauty...sit quietly, and move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. live in silence, live in this moment" ― jalaluddin rumi, bridge to the soul 
 
"this tree might look broken or deformed in the eyes of some people, but i see it​'​s those very traits that are the source of beauty and a wealth of inspiration...too me, this tree is ​so​ breathtakingly beautiful...sending the message of the empowering realization that life is lived to its fullest when we embrace the simplicity of being imperfectly perfect, forgetting all we are lacking, being content to just be completely incomplete​...loving ourselves for who we are" ― bodhinku, ​hanging by a​ moment
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MEANING
"have courage to embrace life, make every moment count no matter what, especially at times when everything seems to be falling down around you, reach out and hold on simultaneously, ​hang on ​to your rock with all your strength, wrap a smile around a giggle, persevere through, and you feel more alive than ever, trust me...” ― bodhinku, strength and courage

i'm ​​th​is tree, twisted and broken​,​ yet beautiful in my own way...​i'm a solitary reclus​e​ clinging to my own cliff​,​ all alone​,​​ hanging by a moment​...yet, something so beautiful comes out of ​all ​the loneliness​ when the stars come out at night,​ and​ living​ again takes my breath away​...​and i'm so glad i'm alive, blessed to be lucky for all i have...
 
"happiness is not having what you want. ​it's​ wanting what you have​" ​― ​r​abbi ​h​yman ​s​chachtel
 
i embrace everything that is not perfect about me. i know it's all my imperfections that make me who i am, ​albeit a weird soul, i'm ​thankfully different from everybody else...
 
in our moment of truth, as we bare all in front of the universe, and give witness to who we truly are, it's really our imperfections that give us strength and makes us beautiful...our imperfections make us unique, and are often the best reason for why we are the individuals we are...
 
​like i alluded to above,  i empathize and identify with this tree...​this old twisted ponderosa tree has been distorted by the persistent elements of mother nature and ​relentless wear and tear of father time...but in its ​moments​ to survive and weather life's changes, it continues to magically cling​ and hang on​ to the side of a cliff against all odds...giving inspiration in its perseverance to continue to fight for its right to exist, despite the overwhelming odds stacked against it​...
 
and this tree might look broken or deformed in the eyes of some people, but i see it​'​s those very traits that are the source of beauty and a wealth of inspiration...
 
too me, this tree is ​so​ breathtakingly beautiful...sending the message of the empowering realization that life is lived to its fullest when we embrace the simplicity of being imperfectly perfect, forgetting all we are lacking, being content to just be completely incomplete​...loving ourselves for who we are, not where we are or who we are with in this world...​
 
​and ​my life is filled with these moments where i get to see such beautiful wonders in nature. i get to truly experience these wonderful moments in time, and my life is good, really good. when i reflect back on things, i see myself as lucky, and fortunate for all that i have, and all get to do and all get to see...
 
if someone were to ask me how i am right now, i will say: at this moment, my only problem is that i'm still me, but my biggest blessing is that i'm still me... 
 
each morning i meditate before i start my day...i breathe in, and i breathe out. breathe in, breathe out. breathe in, breathe out...a wise person once reminded me that life is not measured by the breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away...a moment in time can mean a lifetime.
 
looking into the mirror​ each morning​, you need to be happy with what reflects back. happy with your glow, no matter how bright or dim. happy for all those lines from smiles and frowns, happy with the sparkle in your eyes along with the tears they shed, happy with all the reflections of your life, for better or worse...happy for that special moment in time that makes you feel alive. hoping that with your next breath, the moment will take your breath away... 
 
and again this year, i​ took off​ off on another adventure to wherever the wind bl​e​w and the weather guide​d​ me and besos on another photo journey ​all summer long​, just him and me while i​ was​ on ​summer​ break from teaching ph​o​tography...no holidays​, no birthdays​ to celebrate, no gifts, no lover to keep me ​company​, no children, no real family, just a sprinkling of good friends​ and family scattered across the country enjoying their summers​ (as they should be this time of year)...​just me and me dog, all alone...​
 
for me, being all alone is by choice. but it still does not make it any easier knowing i can justify to myself that i'm ​lonely​ because of my decisions...bottom line right now, i'm all alone on my path with only my doggie to share precious moments with me. free to do whatever we please...and ​the sands fall in the hour glass, and the moments pass one after another​...
 
​sometimes i'm overtaken by my loneliness, and melancholy absorbs me. yet there is a strange and eerie comfort in my sadness, but i do not want to get to comfortable​...
 
i'm happy with myself, but i want to be happier by being able to share myself with someone who wants to share themselves with me...and although ​hanging by a ​moment ​is ​so beautiful and perfect, i am greedy, i want more moments, and more moments shared...but until then, i will hope, and dream, and sigh, and be happy with my chosen path of solitude, being alone, off on an adventure ​on a cliff's edge ​in the mountains, or ​deep in ​the forest, or along a deserted beach in the​ morning's ​ fog...
 
but sometimes, that all just falls short of what it could be, i​'​m always longing and hoping for the fairytale to touch my life and take it to another level of happiness...but ​i continue to hang on that moment and make a wish​...
 
"and reflecting back on this moment in time, i​'​m really happy to be able to share this picture with so many who would never get to witness such a scene. and in doing so, you can reflect that i actually existed at this time, that i was here at this place, and that i was truly alive in this moment" ― bodhinku, a moment's reflection 
 
this song has the absolute best lyrics...it radiates a positive hope of feeling a perfect moment, discoverable through self-assurance by living your life, in only the way you know how. if you are true to yourself, you will find it one day. it's so optimistic, with a reflective message that embracing self-love and hope is the only path to find your way there...it's simply the perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: 
"one moment in time" by whitney houston ...(just click on any of the words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....

"each day i live i want to be a day to give the best of me. i'm only one, but not alone. my finest day is yet unknown. i broke my heart, fought every gain to taste the sweet. i face the pain, i rise and fall. yet through it all, this much remains: i want one moment in time when i'm more than i thought i could be. when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away and the answers are all up to me. give me one moment in time when i'm racing with destiny. then in that one moment of time, (i will feel) i will feel eternity...i've lived to be the very best. i want it all, no time for less. i've laid the plans, now lay the chance here in my hands...give me one moment in time, when i'm more than i thought i could be. when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, and the answers are all up to me. give me one moment in time, when i'm racing with destiny. then in that one moment of time, (i will feel) i will feel eternity...you're a winner for a lifetime if you seize that one moment in time. make it shine. give me one moment in time when i'm more than i thought i could be. when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, and the answers are all up to me. give me one moment in time when i'm racing with destiny. then in that one moment of time, (i will be, i will be) i will be free...(i will be) i will be free" ― whitney houston, one moment in time
 
"​hang by the moment, but let time be​
reach out while still holding on
simultaneously embracing life and letting go
be wild and still innocent
become drunk without drinking
stay strong, even in weakness...
bind strength to all your fears,
and become courageously scared
reflect the dark in your abyss
and become insanely calm...
maintain faith in your disbelief
be completely incomplete
and significant in insignificance...  
its okay to be, just let it be 
be clearly confused, 
be an eternal moment
inside the outside" ― bodhinku, oxymoron  
 
"i gotta let it all go, let it be, ​hang ​instead on moments in nature, and internalize my spiritual connection of the beauty around me, which will refresh me again, enlightening me with the real meaning of my own nature...let these moments soothe me, calm me, and recenter me in peace" ― bodhinku, ​hang on​  
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
and here is another beautiful tune...reggae has been my favorite genre of music for well over 30 years now, and this song for me is a classic...it was written in the early 1960's but never caught my attention until i heard it as a reggae cover in the 1988 movie "cocktail" with tom cruise and eli​s​abeth shue: "this magic moment" by the drifters (a cover by leroy gibbons) ...i sound old, but they just do not make songs like this anymore...(just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...  
 
"this magic moment, so different and so new was like any other until i kissed you. and then it happened, it took me by surprise. i knew that you felt it too by the look in your eyes. sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night. everything i want i have whenever i hold you tight. this magic moment while you lips are close to mine will last forever, forever til the end of time... sweeter than wine, softer than the summer night. everything i want i have whenever i hold you tight. this magic moment while you lips are close to mine will last forever, forever til the end of time...oh, magic moment..." ― leroy gibbons, this magic moment (the drifters cover)  
   
"the past is already gone, the future is not yet here. there's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha
 
"your own positive future begins in this moment. all you have is right now. every goal is possible from here...there is a time to live and a time to die, but never is there time to ​waste a moment" ― lao tzu, tao te ching  
 
"how can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?"  ― plato, the symposium
 
"the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment" ― thich nhat hanh, living buddha, living christ
 
"there comes a moment when you realize what matters the most in your life. let that moment be now and ​let ​that matter be your love and kindness" ― mohandas mahatma gandhi
 
"now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. for once, on the face of the earth let's not speak in any language, let's stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. ​i​t would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together in a wonderful strangeness" ― pablo neruda 
 
"we have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness. the moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. and to save us" ― paulo coelho, by the river piedra i sat down and wept
 
"there are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. but they are there for a reason. only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there" ― paulo coelho, the fifth m​ou​ntain
 
"the two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter" ― paulo coelho, veronika decides to die   
 
"here, start living moment to moment totally and intensely, joyfully and playfully...and you will see that nothing goes out of control; that your intelligence becomes sharper; that you become younger; that your love becomes deeper. and when you go out into the world, wherever you go, spread life, playfulness, joy, as far away as possible, to every nook and corner of the earth" ― osho, love, freedom, aloneness  
 
"a man becomes a buddha the moment he accepts​,​ ​with gratitude, ​all that life brings" ― osho, tantra: the supreme understanding  
 
"there are moments when i wish i could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away, but i have a feeling that if i did, the joy would be gone as well. so i take the memories as they come, accepting them all, letting them guide me whenever i can" ― nicholas sparks, dear john 
 
"certain thoughts are prayers. there are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees" ― victor hugo, les miserables  
 
"don't be dismayed at good-byes. a farewell is necessary before you can meet again. and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends" ― richard bach, jonathan livingston seagull 
 
"accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. if you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down" ― richard bach, jonathan livingston seagull  
  
"know that ​all around​​ you stands the reality of love, and each moment you have the power to transform your world by what you have learned" ― richard bach, one  
 
"every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. it's not like you have forever, so don't waste any of your seconds, don't throw even one of your moments away" ― c. joybell c.
 
"sometimes it's the same moments that take your breath away that breathe purpose and love back into your life" ― steve maraboli, reflections on life and the human experience  
   
"if you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath. life is a collection of moments" ― amit ray, world peace  
 
"whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. there is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution" ― deepak chopra, buddha  
 
"breathe. let go. and remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure...doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment" ― oprah winfrey 
 
"i want one moment in time when i'm more than i thought i could be. when all of my dreams are a heartbeat away, and the answers are all up to me. give me one moment in time when i'm racing with destiny. then in that one moment of time, i will feel eternity" ― whitney houston, one moment in time 
 
"synchronize each breath with the present moment and become intertwined with happiness. breathing in, we are grateful for the opportunities that are given to us; breathing out, we let go of the depression and anxiety that hold us back" ― forrest curran, purple buddha project  
 
"some moments are nice...some are nicer...some are even worth writing about" ― charles bukowski 
 
"each day means a new twenty-four hours. each day means everything's possible again. you live in the moment, you die in the moment, you take it all one ​moment​ at a time" ― marie lu, legend 
 
"find me here, and speak to me. i want to feel you, i need to hear you. you are the light that's leading me to the place where i find peace again. you are the strength that keeps me walking. you are the hope that keeps me trusting. you are the moment that keeps me breathing. you are the life to my soul. you are my purpose. you're everything. and how can i stand here with you and not be moved by you? would you tell me how could it be any better than this?” ― kate holmes and sarah blackwood
 
"a moment's reflection that nobody thought it could be done, so nobody had tried before. standing with one foot in the abyss and the other with a foothold in his dreams, he stood on the edge of a cliff. he took one look behind and with one last deep breath, he leapt with reckless certainty and decisive confidence. blurring through the sky, for a moment he looked like he would fade into darkness, but in the very last moment when everyone else had given up on him, from his back spread wings. with a leap of faith, he learned to fly" ― forrest curran, purple buddha project  
 
“life will break you. nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. you have to love. you have to feel. it is the reason you are here on earth. you are here to risk your heart. you are here to be swallowed up. and when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. tell yourself you tasted as many as you could” ― louise erdrich, the painted drum  
 
“people are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. people talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. love hurts. feelings are disturbing. people are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. how can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel pain? pain is meant to wake us up. people try to hide their pain. but they’re wrong. pain is something to carry, like a radio. you feel your strength in the experience of pain. it’s all in how you carry it. that’s what matters. pain is a feeling. your feelings are a part of you, your own reality. if you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. you should stand up for your right to feel your pain, and show your strength” ― jim morrison
 
"a person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. he taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. and as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty" ― john grogan, marley and me
 
"what did you think i would do at this moment, when you're standing before me with tears in your eyes, trying to tell me that you have found you another, and you just don't love me no more? what did you think i would say at this moment when i'm faced with the knowledge that you just don't love me? did you think i would curse you, or say things to hurt you, 'cause you just don't love me no more? did you think i could hate you, or raise my hands to you? now come on you know me too well. how could i hurt you, when darling i love you. and you know i'd never hurt you...what do you think i would give at this moment? if you'd stay, i'd subtract twenty years from my life. i'd fall down on my knees, kiss the ground that you walk on, if i could just hold you again...i'd fall down on my knees, kiss the ground that you walk on baby, if i could just hold you, if i could just hold you, again" ― billy vera and the beaters, at this moment    
 
"this moment is all there is...in one moment, we are now forever, in one moment" ― jalaluddin rumi, a year with rumi  
 
"you have aroused my passion, your touch has filled me with desire, i am no longer separate from you, these are precious moments, i beseech you, don’t let me wait" ― jalaluddin rumi, the soul of rumi
 
"look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of this moment" ― jalaluddin rumi, the essential rumi
 
“knock, and love'll open the door. vanish, and love'll make you shine like the sun. fall, and love'll raise you to the heavens. become nothing, and love'll turn you into this moment, into everything.” ―  jalaluddin rumi
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MORE BODHIKU QUOTES
and now here are a few more quotes from bodhinku from past blogs to help add to the deeper meaning of this blog today...
 
"do not just live in the moment, live in all the moments" ― bodhinku, all the moments 
 
"it is better to have loved and lost in a moment, than never to have the moment at all" ― bodhinku, the moment
  
"yesterday is nothing but today's memory... and tomorrow is nothing but today's dream...so live today like nothing else matters" ― bodhinku, live today    
 
"even though he
knew not how to​ fly​, he
jumped ​off the cliff​,
hoping she would follow, and
save him from ​falling, sinking​
in mediocrity​.​​​​ ​because one ​moment ​of 
something wonderful,​ ​is better 
than a forever of nothing special" ― bodhinku, a better ​moment​  
 
this hanging moment
love so deeply felt and meant
visions heaven sent
"hanging moment" a haiku by bodhinku
 
"each and every moment is temporary. cherish the moments that take your breath away, live them to the fullest, for they will not last. and do not shutter away the difficult moments, reflect and learn from them, get through them. they are not forever, they too will pass... good or bad, every moment is precious, because they let us know we are living...always be sure to make each moment count" ― bodhinku, each moment ​
 
"hanging by a moment hoping for the next soft touch of her fingertips on the back of my neck" ― bodhinku, a better ​moment​  
 
"you are in every single moment i ever want to be in" ― bodhinku, a better ​moment​  
 
"at this moment in time, my only problem is that i'm still me, but my biggest blessing is that i'm still me" ― bodhinku, i'm still me 
 
​"​hanging on these moments without you
i've learned to love so much more true
to do everything and anything for us two
to once again taste the flowering sweet dew
still i must find ways to feel less blue
and make my passageway through
so that the very next time i see you​
i will be reborn into moments all new"
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ABOUT​ THIS IMPRESSION
"i empathize and identify with this tree...​this old twisted ponderosa tree has been distorted by the persistent elements of mother nature and relentless wear and tear of father time...but in its ​moments​ to survive and weather life's changes, it continues to magically cling​ and hang on​ to the side of a cliff against all odds...giving inspiration in its perseverance to continue to fight for its right to exist, despite the overwhelming odds stacked against it​" ​ ― bodhinku, hanging on​ a moment
 
pictured here is an old ponderosa pine clinging to a red-rock cliff in ​z​ion ​n​ational ​p​ark, ​u​tah under the ​m​ilky ​w​ay and stars...a tree of inspiration, so beautiful and powerful in all its imperfections...
 
captured on August 9th, 2021, this composition is comprised two separate exposures taken in the same frame by leaving my camera on a tripod unmoved for a little over two hours and then merged together...this is a zoomed in version of the milky way at 77mm (over three times closer than i usually shoot at 24mm), so there is little margin for error when planning a shot such as this...so i used the sun surveyor app to give me the exact time the milky way core would be behind the tree in this exact position...
 
one​ ​exposure of the ​tree and red-rocks​ (f/11@​77​mm for ​7​ secs, iso-64)​ ​taken 11 mins after sunset, with a​nother longer​ star and milky way exposure (f'/​2.8​@​77​mm for ​7​ secs, iso-​6​000) taken 2hours and 22 minutes after the sunset...
 
in my photography, i always use filters to create longer exposure effects, saturate colors naturally, and balance the light in my composition in-camera...i often use as many as four filters at time, and i always use at least one filter in my completed impressions...
 
and to get the effects and balance i was looking for in the ​tree and cliff​ exposure of this composition  (f/11@​77​mm for ​7​ secs, iso-64), i used​ one​ progreyusa filter: a 0.9gnd progrey aurora filter to help balance in-camera overall the image the way i envisioned it...in this case, to stop down the much brighter light in the sky, the remnants of the sunset, at the top right of the image an extra three stops and help permit details in t​he pine needles of the tree and shadows in the red rocks to come out better in the exposure... 
 
i also used the progrey g-120z magnetic holder to hold the filters and secure the filters to my nikon d850 mounted with a nikon nikkor ​70-200​mm f/​2.8​ ​lens​... 
 
however, for the separate exposure of the stars (f'/​2.8@77​mm for ​7​ secs, iso-​6000​), no filters were necessary, so none were used...
 
i wish to openly thank my sponsors who have always supported me through both the good and bad times...for truly this long exposure impression of 111 seconds merged in the same frame two hours later with a second exposure of 15 seconds would not be possible without the use of my faithful induro phq3 series 5-way panhead with an induro carbon fiber tripod, in combination with the aforementioned progreyusa filters which i use with every photo i take...
 
"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i cry, if i think, if i sigh, if i giggle, if i dance, if i love, if i breathe, then i have lived a full days worth of life...nothing is wasted, nothing" ― bodhinku, if nothing else
 
"i do not want you to just be into my photography, instead, i'd much rather you take a journey into my pictures, and feel the impression i have created, feel it with all your senses" ― bodhinku, into my photography
 
"contemplate without thinking. be certain only in your uncertainty. stop the world. slow down everything. let it all be. shut off the noise. hush. relax. seize this moment. reconnect. feel and sense what surrounds you. listen to all the colors of light whisper as they envelope you. see the melody and harmony that float about unnoticed. taste the solitude of all this wonderment. smell the beautiful silence. now discover your peaceful serenity. then, reach out and touch your faith with all your senses. this is my world. awaken!" ― bodhinku, my world
 
"my photography is my way of keeping a diary" ― bodhinku, my diary  
 
i leave you today wishing that bright joy 
and spiritual peace fill your life...
imploring you to make every moment count, 
no matter what, always and forever, 
for that is the only thing that truly matters...    
and above all else,
i hope this message and impression find you well.
namaste,
bodhi
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