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When I was 18, I had a dream that I met Michael Stipe and asked him where he was living. He said, “I live in many places.”
These are three images that I captured within the last few months.
Post a comment and tell me: where would you rather be? Why?
April 15th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Working in NYC, and living in JC, I see city streets (pic #3) every day, so I have to definitely say the beach (pic #2) is where I’d rather be, it would be a nice change of pace. I love waking up to the sound of waves crashing (so much more relaxing than a screaming ambulance).
April 15th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I love that view of the city. Best place in the world to live. I wouldn’t trade it. As a vacation, the mountains are awesome. So peaceful, serene.
I don’t do beaches. Mainly, sand in the crotch and my hair frizzes when its to hot. Let’s not get started on the bathing suit thing.
But hey, vacations are vacations, and i need one of those.
April 15th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Great pictures.
I can’t say there is any place I would rather be than home.
That being said, given the three choices you just showed me, I’d have to say the beach at sunset. Romantic, warm, the smell of the ocean air. I can almost smell it
April 15th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Great question. I love deep thoughts for the day.
The mountain pic is gorgeous but I’m lucky enough to see those outside my window every day. The beach pic looks so relaxing but I just came back from a beachy vacation so I don’t miss the ocean at the moment. I’ll take the city lights right now. So much possibility of places and things to do. Plus I find it peaceful to watch the hustle and bustle of the world below. There is no better time than the city at night.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
where I’m at. It may not always be pretty, but it’s home and the people I love are here.
But if my home overlooked the beach, I’d be happy.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Great pictures…Thank you for sharing them. Not to sound like a pageant answer but… I’d rather be in a less violent world..maybe one where we could actually stop for a minute and look at what’s happening and make changes for the better.
Also, I would love to be standing in a cheering crowd listening to you sing:o)
April 15th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I have to agree… great pictures, Ryan! Thanks for sharing.
I’d rather be in the city. One of the biggest draws for me is there’s always so much going on; it’s vibrant, diverse, alive. The mountains would be my second choice, as a place of respite.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Def on the beach with an ice cold drink-good friends and maybe even a good book to read. The sun warming our souls and the water cooling our feet in a nice comfy chair at the edge of the water. Sounds good to me. Hurry up warm weather!!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
My way of looking at it is I would rather be with the taxi cabs because too much of any one place makes it harder to appreciate. So take me away taxi cab… to wherever.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Mmmm imagine skiing down those slopes.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I would rather not choose one and prefer to be all those places all the time. All those places energize me at different segments of my life. NYC is filled with so much energy - just breathing the air conjures up a thousand ideas. However, the city can be draining and the beach is what you need to re-energize and search for deeper feelings. After a week of soul finding with sand between your toes, snowboarding in the mountains stimulates the adreneline by taking risks and living on the edge.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Can I get some photography tips?
I need to practice more.
Right now would have to be picture 3. Life is so stressful now that a sunset on the beach with some drinks and snacks sounds very appealing. What would top it off is a fullmoon to boot.
peace and rockon O L2
April 15th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Take me to the snow covered mountains, It looks so crisp and peaceful, I could take a moment to breathe and think. Lucky you to have been there.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
right now, i’m in the mood for the beach.
i love how it can shut you up.
kinda like the stars.
you just sit there looking and watching silently.
you have no choice but to listen to your own thoughts.
i love that.
so, beach it is.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Campfire. At the beach. With guitars. Friends…family…a bottle wine? Good ‘ol classic rock tunes, paradise for me…
April 15th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
tough choice.
i assume the first picture is NYC. i stayed there for 2 weeks when i was in the US. i think is the most amazng place. there is so much to do, the people are all very different which i think is good thing and the art. the art was incredible, from the muscians busking on the sidewalk to the museums. i can understand why you love it so much ryan. that would be my first choice.
second would be the beach. i am lucky enough to live near the beach here in melbourne and i have spent many a night watching the sun set over the water.
when ever i have a dificult decision to make i head to the beach at sunset. i sit on the jetty with my feet in the water and watch the sun change through the entire spectrum of color. in that spot i made the choice to enlist and serve my country, it is also the spot i went to to find cumfort after the death of my grand father.
but who can forget the mountains. there is almost nothing better than carving up fresh power with just you, your friends and your snowbaord.
if you are interested i have a couple of photos of the sun setting on my website. feel free to check them out. they are not as inspiring as yours though.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Anywhere, anytime, in the moment =)
April 16th, 2008 at 5:32 am
I have lived my whole live in New York City. There are so many memories here that have shaped who I am as a person that I cant fathom wanting to be anywhere else than where all the people I care about are, which = home! New york has it all, the relaxing, serene beach and if you travel an hour or two, beautiful snow covered mountains! Plus its the first place I got to experience Ryan Star live
April 16th, 2008 at 6:48 am
# 1 is home. I live in the near north of Canada, lakes, woods and wildlife. I wouldn’t mind being slighty more secluded, seriously. Muskoka is cottage country, the population swells in the summer and while I love that aspect it does get tiresome by the end of the season.
Prince Edward Island - is my number #2. The island is beautiful viusally, but it’s the people that make it magic. I spent some time on the island during my ‘influential’ early twenties and it’s amazing how a place can steal your heart like a first love.
I’m still searching for #3. I’d pick Mongolia, I want to live in a Yurt. I just need to visit so I can ‘officially’ pick it as #3.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:31 am
May I pick all three? Coming from Madrid I miss the fuzz and buzz of the city. I’m very comfortable were I live (NoVa) but I miss walking and getting lost in the streets…
I love the outdoors, my dream is to retire and hike the AT. But that picture with the big slope also reminds me of the adventorous me that is too lazy to do anything, every winter I tell myself that I will learn to snowboard, and the snow melts waiting for me.
And the beach is just part of me. As a child I spent many beautiful summer vacations at our beach house so the beach always reminds me of the good all days. By the ocean there are no bad memories.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:52 am
It would depend on the mood I think. Some days I just want noise and colour and lights and music and people but most days i would just like to have peace and the sound of the ocean…. so the beach it is.
April 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I’d take the beach any day!
Right now lying on a beack at sun down would be heaven on earth. To feel the support of warm sand beneath your body, the cool water caress your toes and the last warm rays of sunshine kiss your face……
April 16th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I love cities, but this says it best:
What is it about Mountains and Seas?
On my journey I beheld a mountain
so wide and vast, it took my breath
My eyes upward
I felt so small
Surely there is a Creator.
In Montauk, I turned a corner
There was the ocean
Splashing foam painted a seascape
there, between two buildings
flowing like my tears
The peace I had been looking for seemed possible now.
What is it about Mountains and Seas?
April 16th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I def. would rather be near the ocean. The peace and tranquility that the calm seas bring to me is kinda embarasing. That and I have always loved the water. Its just one of those.. callings I guess. It makes me feel good to sit on the beach and just watch the water roll up onto the beach. It eats away at everything so slowly. Its beautiful but its deadly.
April 16th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I think it’s great to wanna visit the whole world, especially when you are 18, an age of self-discovery.
But even if you think you have discovered yourself just because you got old, that shouldn’t be a reason to live in only one place. Nothing should be a reason for that. Nothing should get in the way. The world is huge for you to waste it with your absence.
I mean, you got a life, it’s kinda short, you got lots of means of transportation, so it’s absurd to limit a space.
I say I’d live anywhere, ‘cause I love all seasons, be it cold or hot. It would be so previsible and convenient for me to say I’d rather live at the beach, ‘cause I live in a stressing city, as much as a country person dreams for the “evolution” of the city.
I’m 19, I haven’t traveled a lot yet, but enough to say every place has its good and bad side. We gotta just enjoy them all…
April 16th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Where would I rather be? There’s a fantastic community in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains right outside Asheville North Carolina. A week after my husband passed away, my son and I escaped to the Biltmore Inn just to get away from everything .. to have time on our own to grieve. I fell in love with the area immediately. As soon as I win the lottery I’ll be buying a home in the heart of the Biltmore Forest … someplace to get lost in when I need to be away from everything. I’m somewhat of a hermit since my husband died. I enjoy the solitude.
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April 16th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
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April 16th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Tough choice NYC to talk to you :), or the beach when it’s warm, mountians during a snowfall. Maybe it will be talking to you at the beach way after sunset. Now about the warm part…
~P~
April 16th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Beautiful song.. and…might I say since I live in what I consider one of the most beautiful locations in the world, I would say the beach scene! Not only is it lovely in the summer but it is gorgeous all year round…a perfect place to sit and ponder by yourself, with your loved one, or friends.
Might I add, is it not gorgeous around our parts this time a year (trees, nature, etc.)!
Jillian
April 16th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I am most happy at our lake where it is peaceful, serene and beautiful. I love to sit on the porch and stare out at the water which seems to go on forever. I also love that time doesn’t matter there, its perfectly ok to have a cold beer at noon, and none of todays distractions exist out there.
Nice pics. The mountains look beautiful.
April 17th, 2008 at 5:47 am
My choice would be the beach. The mountains are beautiful and peaceful but there is something about sitting and listening to the water roll up onto the beach that leaves me with such a relaxed and calm feeling. I’m pretty sure if I lived on a beach where I could watch the sunset everyday and here the ocean I would never be anything but content with life.
April 17th, 2008 at 8:09 am
All three:
New York because i was fall in love with this city.
The mountains because it is the best place to take a walk with my dog.
And th beach because i can let everything behind me.
April 18th, 2008 at 1:31 am
I love a city because I can be by myself and yet never feel alone. I will have a chance to do that in New York this summer and I am really looking forward to it.
I love the beach, but Santa Cruz is more my thing than Southern California. It’s easier to write there. Cape Cod is nice too.
Right this minute I’m in Paris. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
April 19th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Picture 3, the sunset…why? because it looks like the best closure to an end of a day.
Stress free is how i like it and that setting speaks beauty to me, it looks easy.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:21 pm
The beach, no contest. As a Northern Calif gal that move to KY, i am so longing
for N Cal, it hurts. I use to live only a few short miles from the coast and miss
it something terrible. The beautiful sunset, ocean smells and if you combine the beach
with the redwood forrest it is a incredible unforgettable place to be.
On the beach at sunset with a someone special, bonfire going on, friends, cool drinks
and Rayn playing songs…. niceeeeeee ahhhhh. YO
April 21st, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Personally, I’d rather be in NYC. That’s my dream trip and I’ve never been - YET!!! And if you’re not there, I’d take anyplace where you’re playing a live show. Pretty sure that’s never going to happen here in Idaho! I love the pictures though and could honestly be in any of those places!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I’d like to be as far away from this mess as possible… Yeah, that’s where. : )
April 21st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
NYC. The pace, the diversity of people, the ability to go anywhere almost instantly in the city, the variety of things to do and the closeness of remote places far away. I did the ocean and the snow and neither made me happy. Cities have always made me happy.
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:13 am
My choice would be the ocean…sitting under an umbrella sipping on something fruity watching my 4 year old daughter building sand castles & collecting shells, while my husband & I take turns sleeping in the shade. Sounds like the perfect day to me!
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:42 am
I am automatically drawn to the picture of the mountains. If not for my family, I would love to live in the middle of nowhere… to just BE there.
“There is pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea and the music in its roar;
I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
— Lord Byron