Sun Hasn't Left by Bodhi Smith

Oct 22, 2021

"sun hasn't left" a brand new impression and blog from me...
 
"no matter where i go, i always end up me. the sun hasn't left and the scenery changes, but i'm still me. that's my only problem, but it's also my only gift" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
"remember, sunlight is the most precious gold to be found on earth" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
"the sun will rise and set regardless. what we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. journey wisely" ― alexandra elle
 
"your days are numbered. use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. if you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it" ― marcus aurelius, the emperor's handbook
 
"the sun shines not on us, but in us" ― john muir
 
"climb the mountains and get their good tidings. nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. the winds will blow their own freshness into you, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of autumn" ― john muir
 
"when you just sit in silence the wind blows through you, the sun shines in you and you realize you are not your body, you are everything" ― anita krizzan  
 
"if i had a wish that i could wish for you, i'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while...sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. sunshine on the water looks so lovely. sunshine almost all the time makes me high" ― john denver, sunshine on my shoulders

"the radio reminds me of my home far away. driving down the road, i get a feeling that i should've been home yesterday, yesterday. country roads, take me home to the place i belong..." ― john denver, country roads 
 
"when he first came to the mountains, his life was far away on the road and hanging by a song...it keeps changing fast and it don't last for long. but the colorado rocky mountain high. i've seen it rainin' fire in the sky. rocky mountain high (colorado), rocky mountain high (high in colorado)" ― john denver, rocky mountain high 
   
"listen to the silent wisdom of the sound of sunshine coming down. the sun alone gives life to this earth, to our world. without the sun, we would not be here. so be silent like the sun. listen, and understand. we're lucky to have the sun shine on us. we're lucky to be alive. embrace that simple fact. embrace the sunshine. and live today like maybe there's not going to be a tomorrow...and then when the sun rises right on schedule in the morning, and you see the sun hasn't left yet again, be thankful for having one more day to be alive" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
"for the first time the sunshine kissed my own naked face, and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and i wanted my masks no more. and as if in a trance i cried, "blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks!" thus i became a madman" ― khalil gibran, the mad man 
 
"as long as the sun’s shining, shit can’t be that bad" ― j. lynn, wait for you 
 
this song is the newest release from a favorite alternative rock band of mine, modest mouse....since it has the same name as my impression, and with its lyrics, it's the perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: "the sun hasn't left" by modest mouse ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"relax your breath, lean into yourself. here's what i know is true: well, the sun hasn't left. the sea still has depth. the rain's still wet, try not to forget. we're not so bereft, so here's a bell that still rings true. there's still something left, there's still something left for you. you're not wrong, things are a mess. but there's still something left...friendships are just a chain of texts. but there's much more than this. idon't know you; you don't know me. you and i are us, you see. you and i are us, you see. lean into your breath and just help yourself. well here's what i know is true: well, there's more to life than online dating sites. or hell, you pick the vice,  i know that's not concise. there's still so much, so much here left for you. because cactus bloom, trees leaf and root. the world is a womb, it ain't just a room. well, there's still something left. something left for you. not everything is going to be the best. but there's still something left. despite the endless crush of crests, well, there's still something else. i don't know you, you don't know me. you and i are us, you see. you and i are us, you see. counting backwards from zero, the winner wastes the time, the winner wastes the time. counting backwards from zero, the winner wastes the time, the winner wastes the time...i don't know you, you don't know me. you and i are us, you see. you and i are us, you see" ― modest mouse, the sun hasn't left
 
"just live. the sun hasn't left. accept what you have and do not take for granted the beauty of just that. it's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have. just live. be alive on your chosen path of life. leave no regrets, only footsteps. and just live" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
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MEANING
"breathe. exhale. listen to the sound of sunshine coming down. feel the golden silence. absorb all the warm glowing light. walk your path. smile. it's a beautiful day" ― bodhinku, beautiful day
 
this image was taken high up in the rockies of southwestern colorado on a mountain pass close to telluride, co...there's so much color in the autumn here, and so many cool places to explore. this spot is one that i found when passing through this area this past summer in july, so i decided then that i'd be going back to revisit in the fall when all the aspen trees were glowing golden yellow. and at the beginning of october when i returned, i was not disappointed one iota...
 
i wish i could have spent more time than just a couple days in these aspen forests in their full fall foliage up in the colorado rocky mountains, but i had to be back in southern california where my home and life need me to be most of the time...but, my god the wonderful memories i have of spending the time i had in the glowing trees with my pup, besos! even if it was a shorter amount of time than i would have liked, we made the most of it as you have to do in life (and life is too short too)...
 
this impression is named "sun hasn't left" simply to reflect those sentiments, the idea of taking what we have and making the most of it. the sun has not left, i'm alive, what more could i truly wish for? everything else is extra, icing on the cake. it's all about simply living and experiencing the life that's been dealt to each of us. taking nothing for granted, not even our next breath. letting no single moment go unnoticed. making every single moment count.
 
water's wet, the sky's blue, women have secrets, the grass is always greener on the other side,  and tomorrow's not guaranteed. i get it. and on this day, i get to soak in all the beautiful golden glowing aspens and stroll down this peaceful old forest road. and i get to breathe in the fresh mountain air and feel alive. the sun hasn't left and today i'm still breathing. i get one more day, life is good, because i'm living it.
 
"no matter where i go, i always end up me. the sun hasn't left and the scenery changes, but i'm still me. that's my only problem, but it's also my only gift" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
listen to the silent wisdom of the sound of sunshine coming down. the sun alone gives life to this earth, to our world. without the sun, we would not be here. so be silent like the sun. listen, and understand. we're lucky to have the sun shine on us. we're lucky to be alive. embrace that simple fact. embrace the sunshine. and live today like maybe there's not going to be a tomorrow...and then when the sun rises right on schedule in the morning, and you see the sun has not left yet again, be thankful for having one more day to be alive...
 
just live. the sun hasn't left. accept what you have and do not take for granted the beauty of just that. it's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have. just live. be alive on your chosen path of life. leave no regrets, only footsteps. and just live....
 
"remember, sunlight is the most precious gold to be found on earth" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
and what better song to include in my blog today for meaning than a song about sunshine and love, a song as beautiful as any love song every written, a song by a man with the last name the same as the capital of the state where i took this picture... "sunshine on my shoulders" by john denver ... (just click on any of words in the powder blue links to listen to the song)...
 
"sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. sunshine on the water looks so lovely. sunshine almost always makes me high. if i had a day that i could give you. i'd give to you the day just like today. if I had a song that i could sing for you, i'd sing a song to make you feel this way...sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. sunshine on the water looks so lovely. sunshine almost always makes me high...if i had a tale that i could tell you, i'd tell a tale sure to make you smile. if i had a wish that i could wish for you, i'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while...sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. sunshine on the water looks so lovely. sunshine almost all the time makes me high. sunshine...almost always" ― john denver, sunshine on my shoulders
 
"they're accepting the changes. no matter what happens, they're letting events unfold naturally, permitting what occurs without worry or regret. the aspens are letting their beauty fade by shedding their colors. letting things go, one by one as their leaves fall to the ground. knowing it is what it is, they let it lie, letting things be as they are meant to be, but still dancing worry-free the whole while. we all need to be more like these trees" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
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MORE MUSIC FOR EXTRA MEANING
this song is a new release from an alternative rock synth duo out of austin, texas. i really dig their music and have been following them for about 3 years now. and this new song of theirs, is such beautifully melodic song, sung so profoundly sad and hopeful at the same time, piercing me with its meaning...and not only is this song perfect for my blog today because it share the same name as my new impression, but it's really the lyrics which bite into me hard, as i identify deeply with the words down into the fibers of my soul...i too am all alone here. by choice, it's a safer place to be. i'm scared to let anyone in, but hopeful maybe there's somehow someone somewhere. but my nights get longer and longer to the point where i'm becoming like the dark side of the moon. i can feel the sun, but can't see it's light, as the darker parts of me overtake and shadow my identity...there seriously couldn't be a better accompanying song to help connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: "can you feel the sun?" by missio ... (just click on any of the words in the blue links to listen to the musical selection)....

"below the willow tree is where i hide the darkest parts of me. they're hiding underneath the broken lies that i just still believe. below the willow tree is where i sit and hate on my enemies. i drown 'em in my dreams, i think it's me who needs some humility...i'm alone here, i'm alone here. i'm alone here, i'm alone here...can you feel the sun? i do, but i can't see it. can you feel the breeze? i don't, but i believe it. i don't feel safe when i'm not alone. and i know, and i know what you're thinking: i like it on my own. but i'll let you in if you say it's okay...below the willow tree i get hung up on my insecurities. rose-colored dopamine, my soul feels like it could be make-believe. below the willow tree, i search to find some sense of identity. this weeping willow tree sits in silence, sheds no tears for me...can you feel the sun? i do, but i can't see it. can you feel the breeze? i don't, but i believe it. i don't feel safe when i'm not alone. and i know, and i know what you're thinking: i like it on my own. but i'll let you in if you say it's okay...i'm alone here, i'm alone here. i'm alone here, i'm alone here...can you feel the sun? i do, but i can't see it. can you feel the breeze? i don't, but i believe it. i don't feel safe when i'm not alone. and i know, and i know what you're thinking: i like it on my own. but i'll let you in if you say it's okay...i'm alone for sure, i'm lost to the world" ― missio, can you feel the sun?
 
here is another tune...this song is very upbeat and happy, something i always find myself connecting to with the music of the beatles. and that positivity reflects the message of the song with the message of my impression here and blog, quite perfectly matching it. and this classical song from the 1960s manages at the same time to bring you good vibes while listening to it as you view my picture here, as they both speak volumes about hope and faith in the beauty of life, and in new beginnings...i like to listen to this song at the start of the new year as a great mood boost filled with hope of a refreshing new beginning: 
"here comes the sun" by the beatles ....and here too is a really great reggae cover as well to give a listen if you choose: "here comes the sun (the beatles cover)" by peter tosh ... (just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...
 
"here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, and i say it's all right. little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, and i say it's all right...little darling, the smiles returning to the faces. little darling, it seems like years since it's been here...here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, and i say it's all right...sun, sun, sun, here it comes. sun, sun, sun, here it comes. sun, sun, sun, here it comes. sun, sun, sun, here it comes. sun, sun, sun, here it comes... ittle darling, i feel that ice is slowly melting. little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear. here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right. here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the sun. it's all right. it's all right" ― the beatles, here comes the sun  
 
here is a great upbeat and uplifting tune...its about escaping what's bringing you down. it's a resilience anthem, with the narrator defiantly proclaiming that nothing will break her, nothing will shake her....and her secret weapon against self-doubt is a pocket full of sunshine. she has a happy place that provides her loads of light and positivity: "pocket full of sunshine" by natasha bedingfield ...(just click on any of words in the blue links to listen to the song)...
 
"i got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine. i got a love and i know that it's all mine, oh, oh-oh. do what you want but you're never gonna break me. sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, oh, oh-oh...take me away (take me away), a secret place (a secret place), a sweet escape (a sweet escape). take me away (take me away), take me away (take me away) to better days (to better days). take me away (take me away), a hiding place (a hiding place)...i got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine. i got a love and i know that it's all mine, oh, oh-oh (got a love and i know that it's all mine). do what you want but you're never gonna break me (oh). sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, oh, oh-oh (never gonna shake me, never gonna shake me). i got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine. i got a love and i know that it's all mine, oh (i know) oh-oh (i know that it's all mine)...wish that you could, but you ain't gonna own me. do anything you can to control me, oh (you can't control me). oh no you can't control me... take me away (take me away), a secret place (a secret place), a sweet escape (a sweet escape). take me away (take me away), take me away (take me away) to better days (to better days). take me away (take me away), a hiding place (a hiding place)...there's a place that i go that nobody knows where the rivers flow and i call it home. and there's no more lies, in the darkness there's light, and nobody cries, there's only butterflies... take me away (take me away), a secret place (a secret place), a sweet escape (a sweet escape). take me away (take me away), take me away (take me away) to better days (to better days). take me away (take me away), a hiding place (a hiding place)...take me away (i got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine), a secret place (a secret place), to better days (to better days) take me away (take me away), take me away (take me away), a hiding place (a hiding place)...the sun is on my side and takes me for a ride. i smile up to the sky. i know i'll be alright. the sun is on my side and takes me for a ride. i smile up to the sky. i know i'll be alright" ― natasha bedingfield, pocket full of sunshine 
 
this song is the newest release from the german folk/alternative band, milky chance....since it has the same name as my impression, and with its lyrics, it's the perfect accompaniment to connect music with the meaning of my impression and blog today: "colorado" by milky chance ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"i get high like colorado. we had it all but what do i know? i try to push away the sorrow. but today, it's too late, i try tomorrow...i think that you were kind of mean (kind of mean, kind of mean). you just replaced me in the scene (in the scene, in the scene). i thought that we were evergreen (evergreen, evergreen). like a never-ending dream. never been on the tv. scratched me off of your cv, out of your mind, out of your mind. never been so uneasy. jealousy got me freaky, out of my mind. so i get high like colorado. we had it all but what do i know? i try to push away the sorrow. but today, it's too late, i try tomorrow...i'm losing sleep all by myself. i'm wide awake and i just wonder how you put my heart back on the shelf (back on the shelf). well, i'm a be a loner now. never been on the tv. scratched me off of your cv. out of your mind, out of your mind. never been so uneasy. jealousy got me freaky, out of my mind. so i get high like colorado. we had it all but what do i know? i try to push away the sorrow, but today, it's too late, i try tomorrow...drownin' in my sofa with my blood shot red eyes. ridin' rollercoaster 'til i see the sunrise. i get high like colorado. i get high, i get high. we had it all but what do i know? i try to push away the sorrow (i get high, i get high). but today, it's too late, i try tomorrow (yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah). i get high like colorado colorado (yeah), colorado (yeah), colorado. i get high like colorado" ― milky chance, colorado  
 
and this is a song about the beauty of colorado and the problems of mankind trying to spoil that beauty, sung by a man with the last name the same as the capital of colorado, denver... "rocky mountain high" by john denver 
 
"he was born in the summer of his 27th year. coming home to a place he'd never been before. he left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again. you might say he found a key for every door. when he first came to the mountains, his life was far away on the road and hanging by a song. but the string's already broken and he doesn't really care, it keeps changing fast and it don't last for long. but the colorado rocky mountain high. i've seen it rainin' fire in the sky. the shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye. rocky mountain high (colorado), rocky mountain high (high in colorado)...he climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below. he saw everything as far as you can see, and they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun. and he lost a friend, but kept the memory. now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streams seeking grace in every step he takes. his sight has turned inside himself to try and understand the serenity of a clear blue mountain lake. and the colorado rocky mountain high. i've seen it raining fire in the sky. talk to god and listen to the casual reply. rocky mountain high (colorado), rocky mountain high (high in colorado)...now his life is full of wonder, but his heart still knows some fear of a simple thing he cannot comprehend. why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more, more people, more scars upon the land. and the colorado rocky mountain high. i've seen it rainin' fire in the sky. i know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly. rocky mountain high, it's a colorado rocky mountain high. and i've seen it rainin' fire in the sky. friends around the campfire and everybody's high. rocky mountain high (colorado), rocky mountain high (high in colorado)..." ― john denver, rocky mountain high 
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
"love and ego can never exist together, just as the sun and shadow cannot" ― gautama buddha, sayings of buddha
 
"there are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun" ― claude monet
 
"what color is to a picture, enthusiasm is in life" ― vincent van gogh
 
"the fact that the sun makes no discrimination where it shines is very significant. this is a wonderful metaphor for compassion. it gives you the sense of its impartiality and all-embracing nature" ― dalai lama xiv, the art of happiness   
 
"we are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. our flesh-and-bone tabernacle seems transparent as glass to the beauty about us, as if truly an inseparable part of it, thrilling with the air and trees, streams and rocks, in the waves of the sun—a part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal" ― john muir   
 
"the clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness" ― john muir
 
"going to the woods is going home...and into the forest i go, to lose my mind and find my soul" ― john muir 
 
"the sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do" ― galileo galilei  
 
"be the celebrators, celebrate! already there is so much—the sun is there in the sky—celebrate it! you are breathing and you are alive and you have consciousness, celebrate it!" ― osho, the secret of secrets
  
"if we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside our own soul shine forth" ― paulo coelho, the alchemist 
 
"i will take the sun in my mouth
and leap into the ripe air
alive
with closed eyes
to dash against darkness" ― e.e. cummings, poems
 
"love is less always than to win
less never than alive
less bigger than the least begin
less littler than forgive

it is most sane and sunly
and more it cannot die
than all the sky which only
is higher than the sky" ― e.e. cummings, poems
 
"you see only your shadow when you turn your back to the sun" ― khalil gibran, sand and foam
 
"if you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the moon and stars" ― rabindranath tagore  
 
"she is the sun
i can touch
and kiss

and hold
without
 
"we must remember that the sun is a star, but not all the stars are the sun" ― munia khan
 
"insecure people only eclipse your sun because they’re jealous of your daylight and tired of their dark, starless nights" ― shannon l. alder
 
"you are immortal...because you are life, and life cannot die. you are in the trees, the butterflies, the fish, the air, the moon, the sun. wherever you go, you are there, waiting for yourself" ― don miguel ruiz, the four agreements 
 
"does the sun promise to shine?
no, but it will—
even behind the darkest clouds,
and no promise
will make it shine longer or brighter
for that is its fate,
to burn until it can burn no more.
to love you is not my promise
but my fate—
to burn for you
until i can burn no more" ― atticus, love her wild   
 
"don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?" ― ernest hemingway, the sun also rises
 
"however mean your life is, meet and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. it is not so bad as you are. it looks poorest when you are richest. the fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. love your life, poor as it is. you may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse. the setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode. do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. things do not change; we change. sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul" ― henry david thoreau, walden
 
"give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling" ― walt whitman, leaves of grass
 
"i can see the sun, but even if i cannot see the sun, i know that it exists. and to know that the sun is there, that is living" ― fyodor dostoevsky, the brothers karamazov
 
"hell, i am young. i am free. my teeth are clean. the sun shines. to hell with everything else" ― stephen fry, making history
 
"the sun will rise tomorrow. it always does, and all the wishing in the world for the way things were, or for what they could have been, won't change that. it won't change how things are" ― elizabeth scott, something maybe
 
"the sun is patient. the sun is kind. the sun always forgives, trusts, supports, and endures. the sun never fails. when every star in the heavens grows cold, and when silence lies once more on the face of the sun, three things will endure: faith, hope, and love" ― jim butcher, blood rites
 
"the sun shows up every morning, no matter how bad you've been the night before. it shines without judgment. it never withholds. it warms the sinners, the saints, the druggies, the cheerleaders...the saved and the heathens alike. you can hide from the sun, but it won't take you personally. it'll never, ever punish you for hiding. you can stay in the dark for years or decades, and when you finally step outside, it'll be there" ― glennon doyle melton, carry on warrior
 
"to the heart in you, don’t be afraid to feel. to the sun in you, don’t be afraid to shine. to the love in you, don’t be afraid to heal. to the ocean in you, don’t be afraid to rage. to the silence in you, don’t be afraid to break" ― najwa zebian, mind platter
 
"whenever i see the sun, i remind myself that i'm looking at a star. one of over a hundred billion in our galaxy. a galaxy that is just one of billions of other galaxies in the observable universe. this helps me keep things in perspective" ― ernest cline, ready player one
 
"life should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul" ― dave pelzer, a child called "it"
 
"i'm so glad i live in a world where there are octobers" ― l.m. montgomery, anne of green gables
 
"i felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, all the colours. i thought, "this is what it is to be happy" ― sylvia plath, the bell jar 
 
"the sun is such a lonely star. whenever she comes out to see her friends, they all disappear" ― joseph gordon-levitt, tiny book of tiny stories
 
"when pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine" ― alanis morissette  
 
"every day the sun rises out of low word-clouds into burning silence" ― jalaluddin rumi, poems of ecstasy and longing
 
"since love has made ruins of my heart, the sun must come and illuminate them. such generosity has broken me with shame" ― jalaluddin rumi, the soul of rumi
 
"don't flounder in the preambles of the past, wounded with regrets; don't let autumnal nostalgia blind you to the sounds and scents of the present's spring; make it infinite beyond the curving snake of passing time and space. learn to die in the infinitely elusive moment" ― jalaluddin rumi, the essential rumi
 
"and still, after all this time, the sun has never said to the earth, "you owe me."  look what happens with love like that,  it lights up the sky" ― jalaluddin rumi, hush don't say anything to god 
 
"i want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud" ― jalaluddin rumi, in the arms of the beloved
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ABOUT THE IMPRESSION
"water's wet, the sky's blue, women have secrets, the grass is always greener on the other side,  and tomorrow's not guaranteed. i get it. and on this day, i get to soak in all the beautiful golden glowing aspens and stroll down this peaceful old forest road. and i get to breathe in the fresh mountain air and feel alive. the sun hasn't left and today i'm still breathing. i get one more day, life is good, because i'm living it" ― bodhinku, sun hasn't left
 
this impression was captured during a hail and rain storm in the mountains as a few random stray rays of sunlight broke through the clouds and lit up the scene for a couple minutes (painting moving light into my long exposure) mins on october 2nd, 2021...this composition is comprised entirely of one long exposure (f/11 @24mm for 111secs, iso-64)...and this single frame was not merged with any other exposures like i often do with my photography to achieve the perfect lighting of the entire scene...  
 
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...
 
for this exposure, to get the effects and balance i was looking for, i used two progreyusa filters in the capture of this composition, a 3.0nd progrey antarctica filter to bring the light in the image down 10 stops to create this dreamy effect with a slight motion blur of the leaves and grass, plus naturally saturate all the yellows and reds in the image, and 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 light in the sky at the top of the image an extra three stops and help permit details in the aspens and background shadows of the image to come out better...
 
i also used the progrey g-120z magnetic holder to hold the filters and secure them to my nikon d810 with a nikon nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8... 
 
and with this being a long exposure of 111 seconds, a stable and sturdy tripod is an absolute necessity in order to keep the image sharp...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 would not be possible without the use of my induro phq3 series 5-way panhead with an induro stealth carbon fiber tripod in combination with the progreyusa filters which i use with every photo i take...
 
"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i hope, 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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