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Description vanitas:
Vanitas (lateinisch „leerer Schein, Nichtigkeit, Eitelkeit“ auch „Vergänglichkeit“

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Es ist alles eitel
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Du siehst, wohin du siehst, nur Eitelkeit auf Erden.
Was dieser heute baut, reißt jener morgen ein;
Wo itzund Städte stehn, wird eine Wiese sein,
Auf der ein Schäferskind wird spielen mit den Herden;

Was itzund prächtig blüht, soll bald zertreten werden;
Was jetzt so pocht und trotzt, ist morgen Asch und Bein;
Nichts ist, das ewig sei, kein Erz, kein Marmorstein.
Jetzt lacht das Glück uns an, bald donnern die Beschwerden.

Der hohen Taten Ruhm muß wie ein Traum vergehn.
Soll denn das Spiel der Zeit, der leichte Mensch, bestehn?
Ach, was ist alles dies, was wir für köstlich achten,

Als schlechte Nichtigkeit, als Schatten, Staub und Wind,
Als eine Wiesenblum, die man nicht wiederfind't!
Noch will, was ewig ist, kein einzig Mensch betrachten.


translation:

The Vanity of This World

Look anywhere you will, the Earth is empty show.
What someone builds today, another soon tears down;
Where now a city stands will be a grassy mound,
A place that only shepherds grazing their flocks will know.

What blooms so fair at daybreak, by noon is trampled low;
What bravely struts and strives soon turns to ash and bone;
No substance lasts forever, no brass, no polished stone.
One moment fortune smiles, the next brings bitter woe.

Tales of our mighty deeds like dreams must fade away.
How then should Man—Time's plaything—ever hope to stay?
Oh think, what are those objects we prize beyond compare,

Mere shadows, dust, and wind—all worthless, false and vain;
Field flowers glimpsed in passing and never seen again!
For that which is immortal, no man seems to care.


- Andreas Gryphius (1616 – 1664)

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i captured this one with an old-school mirror reflex camera from .. uh .. the 80's ?
then i developed the picture in the darkroom. it hangs on my wall now.
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Comments: 192

The-Mysterio-Unknown [2015-08-17 18:10:12 +0000 UTC]

Ich liebe solch stille Ortschaften (Ich leben in einen Finsteren Wald(morgens immer nebelig) ^^ )

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cagribeykantura [2011-10-27 13:13:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Lil-InFeCtEd [2010-02-24 12:14:21 +0000 UTC]

it's simple but beautiful.

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KuroiAoi [2009-10-27 18:16:19 +0000 UTC]

love it

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Master-Kornholio [2008-06-15 16:50:04 +0000 UTC]

nice effect. i like the whole composition. great job!

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GrandNoble [2008-06-03 21:56:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing that it was a real picture. It's awesome. Go 1980's. Woot

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bonkspark In reply to GrandNoble [2008-06-04 11:08:56 +0000 UTC]

. it was quite foggy that day.

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GrandNoble In reply to bonkspark [2008-06-05 20:56:04 +0000 UTC]

How perfect. lol

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kaori-lives [2008-05-31 21:14:01 +0000 UTC]

your poem makes a hole grow in my very being.
the picture is so empty but so loud at its point =]
beautiful

btw- thanks for the fav =]

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elly-esse [2008-05-29 15:17:28 +0000 UTC]

das ist wirklich wunderbar

elly

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freak-out-there [2008-05-28 14:19:03 +0000 UTC]

i really love this pic. It's so quiet, and beautiful

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boblikesoup [2008-05-21 03:44:23 +0000 UTC]

my mind says this can't be real...
but I want it very much to be so...

interesting.

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rockfrogger [2008-05-20 11:42:16 +0000 UTC]

Well done! I can't wait to take some photos in winter with my new camera! It will be great! Wonderful photo!

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KayKay-Photographer [2008-05-20 03:19:39 +0000 UTC]

Love the high contrast, beautiful work.

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Beautifulldesaster [2008-05-20 01:37:29 +0000 UTC]

wow!

awesome picture ! *0*

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Arnau [2008-04-25 09:19:20 +0000 UTC]

You've been featured --> [link]

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Vancoors [2008-04-24 12:26:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm so damn glad Spring is here, lol.

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soxmonkies [2008-04-24 08:06:28 +0000 UTC]

truly amazing image there my friend

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Remotshi [2008-04-15 08:43:35 +0000 UTC]

very nice , i like it

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TomLuck [2008-04-14 17:49:16 +0000 UTC]

wicked!

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Saaner [2008-04-13 23:58:44 +0000 UTC]

It does have that lonely feel to it. When I first saw it I thought it was a manipulation and the land was covered in ash-it still has that look. The poem and the picture go well together.

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icewomanfirst [2008-04-12 12:51:30 +0000 UTC]

Very good job

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photofenia [2008-04-07 20:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Your photo is featured in my journal's Tree's Day

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MCinNC [2008-03-26 05:09:48 +0000 UTC]

ove the shot.
and the Andreas Gryphius piece is amazing and moving

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Razvanrulls [2008-02-23 19:08:18 +0000 UTC]

awesome photo

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Mangaka-sama [2008-02-12 02:04:27 +0000 UTC]

Mezmerizing!Love your work soo much!!

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mr-hangman [2008-01-23 10:08:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, amazing work!

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IronManDav [2008-01-23 06:56:58 +0000 UTC]

great picture!

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Carpathiadec [2008-01-19 14:38:35 +0000 UTC]

so cool...

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TypoCity [2008-01-17 13:38:29 +0000 UTC]

VERY silent hill, i love it

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Elorine [2008-01-13 14:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Hi

I have featured this deviation in my journal [link] as a thank you for your interest in my work. The support is much appreciated.

~ *Elorine ~

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His4EverMore [2008-01-12 01:47:32 +0000 UTC]

Love it!

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soulfulmisery [2008-01-10 12:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Nice job!

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kuchu140 [2008-01-10 09:23:15 +0000 UTC]

this is a really peaceful picture

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Conceptualuk [2008-01-10 02:08:56 +0000 UTC]

Extremely powerful and quite eerie at the same time Success in my book! The image is powerful alone but joined with the poem, an even greater message.

Nice work.

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perfekt13 [2008-01-09 17:53:11 +0000 UTC]

I think this one's my favorite of all of yours!

Good job!

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Monkeyguy3000 [2008-01-09 12:29:00 +0000 UTC]

This picture bring such loneliness feelings.

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zest2 [2008-01-09 12:27:37 +0000 UTC]

wow, das bild is echt geil! ich weis nich, aber das irgendwie friedlich halt...genial

zest2

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liftangel [2008-01-09 11:16:31 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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SoulConsciousness [2008-01-09 08:48:49 +0000 UTC]

very stylish representation i really like the isolation of the tree and path and the fade to white, comes across really well

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DeadDisco22 [2008-01-09 06:28:30 +0000 UTC]

i love this amazing work.

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sto23 [2008-01-08 18:21:10 +0000 UTC]

i like thys one....

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PaxAeternum [2008-01-08 17:57:43 +0000 UTC]

well taken!

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Photograph2u [2008-01-08 17:03:24 +0000 UTC]

Very nice high key image. Thx.

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bajozero [2008-01-08 17:00:14 +0000 UTC]

Incredible pic! thank´s for de fav

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VanHinck [2008-01-08 16:51:08 +0000 UTC]

That's... (whistles in admiration) wow... I'm a sucker for black and white or sepia tone photos. Lovely.

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thiagogoms [2008-01-08 14:47:36 +0000 UTC]

great work
congrats
thanks for the fav

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nightcrvvlr [2008-01-08 13:52:58 +0000 UTC]

speechless

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zoelovesgerard [2008-01-08 12:40:08 +0000 UTC]

wow, i really like this. Its simple but its really eye catching and pretty

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Reach-out [2008-01-08 11:24:21 +0000 UTC]

just bliss

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