Special thanks to Ritva for providing the photos. Ritva is in Finland and I encourage readers to visit her blog Ritva Sillanmaki Photography. Please tell her I sent you and feel free to comment on her images here. She was also willing to try something different for me – collages. Any thoughts? Ritva’s work is copyrighted by Ritva Sillanmaki Photography.
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I like walking on the beach. It’s good for the mind, body, and soul – and refreshing on my feet.
I see the faces of people I pass during the walk. Some people look at the sea and see faces in the water – but I don’t. On the other hand, the sky is a place for faces.
On this day, a full moon is in the daytime sky. Although it is not a bright smile as its daytime companion, Mr. Moon’s presence is less known and people can easily miss it. Each of us has memories of that face and how we see it at night.
Given that it’s daytime, we know Mr. Sun brightly shines to illuminate other faces; but we don’t see its face – yet we value its presence as it warms our faces.
The clouds in the sky are always moving and changing. Sometimes they are happy or spiritual or both; other times a menacing evil. Sometimes a distinctive profile; other times an imaginative image as an ultrasound picture of a baby.
I think about real human faces – the ones that I pass as I walk and the ones that I’ve encountered through my 60+ years. I wonder how many faces I’ve seen in malls, crowds, in my classes, during travels, and at any gathering I’ve attended? All are faces of different people: the young and the old, the able and the disabled, the men and the women, and faces of different cultures and races. All are faces of humanity.
All the faces that I’ve seen – the faces of different gifts and abilities: the musical, the artistic, the analytical, the athletic, the strong, the generous, the helpers, the leaders, the empathetic, the kind, and many more.
The faces of smiles and kindness who are willing to embrace everyone. Those whose help lifts the faces of others.
All the faces that are willing to share with others. All the faces that truly try to help change the faces of others by helping a various ways to meet a variety of needs. These are the faces bringing the shining light of humanity – but so are the kind faces who smile at each other as they pass when walking the beach.
We look at faces to see various eyes, dimples, freckles, cheeks, noses, lips, chins, ears, foreheads, smiles, and more. Some people look friendly, others grumpy – some of which may be natural sour saps. Some faces are serious, others pensive, and some show genuine warmth and kindness. Some are bound to be fakes behind what they show.
One aspect of a personality must be written on their face – but I can’t identify the lawyer, teacher, pastor, artist, or any other profession as they walk on the beach. Then, there is the angelic face that is the face of a psychopath.
Some smiles are genuine – others are fake. Some people focus on the eyes because the eyes are windows to the soul. But no matter the clues, the story a face tells is far from the full story.
We can call someone fuzz face, dogface, or big face. One can have a long face, do an about-face, laugh in someone’s face, say it with a straight face, show a poker face or a game face, be in one’s face, take it at face value, or even talk until they are blue in the face. But, let’s face it! All could be a bald-faced lie because it is written all over your face. So, wipe that smile off your face. After all, you are more than just a pretty face who doesn’t need egg on their face.
Previously mentioning dogface as a nickname reminds me of the faces of animals – especially our pets. To me, there are more variations in the dog family than within the cat family. Some may say their faces are like humans. That is, coming in a wide variety and having looks that may not match their personality. Then again, their faces can show personality and emotions.
Faces are complex – possibly too complicated – so, keep walking, keep smiling, and keep being kind to others. After all, I like walking on the beach. It is good for the body, mind, and soul – and refreshing on my feet.
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I really like the line:- But no matter the clues, the story a face tells is far from the full story. People, faces are interesting as is the stories behind them. Trying to capture the essence of a person in a photo is hard. But the beauty of each and everyone can be found, we just have to look for it. Thanks for the collaboration and your thoughts on faces, so nicely written, so, keep walking, keep smiling, and keep being kind to others.
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Ritva,
I always enjoy when a comment states their favorite line or thought. Love the way you took it and applied it to photography, which for me expands the thought. Like you said “Trying to capture the essence of a person in a photo is hard.” Perfect! Thank you again for your willingness to supply the wonderful photos for this beach walk. I hope you are willing to do another one.
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It is, so most of the time I am little bit further and talk, pause and wait for the moment there isn’t a pose or a smile. when you are in your thoughts. One reason so many of the photos are with out a smile
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Thanks sense to me. 🙂
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Two peoples divided by a common language. ‘fuzz face, dogface, or big face’ are not expressions (insults?) known to me!
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Margaret,
I chuckle because different regions with different use of words. The string is American slang with the latter two being more insulting. Fuzz face, at least to me, is a descriptor of a person who is not clean-shaven but normally is.
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You could try ‘face fungus’ too 😉
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I do not use those either, must be the language barrier.
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😉 It makes for an interesting life though!
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Yes, some sayings translate so differently to other languages.
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I haven’t heard of fuzz face, dogface, and big face either, they sound strange!Great collages by Ritva!
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Thanks for the liking my photos 🙂 Dogface I am familiar with…
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It doesn’t sound like a compliment! 😊
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its not I’m sure of that 🙂
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Fraggle,
Glad you enjoyed Ritva images – and glad to see the two of you commented. I’ve learned something already this morning that those terms must be more American slang.
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At a time in my life I was painting a lot – in oils……I stuck to landscapes because painting people for me was impossible. I had a fear of NOT being able to capture the facial expression – the “intent” in the eyes, etc. I didn’t want to show the painting to the person I’d painted because to me – I had somehow missed the moment in time that their face TRULY reflected the person. Anyway, enough about me – faces are unique – they tell much and hide much. We each have a look all our own. Faces can be similar but never the same. Just like each day at the beach…..similar but unique.
Pam
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Pam,
Your story fits perfectly with this post – and plays so well off of Ritva’s statement above. Makes sense to me and thank you for sharing a thought I find fascinating.
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Pam, I love painting in different mediums and I love painting people, but mainly from my imagination. And it is funny, that I bring lots of my own expressions into to them subconsciously. Painting, drawing people without a model let me free of the feeling of not capturing the essence of a person, just capturing a feeling.
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I was always able to paint or draw people from my imagination but when someone would ask me to paint them I just couldn’t take that on! Too daunting – I wanted it to truly look like them. But painting animals and people from my imagination wasn’t a problem. Still, overall, I really enjoyed painting landscapes, old buildings/barns/homes BEST of all. Your work is amazing.
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Thanks Pam, art is so personal, and it is our interpretation of the subject, but we paint create what is most comfortable and satisfying to ourselves.
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Interesting self-analysis. The best I can do is paint by numbers … although I did enjoy my one try at a fun night of painting at a business.
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As you say, faces can reveal so much (and hide much, too). The face photos depict so many emotions, and show many similarities and differences. Each face unique.
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Merril,
The uniqueness of each face and how that face changes with emotions would be quite a study – and one that I’m sure has been done many times. For me, you summarized faces very well. Thank you.
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You’re welcome. 😀
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We all have universal expressions, but all faces are unique and interesting. That why it is one of the most photographed topics / subjects.
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As Walt Whitman advised, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.” It’s a great way to get your Vitamin D and stay healthy. As you point out, the endless variety found in faces is endlessly fascinating.
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Barbara,
That Whitman saying is a classic. I have heard something similar by Helen Keller. I’m curious – so I did a quick search, which lead me to someone called, Quote Investigator. As you can see, QI cites his work. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/05/sunshine/
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Yikes! 😳 I’m usually much more careful about grabbing random quotes off the web. Sorry about that, Frank. Back to checking my books first… But still, we all need sunshine on our faces. 🙂
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I thought it was interesting – especially since we had it attributed to two different people.
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I like that quote, it is most appropriate, aim for the light
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Growing up, my father had a friend that everyone called Bigface. I remember him as being one of the nicest and funniest adults. Thanks for bringing back that memory.
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Dan,
Hooray – not only an application of Bigface, but not in an insulting manner, rather as a nickname. Seems he embraced it. Thanks for sharing!!!
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He loved it!
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A cheerful toast to Bigface!
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Great and warm memory, awesome, that Frank was able to bring it back to you!
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wow Frank, that’s a lotta faces my friend! Made me think of one of my many favorite Beatles songs, “in my life”. Its words ring so true. Human faces are so unique, do you suppose insects think the same thing about other insects?!
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Tina,
Your last line is not only wonderful, it has me laughing enough that I can’t recall what I was else I was going to say! 🙂
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😀 , in my life, yes so appropriate, life is full of them some meaningful some passing by leaving a small print in your memory archive.
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Wonderful pictures! Faces often don’t tell the whole story and yet we scrutinize them, hoping to glean information from them. Yet with some faces—our leaders, in particular—the whole story is right there for those who can see. I will not mention any of the leaders’ names.
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Laurie,
Glad to see you enjoyed Ritva’s images. Faces are one of the first things we see in a person, and – fair or unfair – the basis of our first judgments. Sometimes what is upfront is very real – and in both in a positive and negative sense. Then again, the preset biases within the one who sees also influences perception. Thanks for walking along and sharing your thoughts. So, as a long-timer here – what did you think about using collages here?
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Absolutely! The collages were very effective.
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Thanks Laurie for liking my pictures. I do like to imagine a story to a face, but I also wish to bring it out in a photo. Not all faces brings positive vibes, sometimes totally opposite, it just tells that faces are so revealing.
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It’s amazing, Frank, just how different all of the millions of faces, that are out there, are! Each one a mask, some more transparent than others. And the vast majority we see, we never truly get to know.
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Tom,
Oh my … I like that about the mask because what we initially read isn’t always the correct read – and that works in both directions … and in an age of masks, even better. Thank you!
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My pleasure! Faces are fascinating and intriguing in equal measure. And with most of us wearing masks now… half-measures as well!
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🙂
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I agree, people have public faces, they are much more interesting when caught unguarded
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It is interesting to me that we no longer have faces to read. We now have to look people in the eye due to facemasks. Might be an improvement.
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John,
I know you well enough that your comment is both realistic with a touch of embedded humor to expand the thought. So true – and we focus on the eyes, and in new encounters, wonder what’s behind the mask. Yet – we seem to always be judging.
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I like looking in people’s eyes. There are a number of people who are uncomfortable doing that.
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The power of your presence must be too much for them to handle.
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Yeah, right. 😁
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Frank I really hope not always judging. 🙂
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I don’t know, so much is missed if not for the whole face seen, the subtle expression that do not reach the eyes.
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You certainly would know, Ritva. Your photography is beautiful and faces are an important part of what you do. Thank you. 😊
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Thanks John for your kind words 🙂
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People and faces go well in collages as scrapbooks were once common, and maybe they still are. Miss Sillanmaki has a great way of seeing and capturing the essence of her subjects.
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Tim,
This is the first time I have ventured into collages here. Knowing your skills with the camera, I VERY MUCH appreciate your feedback Thank you … and glad you enjoyed Ritva’s work. 🙂
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I ventured over to her site. She does lovely work.
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Thanks for visiting Ritva!
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Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it.
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Thanks Timothy for your kind words, I try to capture the person without a pose.
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A very sweet beach walk for a Saturday.
Enjoy and well Frank.
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Holly,
Good to see you on this Saturday morning. I’m glad that I saved Faces for a Saturday because this post may not have worked on a Tuesday or Thursday. 🙂 … I couldn’t resist. Hope all is well.
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Days matter. 😂
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Oh I LOVE looking at faces on beach walks especially! Always wondering if perhaps–just perhaps–the Universe will surprise me with someone I know. Or sometimes looking at tshirts for clues where the unknown faces hail from. What a great post.
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Kathy,
Woo hoo …. we are on the same wavelength because when I walk, faces and clues in attire! Thanks for walking along and enjoying this walk. Staying warm up there?
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It was viciously cold about a week ago, but now it’s turning tropical (near 30, and maybe up to 40!) for several days. Tropical is such a relative term, right?
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Woo hoo … a heat wave for you! Yes – cold is relative – for that I assume you saw last Saturday’s walk featuring Cold.
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Often in my travels, I may not bump to someone I know, but I often bump into another Finn in the most unexpected places 🙂
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The children’s faces are the best. A world of wonder in a small face 🙂 🙂
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Jo,
Children’s faces seem more genuine to me, and I’m very happy that Ritva included all ages!
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All faces in all ages have a story to tell.
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Absolutely Jo, yes, so transparent and honest
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Great post. So much can be written on a face and just as much concealed.
I remember reading that our dreams are filled with the faces our mind as colllected on the periphery of our vision. So all the monsters, heroes, damsels of our dreams are people we have crossed paths with in real life and assigned them a category by appearance alone.
Makes you consider the stock of face value.
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Mouse,
Wow … interesting info about dreams that I didn’t know – so thanks for sharing! Glad you enjoyed this topic and thanks for walking along.
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I just wrote about dreams, and wondered where they come from, sometimes odd, sometimes very revealing.
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And still, to an extent, completely unexplainable.
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Absolutely so 🙂
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Missäpäin sina asut?
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Kirkkonummella 🙂
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Beautiful area. Just getting beyond Espoo would be a dream. I haven’t left Helsinki in months.
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Well, Helsinki is 30 minutes away from us. I don’t come there often at the moment as I try avoid crowded indoor places and shopping is not a priority these days as you stay at home all the time. Restaurants I miss, don’t go to them as often as I used to.
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Same. The closest I’ve been to downtown in the past couple of months is Pasila.
If the restrictions tighten in the next two week restaurants will be closing completely or by 6pm.
Things are certainly not going in the right direction at the moment.
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Surprise – I have a future beach walk focusing on dreams.
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I’ve done several ost about dream sin my art blog.for example https://artbyritva.com/2020/11/14/dream-world-3/ and https://artbyritva.com/2019/11/26/dream-world-2/
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I like these … I must remember these for the dream walk. 🙂
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PS: As you saw with Marina with Blue, I’m open to a collaboration involving your paintings. 🙂 … and I enjoy your paintings!
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Lets talk 🙂
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Wonderful! 😀
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Ritva’s collages are wonderful, perfect for this post!
There’s a lot to ay about faces, and you’ve said it all, Frank. I’ll pop over to Ritva’s, shortly!
I adore Tony Bennet! This is a happy song. Thank you!!
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Resa,
Hooray … an endorsement for collages … well, assuming the right theme. Glad you enjoyed the post and Ritva’s images. Faces say so much – after all, just look at the ones here! Happy to know you enjoyed the musical selection.
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Frank, Thanks 🙂
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😀 😀
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Thanks Resa, for you lovely comment I appreciate it dearly. Grad to hear you will come for a visit!
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As you say beautifully, Frank,” All are faces of humanity.”.
yes behind every fave there is a story, and a soul
In friendship
Michel
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Michel,
Oh yes – all faces have a story and so much to share. When meeting someone new, maybe we should say, “Please tell me your story.”
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Yes, I agree with this!
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This is wonderful Frank! Thank you.
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Nico,
Thank you so much! 🙂
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🙂
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Faces are like a cover on a book. It could be enticing and intriguing but there is so much more inside.
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Perfect … and a future quip?
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Perhaps…
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You have to be there and wait to see what the cover hides… and you will discover.
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Ritva takes great photos and the faces are no exception. I find it interesting how many faces aren’t happy. The girls once said that drivers almost all look unhappy or angry. I try to have a pleasant look on my face (although that’s not always easy.) And finally, don’t forget to mention one of my favorite faces…the faceoff. 🙂 Yup, I love hockey.
janet
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Janet,
I know you appreciate Ritva’s photos. After all, if memory correctly serves me, I discovered her through you. 🙂 So thank you! … and cheers to you as a hockey fan. I’ll guess your love is with either the Coyotes or the Blackhawks. An the answer is?
Speaking of unhappy faces, I think back to earlier times – 100 years ago. So many old pictures (at least in my mind) captured people not smiling. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a picture of my paternal grandmother smiling!
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American Gothic faces. Hockey teams? I was originally a Montreal fan because I grew up in Nebraska and our CPL team as a farm team of theirs. When a player we got to know on the Omaha Knights went to St. Louis, I became a Blues fan for a time. But now I’m a true Blackhawks fan. Haven’t had a chance to become a Coyotes fan yet, but I’ll stay loyal to the Hawks.
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Good for you. It’s a great game. I loved college hockey back in the day. Still follow it and a bit of NHL … but not too closely.
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In Chicago, we could see every game on regular TV. It was great. We didn’t get cable when we moved although we pay for CBS All-Access. Unfortunately, the games are on NBC stations. Sigh.
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The cable companies have all of us scrambling …. and they are also adjusting to the scrambles.
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Hoorey for Janet 🙂 for the introduction. The smile is also a national thing, big smile are associated to the Americans. I was once given instruction how to get a big smile like americans have 🙂 Technique 🙂
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That is so interesting.
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Janet, lots of the photos are taken when the person was not posing or is in their thoughts, not putting on a face for the others to see. I don’t think they are unhappy, just solemn, When I am by myself, I don’t have a smile on my face. Nothing to say about Hockey even if it is our national sport, not a big fan 🙂
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What a topic, my friend and how beautifully covered by you and Ritva [great images!!].
Faces are like maps of our soul. One can travel on a face’s paths for days and days…
Yamas to both!
…and Happy Sunday!
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Thanks Marina, happy to hear you enjoyed Franks post, Faces, people behind them are constant enjoyment and wonder, sometimes good, other not so . Have a lovely Sunday!
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I did, very much! Wonder indeed!
You too have a beautiful Sunday and week ahead!
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Marina … FYI … Ritva also paints. 🙂
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Yes, I saw it!!!!! Beautifully too!
Yamas!
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Marina,
Glad you enjoyed this walk with Ritva’s photos. “Faces are like maps of our soul. One can travel on a face’s paths for days and days…” … Absolutely brilliant!!!! Loud cheers to that thought. 🙂 Have a good rest of your Sunday. Yamas!
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Awww…. thank you, my friend. All your fault and Ritva’s who triggered it! You too and a great week ahead!
Yamas! clink!
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Beautiful photos! I wish I could be brave enough to take photos of people, they indeed provide another sense to our photography skills.
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Elizabth,
Cheers to your appreciation with Ritva’s photographs. I may take pictures, but I’m not a photographer, but there are a few comments on this post about photography that I find quite interesting … and for me, your mention of “another sense to our photography skills” sets that up! Thank you. 🙂
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Thanks Elizabeth, taking photos of people… in my view it is important the dignity of the subject
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This was great. I’m so glad I headed over. Such a great perspective on faces. I need to ponder it a bit more. I found you through Terrie’s Sunday Stills posts.
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Kirstin,
Welcome first-time beach walker to the sands of my personal beach. Ah ha .. and a friend of Terrie’s is a friend of mine. 🙂 Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed this walk. I invite you to visit any of the past walks. So, besides on Blogspot, where are you located?
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Hi, Frank – I also see faces, not in the waves but in the clouds Your reflections on faces (and the humanity, around us) are very thought-provoking. We can be quick to judge, but never truly know what the person next to us is going through. Ritva’s portraits paired brilliantly here. Her collages were very effective.
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Donna,
Faces in the clouds, waves, on rock formations – there are so many. Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed this post … plus I’m very happy that you appreciated Ritva’s photos. Thanks for the thumbs up on the collages! 🙂
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Thanks on my behalf too, I totally agree on, we never truly know what the person next to us is going through. That is why you have to respect the person you take photos of.
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H Frank, I love this post, both words and photos. “All are faces of humanity” beautifully expressed.
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Amy,
Glad you enjoyed the walk and Ritva’s photos. Thanks for letting me know your favorite line. Isn’t it odd that you are all faces of humanity yet how human nature also wants to impose its will on its own kind in so many ways? Now that doesn’t seem humane to me. Oh well.
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Well said, Frank. Thank you for sharing your insights.
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Thanks Amy, I appreciate the love for our effort ton faces 🙂
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I love how different we all look. So many differences, and yet so much the same about being human.
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Betsy,
I’m with you on that one. So different yet so similar. Faces are a great example of variations within a species.
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We share the humanity, it is same for us all on individual level.
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Yes, agreed.
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Interesting view peoples faces and of the ones seen in the various skies.
As a child, we played searching for things in the clouds games when we were at the beach.
I believe that like the old saying is very true, ‘We always put our best face forward when meeting someone’.
Can we know someone by their features? I prefer to gaze into the eyes of a perons.
Though, at times, it may be misread as an interest – from a male prospective – I still think the eyes say so much.
Be Safe … 😷 🙏🏻 😊 Isadora 😎
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Isadora, ‘We always put our best face forward when meeting someone’, but we should try to see past this, that is what I aim for.
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Isadora,
Clouds are a great place to find faces …. and not the only place. 🙂 In-person, faces tell us a lot – but far from the whole story. After all, how many times do we also misread a face. Stay safe!
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I forgot to add … Did you know that Tony Bennett has Alzeheimer’s?
But, he can still remember the lyrics to all the songs.
His artwork is spectacular too. I think he’s great.
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Yes, I did see that story. Fascinating that the brain easily hangs onto the lyrics. Well, fascinating and amazing!
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Cincy,
It’s impossible to imagine how many faces an individual sees over the course of a normal lifetime, but now you’ve got me wondering. Just how many faces I’ve seen to this point in my life. Hmmmm.
And I saved face by getting here before the weekend came to an end. See . . what I . . um . . did there?
Is there anyone Tony Bennett hasn’t played a duet with at this point? Not complaining though, not one bit.
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Marc,
The number of faces we encounter is higher than we think. Imagine how many faces we see one trip through a busy airport! I don’t think Tony Bennett did a duet with Obama – but that would be Obama’s fault.
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Amazing.
This is true, just ONE airport. Wow.
And of COURSE it’s Obama’s fault. Duh! 😉
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Now add one sporting event. And the fact that we cannot even estimate the number of faces we’ve seen is Obama’s fault.
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Unless it’s a Rays game, in which you see exactly twelve people. And they’re all neighbors.
Speaking of Obama, he still hasn’t apologized for not expanding the NFL postseason even further so that the Dolphins could’ve scored a spot. The nerve of that guy, seriously.
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Correct on the Rays. … and you are being generous. In case you didn’t know, the Bengals last playoff win was something like 30 years ago – yep – Obama’s fault.
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Hey, that was for the playoffs.
Wow, there wouldn’t seem to be enough hours in the day. Again, that would be Obama’s fault too . . .
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The encounters are endless, some important, others we pass without any memory trace. tnot been seen is Now more relevant than before, the life of a middle aged woman 🙂
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Ritva,
This is so true, and sometimes I’ll think about from time to time. Like, I’ll be sitting somewhere and watching people pass by, wondering what their lives are about, and the faces, fleeting and yet . . in that moment, they possess me. It must be the writer, much like the photographer, looking to suspend the foreign quality and tell a story.
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To tell a story, catch a glimpse of a moment , yes!
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Such an interesting compilation of faces by Ritva. Absolutely wonderful. ❤ !
Frank, face reading can be an interesting hobby to develop. What they reveal, or what that smile hides, or what secrets those eyes hold within them can be quite fascinating.
Your lines " Some smiles are genuine – others are fake. Some people focus on the eyes because the eyes are windows to the soul. But no matter the clues, the story a face tells is far from the full story." makes perfect sense.
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Radhika,
I appreciate knowing the lines/ideas that catch a reader’s attention, so thanks for letting me know. Reading faces must be a developed skill. So much must go into it. Glad you enjoyed Ritva’s photos, and on her behalf, she appreciates thoughts.
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Very interesting photography here, Frank. Capturing good shots of a person’s face close up is a true gift! And I agree: it would be so amazing if we could number how many faces we’ve all seen over our lifetimes!
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Debbie,
Thanks for walking along and glad you enjoyed both the words and the photos. Many enjoyed Ritva’s work … so in case she doesn’t see your comment, she thanks you. I wouldn’t know where to start to even think about the number of faces that I’ve seen.
I was thinking about you the other day, and wondering about how the tiny tree did with the cold blast. And the answer is???
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Aw, thanks for checking on it! Yes, for a week or so it was buried under the snow, but some of that is now melting and it’s finally seeing light! Its tiny red scarf is still affixed around its base, too!!
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Hooray … thanks for letting me know. 🙂
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The brightness of the beach allows a lot of study on faces without seeming creepy. Can’t help but wonder what story is behind the faces who pass by.
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Monika.
I’m with you on that thought. Besides the brightness, it’s outside … and with not many people around, masks are off. This time of year, one can pass the same face often, so then the story grows! 🙂
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How wonderful to share the faces of the people you’ve seen along your beach walks and adventures, Frank. As we are reflecting on the losses, it’s a joy to take notice, and to celebrate, people we meet along the way. Even if we don’t know them personally, we have all experienced a lot this past year and each face is precious to me.
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Debra,
Thanks for the kind words about this walk. I haven’t thought about the post in the way you mentioned but love the thought – a celebration of people we meet along the way. Brilliant! 😀
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We really do need to celebrate faces, Frank! A fake smile can elicit a genuine and happy reaction, so the joke is on the faker. 🙂
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Great collages. I especially like the kids faces.
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Teresa,
Glad you enjoyed Ritva’s photography and supplied collages. This is the first walk with collages, and it seems to be a success.
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sure is!
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I absolutely love this!
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Kally,
Welcome first-time beach walker commenting on the personal sands of this place. Glad you enjoyed this post – and hopefully Ritva’s images, too! Feel free to comment anytime for this is a friendly beach.
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Thank you so much!
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Just the idea of faces brings a smile to mine. Faces are dynamic and never cease to amaze me in their constant ability to remain unique. I love the raw face; a face without makeup shines in my eyes as I am able to see more fully the honest curves and flaws that pull together to make a person whole.
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