"PAIN" - (PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES)

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Ever since I was a child, I hated looking at the edges of pastures enclosed by wire fences whose posts were living trees; I hated it then, and I still hate it today. Many times I said to my uncles and other relatives (a good part of my family owns land in rural areas) things like, "Why do you do it like that? Don't you see those trees are suffering?" And the answers I received were always dismissive and from a perspective different from my own. Some simply told me, "This way the fences last longer," "Trees don't feel, they can't suffer," and more than once I received responses as awful as, "At least they haven't been cut down and they're still alive, even if they're suffering." All of this filled me with anxiety back then, but over the years I've learned that the suffering of all beings (even humans) seems to be part of what happens in this imperfect world. It's not that I've accepted these kinds of actions, but over time I've learned that there are things I can't change, as they're simply part of people's nature and the stage of development they're in. These photos were taken a few days ago while I was walking along the paths that cross the pastures, and I was still watching with a certain indignation how this practice of making fences is still as common as ever, and how the trees seem to become deformed and die as the fences wound them for years. Perhaps I'm the only one who feels or perceives this in such a way, and perhaps it's that feeling that leads me to take these photos and then work on them, processing and editing them in a way that, somehow, accentuates and conveys the pain of those trees...

Desde niño odiaba mirar los bordes de los pastizales limitados por alambradas cuyos postes eran árboles vivos; lo odiaba en aquel entonces y lo sigo odiando hoy por hoy. Y muchas fueron las veces en las cuales le decía a mis tíos y otros familiares (buena parte de mi familia tiene tierras en lugares rurales) cosas como: ¿Porqué hacen eso así, acaso no ven que esos árboles sufren?, y las repuestas que recibía siempre fueron dadas a la ligera y desde una manera de pensar distinta a la mía. Algunos simplemente me decían "de esta manera duran mas tiempo los cercados", "los árboles no sienten, no pueden sufrir" y más de una vez llegué a recibir respuestas tan horribles como "cuando menos no les han cortado y siguen vivos aunque sufriendo". Todo esto me llenaba de ansiedad en aquel entonces, pero con el paso de los años aprendí que el sufrimiento de todos los seres (incluso los humanos) parece ser parte de lo que ocurre en este mundo tendiente a la imperfección. Y no es que he aceptado este tipo de acciones, pero con el paso del tiempo aprendí que hay cosas que no puedo cambiar, pues simplemente forman parte de la naturaleza de las personas y del momento evolutivo en el cual se encuentran. Y estas fotos son hechas precisamente mientras caminaba por los caminos que atraviesan los potreros hace días, y yo miraba aún con cierta indignación como esta práctica para hacer alambradas sigue siendo tan usada como antes, y como los árboles parecen deformarse e ir muriendo mientras los alambras los hieren durante años. Quizás soy yo únicamente quien siente o percibe esto de tal manera, y quizás es esa sensación la que me lleva a hacer estas fotos para luego trabajar sobre ellas, procesándolas y editándolas de manera que, de alguna manera, se acentúe y se transmita el dolor de esos arboles...

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Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!

¡Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... They were then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape v3.7

NOTA TÉCNICA ADICIONAL: Fotografias capturadas con mi cámara DSLR Nikon D7000 en formato RAW, procesadas posteriormente en Adobe Camera RAW para ajustes relativos a luz, afilado, contraste y profundidad... Luego fueron exportadas a formato JGP sobre el cual se llevaron a cabo modificaciones menores como enderezado y agregado de marcas de agua usando PhotoScape v3.7


"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.

"Hacemos fotografías para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.

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Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lens:AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

Cámara: Nikon D7000
Lente: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lente: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lente: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G


Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela.

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Hay una expresión en el cuerpo de madera (desgastado por el tiempo, lo muerto que continúa perenne) como asume el cuerpo de metal. Es genial tu enfoque hacia ese punto de vista. No hace falta en representar la cerca entera, solo basta con una o dos de sus partes para conformar todo un discurso:
Sea sobre la sociedad, los límites impuestos o como nos vemos representados.
Te felicito. Es uno de tus mejores trabajos🍃

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Thats a very nice series. 👍 sad to see that people handel nature like this.

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It's certainly a sad thing, and it's been "normalized" here for as long as I can remember. I hope it will change someday 😐... Thank you so much for appreciating my post!

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And I wanted to say, maybe a close op of the barbed wire cutting in the tree could be a nice extra in the serie

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You're right!... Definitely next time!... Excellent suggestion! 😀👍

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Such viceral and striking imagery.

It makes me think of Beksinski's paintings.

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Awww... Belsinski's works are so apocalyptic and dystopian! 😍🙏... Thanks for this comment @ankapolo friend!

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hahahah that gif! Ask, and the internets shall provide.

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🎉🎉🥳 Congratulations 🥳🎊🎊


Your post has just been curated and upvoted by @Ecency , keep up the good work !

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An amazing series with outstanding compositions and the small details Jesus.
I really share your thoughts about these trees suffering and never can get the people doing such a disaster to the living beings.

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Hello and thank you so much @victorbz friend! 😀, for your solidarity and for coming and appreciating my work! I hope you and your loved ones are doing well!

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Always a pleasure to read your stories and the personal thoughts. btw these trees somehow similar to our Olive trees. I mean their trunks.

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Everything that is alive can feel and suffer, but it cannot show it like we humans. However, these wooden fences show suffering, to me personally they look like bones dying because of the wire cut into them. The photos are as sad as they are excellent, the editing too. Bravo dear friend, wonderful post and amazing shots!
!DIY

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Thank you for accompanying this photo series with this comment, dear @goga22 friend!

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It is very sad to see this series of photographs of trees damaged by carelessness and laziness. Sometimes it is difficult for people to see beyond their basic needs. Great photo exhibition.
Best regards.

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