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Published: 2005-09-21 15:19:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 4454; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 377
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noel performing with PURE (People Undergoing Real Experiences)at the fenix underground, seattle, wa. 9/17
ok, i'm just going to be completely honest here.
i find beauty in this.
no, i'm not a sadist.
no, i'm not a masochist.
no, i'm not a sadomasochist.
no, i'm not at all into pain or
seeing others in pain or hurt in any way.
this is not about pain at all.
this is noel's euphoria.
that's the word he used when
i later asked him how he felt up
there suspended by hooks above the crowd.
he said ' e u p h o r i c '.
and he was. i could see it.
i could feel it.
i could taste it.
there was no doubt.
we all have different methods we use to get to that place.
outside of our selves. where we experience
a kind of freedom..
an elation..
power..
this form is no less legitimate than any other.
no one is doing this who does not wish to.
i see beauty because i feel his euphoria.
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great shot too. but the other is MUCH more unique. it stays in your mind, this one doesn't.
de nada.
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ouch that looks painful... at least for me... but I bet he does that a lot so it's painless for him...
nice use of shadows... they really emphasize on the man's way to express himself.
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well, the hooks seem to hurt a bit when they first go in but
right after he is flying high on endorphines and adrenaline.
he really does feel euphoric as the title implies.
thanks for yr comment, dear.
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"i see beauty because i feel his euphoria."
I agree 100%--- it is beautiful painful but > i saw few girls flying it was beautiful (didn't have my camera tho)
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in seattle? was it the PURE group that i shoot, do you know?
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No..it was in studio 7 las year on halloween
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i really like this one too. maybe my favourite from all the frames i have of them.
glad you like it too hun and thanks so much for yr visit yesterday.
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it's allways nice to see someone doing something he enjoys....
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this made me laugh. it's so ABSURD under the circumstances. i love it.
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It's such a turn on when a person gets out there and does what they enjoy even though people might think badly of them for doing it. I love this, kudos to both of you
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i love it katia!
especially the way u have positioned the shot, so that the key elements are highlighted by the light, namely hooks, chains and face.
molto delicioso!
oh how happy i am you reside at this site!
seb>
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haha.. you make me laugh with yr 'molto delicioso'.
well, i cannot take any credit for positioning the shot.
i was set-up in a certain place and all the elements
just came together by pure luck. i mean he was
spinning around on this rack of hooks and when
it slowed and came to a stop, it was in this position.
damn lucky for me!
thanks hun. you made me smile. x
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simply beautiful.great as all your gallery :*
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thank you for yr kindness dear.
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thanks darlin'. means much coming from you.
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it is so mysterious, strange, painful but as you say it is beautiful (moreso I am sure if you are there watching it so you can feel the euphoria coming off his aura - cameras can only do so much 
I love the little splash of light coming off his head..the brightest spot of the photo..
wonderful work as always m'love
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hi yoooouu!
thanks for yr wonderful and descriptive words here.
oh yes, to be there is quite a different thing.
you feel the euphoria pulsing through you.
glad you can appreciate this kind of thing.
everything ok with you, love?
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*gets running start... 
I cannot imagine how interesting it would be ! I always seem to know one sort of 'goth' friend of a friend type thing wherever I find myself, but never really end up participating in things like this despite my curiousity towards it. Will have to make an effort to do it I guess someday!
I am doing better Katia, thank you for asking. trying to just be 'ok' with who I am now and stop fighting all these things I see wrong with both the world and myself. acceptance can be a powerful thing
I sincerely hope you are also doing well m'lady..
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beautiful shot,amazing photo of an amazing experience.you captured the feeling perfectly...a sort of helpess euphoria,being in someone elses hands,and completely trusting them.wish someone had gotten such a great shot of my suspension!
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he looks not like he's hanging,
but flying
another shot that resonates ...
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niiiiice perception, meera.
as always you see things
in a unique & lovely way.
hope you're well girl. 
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well, it does not happen to often, that I am not able to see a photo merely under photographic aspects. this is one of them. I have studied it several times now, went away, came back, went away, came back ... it is tough, yes, but it does not giving me goosebumps nor do I find it disgusting. But I can see no beauty either. Passion maybe, but a pretty weird one.
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well, it does not happen to often, that I am not able to see a photo merely under photographic aspects. this is one of them.
what does this mean exactly, mich? i have been trying to understand it in the context of this photo.
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most of the stuff we see here on dA is sort of nice: people, landscapes, flowers, whatever... even those that picture really existential subjects like love, hate, fear or pain actually only play with it and aesthetical aspects are in the foreground. this one is different. it takes you on a walk on the wild side, the dark side.
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yes. i understand now.
i think because i am so intrigued with my own dark side
i have found a way to explore darker ways external to me.
our works are mirrors of ourselves. i truly believe that.
thank you dear micha.
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sometimes mirrors only seem to be mirrors, but are projection screens in fact. so we see what we want to see.
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oh yes, micha. absolutely.
it's all projection.
we create our
world
with our thoughts.
yes.
yes.
make a lovely week-end dear.
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the weekend didn't start too well. a sister of my mother-in-law passed away last night aged 92 (they were 5). but after all it was a relief for her and for us as well. it is not easy to see some sort of vanish mentally and physically.
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my condolences to you and yr family sweety.
take good care.
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katia,great light!!!!!!!
hope you fine.iยดm just back from egypt.
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Painful yes...yet amusing and a very good shot...i guess if the person himself doesnt mind...then alls wel eh
love ya sis!
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my gosh what an adrenaline rush it must be...it feels strange to look at it
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yes, i imagine it must be. i have no interest to find out though.
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amazing.
i totally agree with your words on the description. *
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thanks dear. some think i should not have
written anything but, in the end, i'm glad i did.
if it just opened one mind, i'm happy for it. 
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love his expresssion.
i don't think you needed to justify this image. i think you did it all in the title.
the darks and lights really drive home your point of the darkness but also the transcendence he's feeling.
this i think is really shown by, what seems to be light emanating from his head.
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