Distant Tango and Space Between Us!

Welcome to the Light Stalking weekly community update!

Groping for something tangible, we found only individuals and between them in a way nothing but empty space — Georg Simmel

Not so long ago, while crawling at the library's recently vacuumed carpet floor, I stumbled with a somewhat familiar name. Picked up the book; and skim-and-scanned it a bit. After a while and beyond the aged scent of the crispy text, the aforementioned quote winked at me. Fast-forward to this day, I use that beautiful string to mark a historic milestone in my class.

In a way, it talks about our desire for meaningful connections on the social realm. However, it also offers some peace of mind to our seek for purpose on the metaphysical plane. In practical terms, we are the most tangible form of intelligence we're ever gonna know. Therefore, we should devote more of our time to nurturing those scarce − yet precious − social links surrounding our everyday lives.

I was given something wonderful.
Something that changed me.
A vision of the universe that made it
overwhelmingly clear just how tiny
and insignificant — and at the same
time how rare and precious we all
are. A vision… that tells us we
belong to something greater than
ourselves… that we're not — that
none of us — is alone. — Eleanor Arraway

Between desolation and company, resides the sweet spot required by our species to keep things private and close by. For this week, Tersha asked for images capable of speaking loud and clear about our unique human condition. The space between ourselves and the rest is capable of compressing and stretching like a rubber band. Some people should be kept away, and some others should stay proximate to us; and there's nothing bad about doing so.

Photo of the Week

Elegant, subtle and highly precise indeed. This image was posted in the weekly challenge, and it grabbed my attention from the very moment I scrolled down to it. In my opinion, it was a wise decision to develop this spectacular glimpse in a monochrome fashion. Oh, and this might just be a hardcoded memory in my mind, but I can easily hear a tenacious tango while contemplating this shot.

Congrats Elin, thanks for sharing such a high-quality photograph with us!

Weekly Photography Challenge Digest

Thanks, Tersha and Dahlia for pushing our creative boundaries one step forward every week!

For contributing, check out the original challenge post!

A Highlight on the Latest Activity at our Community

We all have our ups and downs once in a while, and beth shared an older yet funny shot!

Welcome Averill, and thanks for sharing this lovely looking white musk mallow with us:

Daniel played a bit with Lightroom and nailed this great-looking result:

If you want to make out the most of your LightStalking user account, make sure to check the latest posts. Also, don't forget to swim the Mobile Monday Challenge! Last but not least, Check out the current reading throwdown, it has some nice insights and recommendations!

We'd Love To Hear Your Thoughts

Our Feedback Forum is a fine place for all those people wanting to improve quickly as photographers. Here, you'll get your work reviewed by friendly photographers, but you'll also have the chance to comment on the work of others. We believe in the power of feedback, and here are the latest shots shared in the pool:

The Shark Tank is a great place to learn and to discuss, but please read the instructions in order to get a great experience. Share your comments, opinions, and doubts on any or all of the images above. We also will be delighted to see some of your own images. Remember all comments are given to the photographs; not the photographers. Also, don't forget to participate in our upcoming challenge!!!