saph wrote:
Another pitiful try at exploring the heart of darkness a la Ben.
The Heart of Darkness was actually an 1899 novel upon which the movie Apocalypse Now is based. Just the watched the movie again recently, and now I am curious about the novel itself.
Joseph Conrad is the name of the author of Heart of Darkness, which is actually closer to a short story or novella than an actual novel. It was standard fare for undergrad English survey courses when I was a 20-something student; but it is an incredible allegory to read as an adult. And your attempt at exploring the Ben-like heart of darkness has resulted in a candid portrait that is anything but pitiful!
Whenever I observe water up close in powerful rapids and waterfalls, I get swept up in a feeling of joy and abandon that seems to be expressed in the way the water itself appears to dance and laugh with total fearlessness as it plunges blithely over rocks and crags. The photos below are an attempt to capture and convey this idea.
