Lens-Artists Challenge #217 – Opposites
“Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.”
Niels Bohr
How many times have you heard the phrase “opposites attract”? Having heard it, have you ever really thought about it? Whether yes or no, this is your chance to focus on it by sharing some examples of opposites through your images. Sunrise/sunset as above, or black/white as below are two examples of opposites in nature. Can you think of others?
“God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.”
Rumi
As the hours of the day tick by, surely night will follow. Days will become weeks, months, seasons and years. Plants and animals understand and adapt naturally, while we humans have for the most part learned to overcome nature’s cycles using artificial lighting and temperature controls.
“Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness.”
Louis Aragon
Kiawah’s birds present many examples of opposites – not only due to their coloring but also in their behavior – for example this little Painted Bunting clearly enjoying a splash in our neighbors’ bird bath 😊.
“The interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.”
Confucius
Of course opposites can also be found in mankind’s many creations. For example, there’s more than one way to provide (or deny) entry:
“Luxury is the opposite of the naturally necessary.”
Karl Marx
There’s also more than one way to get from here to there:
“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.”
Aldous Huxley
And last but not least, how much of anything do we ever REALLY need???
“In the black, there is some white, in the wrong, there is some right, in the dark, there is some light, in the blind, there is some sight.”
Abhinyana
I’ll close with thanks to Sofia for last week’s Urban Environments challenge. It was fun stepping out of my normal environment to put a response together. It was even more fun seeing the many urban examples you all shared! This week we invite you to show us some opposites – big and small, round and square, new and old….when you start to think about it, they’re everywhere! Be sure to link your response to my original, and to use the Lens-Artists Tag to help us find you. We look forward to seeing what you come up with. Finally, we’re excited to announce that next week’s Guest Host will be Donna of Wind Kisses so be sure to check out her always wonderful site. Until then, as always please stay safe and be kind.
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I especially liked the egret and cormorant photos, Tina. Lovely.
Fun fun fun post . Plus I always just love your starry nights !! Take good care T – DSupp
This is such a cool post! I love seeing the opposites 😍 my husband and I are very opposite people, but we mesh and complement each other well
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I am so glad I found your blog. It motivated me to start posting on a blog I’d created for the purpose of sharing photos and then forgot all about it. Here’s my first post in response to this challenge – https://flightsofthesoul.wordpress.com/2022/09/24/lens-artists-challenge-217/
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