The Tao Of Raindrop
by Connie Handscomb
Title
The Tao Of Raindrop
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; the Named is the mother of all things.
~ Lao Tzu
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The Tao (Dao) is an ancient Chinese philosophy and religion which grew out of various religious and philosophical traditions, and which loosely translates to mean The Way: the fundamental essence of the universe, an intuitive knowing of Life, the concept that the underlying natural order of the Universe is evident in being alive. The Tao Te Ching, has an extremely long history of thousands of years. Over time, it made its way from China to other countries.
One of the most important symbols of Taoism is the yin yang: yin is negative, dark, and feminine; yang is positive, bright, and masculine. The opposite forces together are complementary, interconnected, and interdependent, and together their interaction maintains the harmony of the universe.
Taoism promotes achieving harmony or union with nature. The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley.
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This macro image was taken after a rainfall. It is a raindrop on a leaf. With the dark background behind it, the reflection in the raindrop brought the Yin Yang symbol immediately to my mind.
Taken in natural light, uncropped ... with its exposure adjusted to compensate for the darkness of the sullen day.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :
Macro Photography
Macro Marvels
Raindrop Reflections
All Art Welcome
10 Plus
Fine Art Professionals
Images That Excite You
Serenity and Simplicity Outdoors [plus a Special special feature!]
First Friday Gallery
1 Weekly - ALL Stars
Photography Hub
♥ More Heartfelt Gratitude to the collector who provided this image with a new home {thank you so much!} : this image was SOLD!
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January 31st, 2016
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Comments (56)
SJ Elliott Photography
Congratulations on your feature on the Photography Hub :)
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you, S J! for featuring this image in Photography Hub — have a lovely weekend! ;)🍃
Connie Handscomb
A late ThankYou! to the collector from Calgary, Alberta who provided a new home for this image :))
Connie Handscomb
Huge thanks to you, Barbie! for featuring this image in 1 Weekly - ALL Stars; hope you're enjoying the springtime! :))
Maria Hunt
The artist's eye finds the magic. : ))Congratulations on your feature in the Fantastic ALL Stars!! F/L
Connie Handscomb replied:
Maria, I thought I'd be here much sooner than this but ... well, things happen ... {& then... there's just me being .... me... not as organized as I used to be!} ; thank you so very much!:))
Donna Kennedy
Fabulous macro Connie, Congratulations on your Feature in 1 Weekly-ALL Stars!...L/F
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you, Donna! I seem to be constantly pulled in a zillion directions ..... you are a patient gem; thank you for your wonderful comment... & support; always always appreciated... :))
Connie Handscomb
Allan, thank you so much for the special feature in Serenity and Simplicity Outdoors!:))
Theresa Campbell
Congratulations on your special feature in Serenity and Simplicity! Beautiful work! l/f/Shared!
Maggie Terlecki
What a great title, Connie. This is incredible.. the water dropp being so especially round, that is unusual and the way you get the yin-yang into the ball just makes the title perfect. I'm not sure what it is on, but almost feels like rolling hills even though I know it is something much tinier. Beautiful, Connie! :-) Maggie
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you so much, Maggie! I have captured several round raindrops .... maybe that is because we blessed with much rain here, Lol, so, doesn't seem that unusual to me, although others have commented as you have {the description, Maggie: it is on a leaf; I did not arrange anything ... it just Happened that way} ; hope your snow is melting over your way :)))
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the Serenity and Simplicity Outdoors group on Fine Art America You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Connie Handscomb replied:
Thank you, Allan! {& welcome back, again!}; it's a warm springtime day today ... I should be out there... soon} :)))
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