The other face of Paradise Photo Gallery by Marisa Livet at pbase.com

The other face of Paradise

“Paradise is seldom recognized as such until it is considered from the outside.
The only paradise is paradise lost"

Jeff Real		03-May-2020 13:56
This gallery is filled with the most amazing images! You do such special things! I am going to set adise some time to fully appreciate every one of these! V

barbarajoy		25-Jan-2016 11:27
I have just discovered these wonderful images Marisa! They are truly outstanding. V

Joe Bonello		03-Jul-2015 13:53
Great artistic gallery!5

Allan Jay		14-May-2015 23:14
Outstanding collection!

roaldhadinegoro		13-May-2015 14:58
I would like to call your pictures 'dream provoking'. I love your subdued colours, saturation and subjects. I'm SO glad you didn't go for captions because they would have ruined the nostalgia and fantastic mistique. Nice meeting you, better late than never! Roald

Alexander Kazakov		10-May-2015 08:08
Nicely collection! V

carol j. phipps		08-May-2015 17:44
Such a beautiful, provocative gallery, Marisa! Vote

DasBoogz aka Kathy Colby Kurasch		19-Oct-2014 03:41
I absolutely love your work. Thank you for sharing.

Guest		23-Feb-2013 13:46
A fantastic gallery. Love the variety of subjects, compositions and treatment. Very personal style. Superb photos. -V-

Luca Zanoni		01-Mar-2012 21:34
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carlogalliani		21-Feb-2012 21:30
Beatiful gallery ! many great and interesting shots ! brava

Jennifer Deane		27-Dec-2011 13:35
Marisa, I love the you I see shining through your work

janescottcumming		28-Dec-2010 23:44
So many wonderful images in this gem of a gallery. I really enjoyed it. ~V~

Alfred Arzt		26-Nov-2010 18:13
fantastic gallery, beautiful compositions, brilliant work! V

Raymond Ma		28-Aug-2010 18:11
Love this fascinating set Marisa! The unusual and creative approach to these daily snippets are most engaging. V

John Potter		27-Aug-2010 13:52
Some truly compelling images in this gallery Marisa. V

Guest		26-Aug-2010 03:37
Amazing gallery , well done V

Cynthia Robinson		26-Aug-2010 00:32
This is a beautiful gallery.. Inspiring, thought provoking..touching..Marisa, your images are truly beautiful

an nguyen		21-Aug-2010 23:49
Paradise is where I see through these images. Simple life and its best.

an nguyen		21-Aug-2010 23:49
Paradise is where I see through these images. Simple life and its best.

spectre		20-Aug-2010 12:32
hello marisa - i have always loved your work. very intimate and spiritual. i have noticed through the time i've viewed that you have used several small canon cameras as well as the panasonic lx-3. my own personal vision seems to have grown stangnant and i am going through a phase where i think a DSLR is actually hampering everything for me and i want to get back to the type of shooting that i miss. spontaneous, unobtrusive shooting with a camera i can always carry along. i have never owned a panasonic, but your work and that of phil douglis both feature many images shot with them. i have used nikon SLR's most of my life, but only canon compacts. i have always preferred the images from the canon's and i was just looking for your insights and opionions as a fellow canon shooter as to handling and the overall "feel" of the images from the panasonic, to your eye and experience. thanks so much. your work and that of a very few others are making me want to pick up a camera again. thanks, steve (spectre)

zonedout		19-Aug-2010 19:45
The eye really is more powerful than the dollar. All the top equipment in the world won't do diddley by itself. Wonderful work!

Patricia Kay		19-Aug-2010 18:16
Loved the slideshow of your beautifully composed and colorful images Marisa...Great processing too...BV

Martin Schiff		17-Aug-2010 13:46
You have an amazing eye for composition and color.

HAOPTO		12-May-2010 06:27
Great collection and beautiful compositions!

Bruna K.		13-Mar-2010 10:19
Hai fotto molto bene a..."rinfrescarla", è una delle mie preferite !

Zoltán Balogh		08-Oct-2009 11:25
The way you handle colours and mood Marisa...professional! Thanks for sharing this nice gallery of yours! V

IMRAN HAFEEZ		07-Oct-2009 16:57
what a beautiful colloection of Paradise - very colorful and interesting

Heidi and Ulrich Burkhalter		07-Jul-2009 15:55
Awesome gallery . It sure makes me think about my paradise......

an nguyen		10-Apr-2009 20:28
Fascinating the slice of Life that may not be Paradise but incredibly real and inspiring.. Great gallery and I do enjoy your work...

Guest		08-Apr-2009 13:12
I love this gallery Marisa...It has an overall feeling of the grunge of real life..I also love the flow..It seems as though each shot was skillfully thought out, alternating the shots by it's linear or non linear motion...Really nice...V

Guest		07-Apr-2009 05:49
Il ne se passe pas une semaine sans que je contemple avec beaucoup de plaisir vos délicieuses galeries, chère Marisa.

PauloCGama		27-Feb-2009 00:19
Your work is plenty of feelings, Marisa. It's much more than a wonderful set of images, one really has to pay attention to feel and see what you're saying. Love this gallery - have been here admiring it before but don't know why i haven't commented. Any way, love it. :) **

Antony Swiderski		26-Feb-2009 15:29
Very artistic and tasteful gallery....V

Guest		21-Feb-2009 13:33
Hi Marisa: Another amazing and very creative gallery! Great job as usual. Ciao, Giancarlo

Barbara Heide		21-Jan-2009 11:40
superbe collection...

Eliane		19-Jan-2009 12:12
Toujours magnifique ... BRAVO Eliane

Kuriacose Joseph		18-Jan-2009 01:23
YOU have captured it perfectly.

Wendy O		14-Jan-2009 14:55
Another wonderful gallery Marisa, very creative images, love your editing and your choice of subjects. V!

monil		14-Jan-2009 13:25
Une galerie avec des images impeccables. Nous découvrons tout un univers urbain. v

Guest		14-Jan-2009 10:45
Très belle gallerie où je passe et repasse régulièrement! V

Guest		12-Jan-2009 12:48
Very conceptual - V

H2M		10-Jan-2009 09:05
Un travail profond, poétique et dur à la fois où chaque image suscite l'émotion et la réflection. C'est l'Art au servive de la vérité et la vérité au service de l'Art. Un chef d'oeuvre. V!!

Guest		08-Jan-2009 22:32
Very impressive gallery. I love your post-processing work. (V)

Lamar Nix		08-Jan-2009 14:24
Photog does a grand job of seeing and depicting the state of things "east of eden" in an urban environment. BV

Marcia Rules		08-Jan-2009 12:53
remarkable recordings of the gritty worlds...v

Gerhard Ritsema		06-Jan-2009 20:41
Fantastic, this shows the real artist! Great eye for detail and atmosphere! Big V!

Robbie D70		31-Dec-2008 09:35
An interesting area/idea to show.

Gilles MICHEL		28-Dec-2008 10:05
travail remarquable

Gilles Navet		12-Sep-2008 14:57
C'est toi. tout est là.... Cette acquitté du regard, la qualité des composition, la maitrise des traitements L'impression d'un parfait mélange entre émotion et production C'est du travail de pro qui mériterait d'être publié VOte Gilles

Roy Birger Nilsen		07-Sep-2008 12:33
Brilliant work,a gallery full of memorable pictures,excellent!:-)

pierre		18-May-2008 14:21
pas la peine d'expliquer ,ces photos il y a trop a dire

pierre		18-May-2008 14:20
toujours aussi surpris dans tes recherches tu m'épates Pierre

Barbara Heide		25-Oct-2007 10:10
c'est très fort! expressif et poignant! J'aime beaucoup cette approche là! V

Guest		24-Oct-2007 15:10
Some really creative images in these pages.

Guest		23-Oct-2007 02:11
Really stunning gallery. I wish I could vote twice! V

Scotty Graham		19-Oct-2007 11:11
I really like this gallery. Very well done, and a fresh look. Big Vote.

JOSE MATA		19-Oct-2007 00:00
A MAGIC WORLD FROM THE OUTSIDE ..................... =V=

Guest		18-Oct-2007 16:05
very nice gallery!!!

Aloha Diao Lavina		18-Oct-2007 13:00
Please please please do not stop taking pictures. Such a poverty of beauty we would inherit but for your eyes.

M Williamson Lebon		18-Oct-2007 02:09
Really magnifique!!! V

Jean-Luc Rollier		17-Oct-2007 19:51
J'arrive bien tard pour donner mon humble avis sur cette galerie, mais il s'en dégage une telle créativité et un tel amour de "l'image brute" que je me dit qu'il n'est jamais trop tard pour ...voter!

olivier bruning		08-Sep-2007 09:52
fantastic gallery, brilliant work.there is a whole world contained in each and every pic! braVo!!

Cynthia Robinson		16-Aug-2007 09:22
Gorgeous! Possibly my favourite of all your galleries--(it would be difficult to choose!)

Richard Calmes		14-Aug-2007 14:58
I have come back and am still amazed by the insight of this collection! There are many thought provoking and touching images! Sometimes "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"

Rosemarie Kusserow		13-Aug-2007 09:21
Hi Marisa, I love your art, this is again a wonderful gallery, I agree with enny, all of them tell a story, that´s what I love, a big vote and best regards, Rosemarie :o)

Guest		06-Aug-2007 05:10
Brilliant work!

Guest		04-Aug-2007 11:25
very impressive gallery, excellent presented, all tell a story.

Giancarlo Guzzardi		24-Jul-2007 06:40
indeed the other side of your images from fiaba... a real this, too much real world.

Guest		17-Jun-2007 02:42
Wonderful Gallery. JT

J. Hellmann		13-Jun-2007 17:13
Great Gallery - wonderful pictures! V

Guest		18-May-2007 20:21
You are a brilliant artist!

Jason Ankers		15-May-2007 17:52
You see things that others would miss, You see a scene words could not tell, you have a creativity that shines and shouts out, Thank you for sharing your wonderful works of sheer delight and quality. GMV+

Jeroen Bosman		12-May-2007 13:33
Hi,Marisa too bad I didn't look at this gallery earlier. It shows very well that you have the eye, the drive, the skill and the patience to creative beauty out of this world. Thanks! Best, Jeroen

Guest		01-May-2007 21:00
You can make the other side look beautiful, great gallery..v

Elena Kalis		29-Apr-2007 18:24
Great Gallery!!!!!!!!!!!!

Konstantin Yagudin		13-Apr-2007 09:33
As always - a lot of creativity and inspiration. Excelent job ... sorry - not job - the ART. Voted.

Maxim Popykin		13-Apr-2007 08:00
fantastic pictures!!!! Bravo Marisa! Each one is complited story!

Luca Zanoni		13-Apr-2007 06:04
Un Autentico Capolavoro Marisa! Le parole qui non sono necessarie, queste immagini parlano da sole, sono da assaporare ad una ad una, con lentezza e disposizione d'animo. Hai un'enorme grazia e sensibilità, e riesci a trasmetterle nelle tue immagini. ;-)

Jaime González		03-Mar-2007 09:24
Amazing and creative, as usual with all of your galleries. Thanks you for sharing your work.

Guest		02-Mar-2007 18:21
you are an artist and its a privilige to view your photographs.

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		18-Feb-2007 16:29
bravo.bravo.bravo.vote

Guest		17-Jan-2007 23:17
I like the edge that shows through in almost every image. Like a Beatles song primarily written by John and sung by Paul. The tension is great. V

Guest		06-Jan-2007 15:13
I love the 'feel' of your work...you obviously are artistic and clever with your photos...I'd love to know more of how you get the wonderful effects on your work :^)

Guest		13-Dec-2006 18:55
This is my favorite of your galleries (so far) and probably one of my favorites on pbase. I like the grittiness and the charm you find in everyday scenes. v.

Jim Ross		29-Nov-2006 19:17
You have a talent in making anywhere look good... Fantastic gallery....

Bernard Bosmans		23-Sep-2006 06:56
Terrific! Such a stimulating gallery.

Guest		01-Sep-2006 20:39
Hallo, Als schlichter Knipser reihe ich mich ein in das Cortege der anderen Kommentatoren. Während zwar die vermutlich benutzten Filter nicht so mein Ding sind, gefällt mir jedoch der Mut zur Gegen-Ästhetik: Immer Kaviar ist Käse! Tschüss! (Oder: auf Wiedersehen?)

Guest		11-Aug-2006 13:43
Wow and WOW! Terrific collection.

Linda Matta		29-Jul-2006 14:41
DECADENT. Amazing and creative!!!!!! My favourite pbase gallery.

Jim Ross		24-Jun-2006 16:27
Back for another look, this is a special gallery... Gmv

Suzanne Chouinard		16-Apr-2006 02:53
J'adore cette gallerie. Vous faites de la grande poésie avec des petits détails de tous les jours qu'en général on ne prend même plus la peinde de regarder. C'est très inspirant. :-)

Guest		09-Apr-2006 19:48
I love the colours..I love this gallery!!Voted..

Doug		08-Mar-2006 11:11
Absolutely beautiful gallery, voted!

Jim Ross		02-Mar-2006 20:16
Wonderful...I could spend hours browsing your images... This gallery is awesome, full of amazing shots and colours...

gerard belbeoch		29-Jan-2006 22:54
tres belle galerie ,de belles couleurs,beau travail sur les calques..........gg

Guest		27-Jan-2006 11:18
That's great! It's no doubt this is one of my favourite albums. I love the feeling you create. The colors brought me to a surreal world!

Richard Cobby		25-Jan-2006 17:10
Some excellent new additions to this inspiring gallery. Voted again and I will be back to spend a lot more time enjoying your very creative work. Greetings from UK

Jean-Claude Liehn		23-Jan-2006 21:35
Donc..., il y a des ombres un peu n'importe où, les couleurs sont trop saturées... et c'est toujours merveilleusement vous. Oui, j'en suis baba. Jean-Claude.

Jean-Claude Liehn		23-Jan-2006 21:31
Que dire de plus, Marisa. J'en reste toujours baba. Et pourtant! C'est cadré de travers, il

Evaristo Buendia Carrera		19-Jan-2006 04:28
what a beautiful gallery..!!! Amazing, your work grow up..!!! I voted.

lorand		15-Jan-2006 13:14
The photo in this gallery are all so beautiful. You are very talented!!! Vote.

Julie Ann Shoeman		15-Jan-2006 01:06
Voted for this gallery. I feel like I'm visiting a dream where everything is amost in slow motion. Beautiful

Kimberley Hannaman Taylor		12-Jan-2006 15:36
Love this gallery. Your use of colorization is phenomenal. More painterly than photographic, and your eye is perfect. Voted. KHT

Guest		28-Dec-2005 14:19
Amazing colours!

Guest		25-Dec-2005 04:17
Truly exceptional gallery.

Richard Calmes		24-Dec-2005 21:11
Inspiring essay! Beautiful colors and strong graphics! V.

Guest		23-Dec-2005 15:39
Very.... very... Creative

Guest		22-Dec-2005 17:03
excellent work! DD

Guest		21-Dec-2005 23:28
Marisa, this gallery is perhaps my favorite (for all of Pbase). It is an inspiration to me, and you just keep adding to it making it better and better... Thank you and keep up the good work, Lance

Guest		20-Dec-2005 18:20
Amazing gallery and shots, as always...

Guest		02-Dec-2005 05:27
Very Nice compositions. ~Pankaj

Guest		30-Nov-2005 00:19
Very nice photos. Thanks for sharing.

Tim Ahern		29-Nov-2005 17:12
Hi Marisa, I love your gallery. Many fine images. Would you be willing to share your processing technique? I absolutely love it. You can reply to my e-mail address at nirvana@ne.rr.com. Tim

Guest		29-Nov-2005 00:09
I haven't seen recently a gallery I've enjoyed more. Congratulations. Spectacular.

Guest		28-Nov-2005 23:59
look classic//////

Guest		28-Nov-2005 09:33
Excellent DD

Selvin Chance		26-Nov-2005 18:01
Some pretty gritty stuff here. Great body of work. Aloha

Guest		26-Nov-2005 15:26
Excellent work (as usual). Voted!

Shmuel Halevi		23-Nov-2005 20:51
Voted!~~~ Terrific work Marisa.

June Marie Sobrito		23-Nov-2005 19:18
Great gallery! Very inspirational!

JOSE MATA		23-Nov-2005 16:29
MAGNIFICA GALERIA MARISA, ME ENCANTA TU ESTILO.

Guest		23-Nov-2005 14:40
Interesting photos. Thanks

Rob Oele		23-Nov-2005 11:38
Hi Marisa, Very creative and subtle work here in which you succeeded to make the ordinary extra-ordinary. Voted, Greetings, Rob

lorin niculae		22-Nov-2005 16:39
as it appears, everythink is just fine in "the best of possible worlds". To use another quotation, "the uglyness is the absence of beautifulness" and we may find beauty even in the things that, at first glance, look ugly. And you managed very well to show the hidden beauty of normally ugly things, because your eye is trained to reveal beauty, rather than uglyness. I'm happy this gallery has no frames! :) Bravissima Marisa!

lovebobo1314		22-Nov-2005 02:04
Very very good.... BoBo

type		21-Nov-2005 20:59
This gallery really appeals to me. Every image is very well observed and skilfully treated. Although I've seen galleries of yours with a similar theme, this one has a subtlety in subject and a more reserved post processing that respects the 'quietness' of the subjects. It's rare I enjoy each and every image in a gallery. I like the affectionate irony in the title, too. GMV

Richard Cobby		20-Nov-2005 18:32
What a wonderful skill you have in capturing the beauty and soul of almost any quite ordinary subject. You are a true artist, capturing the quality, mood, light and shade like very few can. If time allowed I would love to comment all each one of your photograhs - one day perhaps! I will certainly be back to experience more of your work. Very best regards Voted - Richard Cobby -UK

Valery Titievsky		15-Nov-2005 16:38
Your photographies wonderful! Looks very neat!

Rene Hales		15-Nov-2005 12:16
Fascinating gallery. There seem to be hidden messages in each of these images. I have enjoyed looking and pondering and spending time with the images.--Rene

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The other face of Paradise

“Paradise is seldom recognized as such until it is considered from the outside. The only paradise is paradise lost"

“Paradise is seldom recognized as such until it is considered from the outside.
The only paradise is paradise lost"