Last Days of Autumn

"The Last Days of Autumn"

10mm, F22, 1/10 secs, ISO 100

"Solitude"

10mm, F22, 1/6 secs, ISO 100

"Serenity"

Recently, a song got stuck in my head (while sipping Cappucino at a Coffee Shop near my house). Its an old song by Dan Hill, but then revived by a pretty Singaporean singer by the name of Olivia Ong. The version is really pleasing and its very relaxing. I downloaded the music sheet immediately and played it on my guitar repeatedly. My ipod is filled with almost all her songs. Im a sucker for old songs and classical pieces and im not ashamed of it. I dont like pretentious people who will embrace any form of contemporary music for reasons that it makes them feel young or cool. Im old fashioned, and im not ashamed about it. Not that i dont like other music genres ( i like rap and slow rock too), its just that, if ill be stranded in an island as isolated as St. Helena in the Atlantic , then ill 100% sure bring classics with me. In music, purity (as well as theme) is of prime importance (at least for me). Anyway, regardless of my futile justifications, bottomline of course is that it all depends on (personal) taste.

The voice of Olivia always puts me into Nirvana, and her rendition of this classic song is sort of a psychological and emotional orgasm by way of the auditory nerves if you know what i mean. Match it with a Cafe Latte or Cappucino then its like living in Utopia. So to further satisfy my lust for this song, and its meaning, i thought of making a landscape shot that would somehow fit my interpretation of the song. I wanted something with a melancholic yet serene mood. Something deep and ambiguous. Something that looks like a world from a dream and far from the usual image of a shoddy and despicable reality.

SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH


You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I'm just another writer
Still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter
Still trapped within my youth

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

At times I'd like to break you
And drive you to your knees
At times I'd like to break through
And hold you endlessly

At times I understand you
And I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you
And I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides


- Dan Hill (revived by Olivia Ong)



Shots were taken at Gwangju Ecological Lake near the border of Damyang, and Gwangju City.


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