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<blockquote data-quote="Kodiak" data-source="post: 183266" data-attributes="member: 15426">•SO WHAT?Self satisfaction and fantasies are not by definition creepy! Nor do they have, in my book, a carnal connotation ipso facto!Recently, I was covering an artistic event at a local river playground. I amwell known in the area so no one complained about my cameras among somany &quot;lightly feathered recreationers&quot; at the playground. Of all the photos I made that afternoon, one may be described as perverted, twisted, wicked and what not, by some perverted, twisted, wicked minds. A nymphean creature appeared to my eye, barely 10. An almost perfect setup!Nothing wrong in this situation since she was, like everyone, dressed the sameway and doing the same thing! The nymph was quietly walking in the shallowwaters along the river banks… In all the effervescence of the day, this peaceful scene. This is a &quot;scouting&quot;kind of experience that I shall not miss! …and I didn't. That shot is for me.Very selfishly kept and no intention to share! Gauguin would agree, for one!There is beauty everywhere! …and one of the definition of life, that I read somewhere and that I love very much, says: &quot;To live is to desire!&quot; Flowers,wide spaces, food, tidal noises, all have in common that everyone want toenjoy (pleasure) them, and what makes a live so rich is the number and thefrequency of pleasures, big or small!I may be said creepy… I say I'm alive!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kodiak, post: 183266, member: 15426"] • [B]SO WHAT?[/B] Self satisfaction and fantasies are not by definition creepy! Nor do they have, in my book, a carnal connotation ipso facto! Recently, I was covering an artistic event at a local river playground. I am well known in the area so no one complained about my cameras among so many "lightly feathered recreationers" at the playground. Of all the photos I made that afternoon, one may be described as perverted, twisted, wicked and what not, by some perverted, twisted, wicked minds. A nymphean creature appeared to my eye, barely 10. An almost perfect setup! Nothing wrong in this situation since she was, like everyone, dressed the same way and doing the same thing! The nymph was quietly walking in the shallow waters along the river banks… In all the effervescence of the day, this peaceful scene. This is a "scouting" kind of experience that I shall not miss! …and I didn't. That shot is for me. Very selfishly kept and no intention to share! Gauguin would agree, for one! There is beauty everywhere! …and one of the definition of life, that I read somewhere and that I love very much, says: "To live is to desire!" Flowers, wide spaces, food, tidal noises, all have in common that everyone want to enjoy (pleasure) them, and what makes a live so rich is the number and the frequency of pleasures, big or small! I may be said creepy… I say I'm alive! [/QUOTE]

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