Crystal Silence

February 13, 2021
by Michael Scandling
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Abstract / California / Horizon / ICM / Impressionism / Inspiration / Photo Log / Photography / Positivity / Seascapes

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July 9, 2020 — San Mateo County, California. Feb 12, 2021 My Office.

On February 9, we lost Chick Corea. A phenomenal composer, pianist, arranger, and producer. A mentor. A marvelous human being.

Here’s an excerpt from his farewell message:

“It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. If not for yourself then for the rest of us. It’s not only that the world needs more artists, it’s also just a lot of fun.”

This is also for my friend, Diane, who departed on the same day. I’m sure she agreed with every word.

(Canon G5X II. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 4.1; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)

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California based fine-art photographer featuring abstract, impressionist, and minimalist seascapes — near and distant — and floral-based images. Fine-art photography can be seen at www.amagaphoto.com All original images on this blog are copyright 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Michael Scandling. All rights reserved. No images on this site may be copied, duplicated, reused, published, or re-purposed in any way without express permission from the copyright owner, Michael Scandling.

25 Comments

  1. David A Lockwood says

    The hazard of getting old; an ever increasing number of people one grew up with, drop by the wayside.
    Life is terminal, but hay-ho we have photography and in a hundred years time, someone may see one of out images and say “I wonder who made this”.

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  7. Steve Gingold says

    It seems like we are losing people of note on a daily basis. I always enjoyed Corea’s work in both jazz and classical arenas. So sorry about the loss of Diane. Aging is difficult as we lose loved ones. This image certainly expresses a few emotions.

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      • Steve Gingold says

        I’ve always read the obituaries to keep track of both people I know and our store’s customers. I am now at the point where a goodly number of the folks who have passed on were younger than I. Not the same as losing a friend, of course. On the one hand it makes me feel privileged to have the years I keep acquiring, number 73 on this coming Thursday, but on the other hand it means my time is coming…hopefully still in the distance.

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