The first stanza of A Hymn to God the Father:
You see the word play, don't you: Donne/done?Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,Which was my sin, though it were done before?Wilt thou forgive that sin, through which I run,And do run still, though still I do deplore?When thou hast done, thou hast not done,For I have more.
The line, in slightly modified form as above in the title, comes back to me every so often. For example: when I think I am done with a photo or photo project, I more often than not find myself returning to it.
So, it was earlier today that I found myself being drawn back to my recent Celtfest photos. I worked on a few composites and then a b&w conversion.
As I have mentioned earlier, I have seldom if ever seen bass fiddles at Celtfest; this year there was one in two consecutive bands.
I think I also mentioned Anita McDonald if not by name. She was a triple threat as it were: vocals, fiddle, and step dancing.
The fiddler, Dave Neigh, of the headline band, Steel City Rollers, also drew my attention.
The mono conversion is of guitarist Ben Deschamps, of Heather Dale's Band. I tried to give it a bit of a gritty look.
I wonder if I am finally done, for I am most certainly not Donne.
8 comments:
John Donne threw his name around, wantonly. And asked not for whom the bell tolled. Well, yes, he did ask, and answer.
I like the last photo especially.
the last is my favorite, too. The B&W compliment the lines in his rough face. :)
I love those lines of the John Donne poem.
I like the composition of the triple threat (as it were), but love it even more if they photos were blended more instead of those hard borders. I think.
I frequently visit my photos from years back just to see what new damage I can do.
You do fine composites.
Well donne!
Oh, but you are having fonne.
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