Old Fence To The Sea
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Old Fence To The Sea
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
~ Sea Fever By John Masefield
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An area I love to walk along:
At Beachy Head, just west of Eastbourne, England [the tall cliff, which cannot be seen from this angle, is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain ....
Walking along the (often windy) cliffs and exploring the Seven Sisters, at the western end of Beachy Head was this 'character' fence ... it had stories to tell.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :
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March 12th, 2015
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Comments (38)
Dorothy Pugh
An attractive treatment of this appealing place! l/f
Connie Handscomb replied:
Dorothy, I am usually late with my comments .. but nevertheless they are sincere with my gratitude; thank you so much! ;))
Dagmar Helbig
Connie, your wonderful photo matches in a great way with the Poem by John Masefield - so nice to find both, thank you so much for sharing!! LF - Dagmar+
Connie Handscomb
Hi Dan! Happy Day to you! & thank you for featuring this image in Premium FAA Artists :)))
Connie Handscomb
Must not forget you, Lilia, thank you! for featuring this image in Tranquility :)))
Reynold Jay
Wow You did wonders with this and turned a photo into a great work of art. Well done and keep'm comin'!
Connie Handscomb replied:
Hi Reynold, & thank you! ... 'though I will add that I believe Photography IS an 'art' .. : glad you like it :)))
Deyanira Harris
Another fantastic work with soft tones of color!! Beautiful Connie!! Take care!! lfv :-)
Connie Handscomb replied:
Hello, Dear Deyanira! hope all is well.. my late reply has brought us through to Easter time so hope you had a good one :)))
Jerry Bokowski
You have this looking like a masterly rendered painting, Connie....I love the light on the sun lit ocean horizon and soft shadows as it filters through the clouds and fence! F/L Jerry
Connie Handscomb replied:
wow.. Jerry.. it seems like only yesterday I posted this! sorry I'm always so late in replying {my life in the fast lane *ahem* }.... I really do love the soft colours up at Beachy Head ; all faded from the wind & sun .. natural element toning :)))