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Published: 2017-09-01 14:07:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2659; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 20
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Description “Home is in the water.
Home is in the water.
Home is in the water.
Where I’m in the water,
Ever in the water,
If there’s magic in the water,
If there’s magic in the water?

Just a little light flickering
Out on the horizon.
Just a little light there…
What do I?

Should I’ve known?
I should’ve known that.
They’ll be coming right back
Through the ripples of black.

Just a little light flickering
Out on the horizon.
Just a little light there…
What am I?

Your face,
Your phasing.
Swollen zodiac
In the ripples of black.

If there’s magic in the water,
If there’s magic in the water,
I have found you.”

[ Zodiac Black – Goldfrapp ]


I had this image in mind ever since I first listened to this song by Goldfrapp; all I needed to do was to go back to Alghero, where I’d find my mother’s assistance and a nice spot with shallow sea, and wait for a cloudy day that would give the perfect light.
In case you’re wondering how I turned the water black, I laid my usual black background sheet on the sea floor, weighted it down with stones, fanned the sand away and proceeded with extra care not to drift off it while posing. Also, I was lucky enough to have the faintest rain falling, which gave some nice circles in the water.
The halo was drawn with my graphic tablet in a pecil-like brush and, once again, is my own birth chart, like on Arcadia . The fact that my index fingers are pointing at Lilith in Libra and Neptune in Capricorn was a lucky accident, as I could not predict that that before hitting postproduction, but that adds a further personal layer to the image.

Concept, direction, editing, model, styling: GothicNarcissus Photography
Photo, assistant: DamaInNero
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Comments: 12

DanielaIvanova [2018-05-02 16:27:23 +0000 UTC]

The method you described in the description that you used to get the photo really impressed me. i find it really inventive and the result is simply awesome.

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GothicNarcissus In reply to DanielaIvanova [2018-05-09 13:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I guess such experiments are better done in a pool (which has less current and no sand), but… eh, the truth is the sea is for free! But one of thesatisfying parts of being on a budget is counting one's resources, makind the best of them and pulling the idea off in spite of the odds!

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DanielaIvanova In reply to GothicNarcissus [2018-05-09 20:34:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes, indeed, I could imagine having to deal with a bit of a challenge always makes the end result more fulfilling

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Devious-Archangel [2017-09-02 02:49:25 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, that's an interesting take on zodiac themed pictures!

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GothicNarcissus In reply to Devious-Archangel [2017-09-03 02:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This one is not part of my Zodiacs series, it’s a stand-alone work, but I’m very fascinated by the material and Goldfrapp’s song gave me a perfect excuse to toy with it. I even used my own birth chart, as I did in Arcadia .

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Devious-Archangel In reply to GothicNarcissus [2017-09-03 07:50:14 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, nevertheless though, it's really good! ^^

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donnatello129 [2017-09-01 21:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work!

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GothicNarcissus In reply to donnatello129 [2017-09-03 02:48:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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donnatello129 In reply to GothicNarcissus [2017-09-03 13:40:25 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure  

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SamCelia [2017-09-01 20:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Nice! Great work! Would love to see more.

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GothicNarcissus In reply to SamCelia [2017-09-03 02:52:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is going to be a stand-alone work, though: it has a special place in my heart and I wouldn't want to spoil it with a similar follow-up photo.

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SamCelia In reply to GothicNarcissus [2017-09-03 20:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Gotcha

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