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Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter
60 x 30 seconds
ISO 4000
f/3.2
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier filter
61 x 30 seconds
ISO 4000
f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker
Stitched in MS ICE
Another shot I took earlier in the month, normally the 'off season' for Milky Way photography. Though not as spectacular as the core, this part of the sky still contains prominent features such as the Carina Nebula, the Coal Sack Nebula and the Magellanic Clouds, which are mostly only visible in the Southern Hemisphere. This was taken at Guilderton Lighthouse, about 120km north of my home city of Perth, Western Australia, which is also responsible for the light pollution on the left.
Located in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, California. It contains the 100-Hooker telescope that was used by Edwin Hubble to make observations of the universe that touched off modern astronomy and cosmology. For this reason it is sometimes referred to as the Sistine Chapel of Astronomy.
Nikon d5500
35mm
9 x 13s
ISO 3200
f/2.2
iOptron Skytracker
Stitched in MS ICE
Lake Thetis is on the outskirts of Cervantes, a small town approximately 15km north of the Pinnacles in Western Australia (thanks for tagging along Padraic!).
This lake is one of the few places left in the world to host stromatolites, which differ from the thrombolites I have shot in previous images in that they are layered rather than clotted accretionary microbial structures.
Excerpt from thewelltoronto.com/arts/dustin-yellin-emergence/:
Emergence
2023
Emergence by Dustin Yellin braids together three threads–the origin of the universe, the birth of life, and the creation of computing. The sculpture depicts a giant figure modeled from the World Tree, a mythological concept found across multiple cultures that connects the Earth to the stars. Mirroring various evolutionary hypotheses, Emergence grows out of a base plate that represents a primordial soup from which all life on Earth developed. Various vignettes and fantastical elements are scattered throughout the figure’s body: a cat with the rear of a dog stares into a toilet to see its reflection like Narcissus; an astronaut chick hatches out of a geodesic sphere; a battery-operated frog licks a Black Hole in the form of a bagel; a monkey emerges from a monkey brain held up by a large-lipped rotisserie chicken; hybrid animal/human astronauts explore the entire scene from top to bottom, making their way up to the moon.
Included among these surrealist details are many elements relating to the sculpture’s overarching themes of cosmology, mythology, and technology, interspersed with nods to Ontario, such as local flora and fauna, and major Canadian inventions. These many details add up to tell various stories of how small things come together to form more complex systems. Like an open-source code, these stories are not determined, and visitors are encouraged to decipher the artwork and construct their own narratives. More details catch the eye the longer one looks – discover the meaning behind each element by accessing the Emergence Discovery Handbook.
Nikon d5500
96 x 30 seconds
13mm
ISO 200
f/3.5
This was taken very early this morning at the end of my longest astrophotography trip yet. I drove 4.5 hours south of Perth to the Stirling Ranges to get another star trails image (it's the Milky Way offseason!) but I'm having a lot of trouble fixing my stupid mistake on that one.
Anyway, on the way back I stopped off at Lake Dumbelyung thinking the lake would be dry as it's the middle of summer here but it was still full, meaning all of the interesting parts were underwater. I was going to just head back home but thought I'd scout one last location and found this collection of dead trees near the shore.
All up it was a 16 hour trip and I might have just one photo to show for it! :-)
I really like this series of coins - I've been collecting them for a few years. They come from the Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich). They have a silver outer rim and an anodised niobium centre (giving it the colour). This is the second time they have done two shades of colour (the first was a green/ blue combination in 2014).
Each year is dedicated to a theme - this years theme was cosmology.
Thanks for viewing - HMM :-)
Nikon d5100
35mm
f1.8
ISO 4000
17 x 13s
Point Peron is the most westerly point in the Perth metropolitan area. Situated near Rockingham, approximately 38km south of the Perth CBD, it's a headland known for its rock formations and reefs with several small beaches. Despite being away from the worst of the city's light pollution it still suffers more than other locations I've been to around the city, in fact it has the worst light pollution of any location I have photographed (between 21.5 & 21.2 mpss). Thankfully I was facing directly west, towards the Indian Ocean where the light pollution drops off dramatically.
A beginning
According to our senses, I think it is possible if we want cosmologically speaking
and also without going so far, inside us, the visual idea of a new beginning
that is able to make sense of a reality never explained and "now" new ...
Something that almost an entire humanity has been asking for in silence.According to our senses, I think it is possible if we want cosmologically speaking
and also without going so far, inside us, the visual idea of a new beginning
that is able to make sense of a reality never explained and "now" new ...
35mm
ISO 3200
f1.8
42 x 13 seconds
This is a full width panorama of the Milky Way taken from Lake Dumbleyung in Western Australia. The left edge represents the SSW horizon while the right edge is the NNE horizon, that's 180 degrees. The central bulge was about 55 degrees above the western horizon. This particular image is 110 megapixels and comprises 42 images.
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Point Arkwright, QLD (Sunshine Coast)
My Mum and family are over visiting, staying up the coast, a ten minute drive from Point Arkwright. So.... what do I do... I get up at 5am and shoot dawn.....
I bumped into Phil there, check out his great stream.
Enjoy.
- Canon 50D.
- ISO 200, f9, 30 seconds, 10mm.
- Sigma 10-20mm.
- Tripod.
- Cokin p121 Medium Grad.
- ND400 filter (borrowed from Phil)
Processing
- Saturation and Contrast in Photoshop 6.0 and Lightroom 2.2.
About Parallel Universes.
The multiverse (or meta-universe, metaverse) is the theoretical set of multiple possible universes (including our universe) that together comprise everything that physically exists: The entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and constants that govern them. The term was coined in 1895 by the American philosopher and psychologist William James. The various universes within the multiverse are sometimes called parallel universes.
The structure of the multiverse, the nature of each universe within it and the relationship between the various constituent universes, depend on the specific multiverse hypothesis considered. Multiverses have been hypothesized in cosmology, physics, astronomy, philosophy, transpersonal psychology and fiction, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. In these contexts, parallel universes are also called 'alternative universes', 'quantum universes', 'interpenetrating dimensions', 'parallel dimensions', 'parallel worlds', 'alternative realities', and 'alternative timelines', among others.
I crateri Platone e Archimede, visibili in questa immagine, marcano il bordo del vasto Mare delle Piogge, distese che ricordano antichi mari di lava. In basso, i monti Appennini si stagliano come una catena possente, mentre la valle delle Alpi si snoda fra le montagne, un profondo solco scolpito da eventi cataclismatici del passato. Queste cicatrici sono oggi simboli di una bellezza ancestrale, testimoni immutabili della storia lunare. È lo stesso satellite che affascinava gli antichi sapienti, per i quali era simbolo di mistero e conoscenza celeste, e ancora oggi ci ispira con la sua incrollabile presenza e il suo fascino eterno.
Foto di stasera, telescopio Mak 127/1500mm con Canon EOS 800D e lente di Barlow 2x
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Nikon d5500
50mm with Hoya didymium filter
38 x 30 seconds
ISO 3200
f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker
Let's get back to astrophotography shall we ;-)
I have quite a backlog of stuff to work on so I'll start from the beginning. This one was shot earlier in the year at South Dandalup Dam, approximately 80km (50mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The light pollution above the water tower is from the Worsley Alumina mining operation about 50km away.
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Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Filter
36 x 8 seconds
ISO 4000
f/2.2
Stitched in MS ICE
This is a 385 megapixel image of the Large & Small Magellanic Clouds taken at Herron Point, just south of Mandurah in Western Australia. These neighbouring galaxies are 160k & 200k light years away respectively. The LMC contains approximately 30 billion stars while the SMC contains a few billion. The bright 'star' above the SMC is a globular cluster called 47 Tucanae containing around 500k stars. They can only be seen in Southern Hemisphere skies, so lucky us I guess :)
Nikon d5500
35mm
Sky:
ISO 3200
f/2.8
12 x 30 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
Foreground:
6 x 300 seconds
ISO 800
f/1.8
This is an 18 image panorama of the Milky Way over Bluff Knoll, south Western Australia's highest peak at 1100m (3600ft). The Stirling Ranges are a designated National Park and one of the few places in the state to receive regular snowfalls in winter. I had forgotten I'd even taken this panorama until I stumbled upon it while looking for some other photos a week or so ago.
The famous white temple in Mandalay is the ＂Hsinbyume Pagoda＂ or ＂Myatheindan Pagoda.＂ It＇s an iconic Buddhist temple with unique whitewashed architecture resembling the mythical Mount Meru. Commissioned by King Bagyidaw in 1816 in memory of his wife, Princess Hsinbyume, the temple symbolizes the seven mountain ranges encircling Mount Meru. Its design represents Buddhist cosmology and is adorned with intricate details, reflecting Mandalay＇s rich cultural heritage and spiritual significance.
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Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter
12 x 30 seconds
ISO 3200
f/2.2
Taken at Sugarloaf Rock near Dunsborough approximately 200km south of Perth.
Nikon d5500
11mm
100 x 30 seconds
ISO 200
f3.5
Processed in startrails.exe
Bluff Knoll is south west WA's tallest peak at 1100m. It's about the only place that has fairly regular snowfalls in the entire state. This was taken though in the middle of summer earlier this year during the first of January's two Super Moons, called the Full Wolf Moon. I'd almost forgotten about this image as it didn't quite turn out how I liked (I stupidly set the intervalometer incorrectly) and I contemplated whether to upload it at all. I drove 4 hours to this spot so I may as well get something out of it! ;-)
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter
ISO 3200
f/2.8
26 x 30 seconds (sky)
10 x 13 seconds (foreground)
iOptron SkyTracker mount
Stitched in MS ICE
This is a 36 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising over a farm in Keysbrook, Western Australia, approximately 50km (30mi) south of Perth. This location is quite near to the city limits so normally you would struggle to get this much clarity in the core but the Hoya filter does a good job of minimising light pollution and capturing the night sky as if you were twice as far from those pesky city lights :)
There are seven gates to enter the mosque, each named after Al-Asmaul-Husna, the names of God in Islam. The number seven represent Seven Heavens in Islamic cosmology. The wudu (ablution) fountains located on ground floor, while the main prayer hall and main courtyard located on elevated first floor. The building is consist of two connected rectangular structures; the main structure and the smaller secondary structure. The smaller one served as main gate as well as stairs and prayer spaces. The rectangular main prayer hall building is covered by a 45 meter diameter central spherical dome, the number "45" symbolize the year of Proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945. The main dome is adorned with stainless steel ornamental pinnacle that took form of a crescent and star, the symbol of Islam. The smaller secondary dome is also adorned with stainless steel pinnacle with Arabic caligraphy of Allah
20 x 13 seconds
35mm
ISO 5000
f/1.8
Stitched in MS ICE
The Milky Way sets below the Mars-like landscape of The Pinnacles Desert. This is a 20 shot panorama taken as the core sets below the western horizon. The Large Magellanic Cloud can be seen on the left of the image above the light pollution of Perth, approximately 200km (120mi) to the south.
The nebula is classified as both a reflection nebula (as it is reflecting the light of a nearby star) and as an emission nebula (as it releases hydrogen-alpha radiation). The nebula won't be around for long (in cosmological terms). The intense radiation of the nearby variable star Gamma Cassiopeia is not only illuminating the nebula but also is essentially "blowing" it away and causing it to disperse. Officially known as IC 63, this nebula is located 550 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.
Nikon d5500
35mm
ISO 3200
f/2.5
Foreground: 3 x 10 seconds
Sky: 11 x 30 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
This is a 14 shot panorama of the Milky Way at Bailup as it sets into the light pollution of the nearby city of Perth in Western Australia.
Setting up this hour glass shot for the weeks theme 'Glass' got me thinking about so many things.
The shape of this object controls the flow of the raw material from which the vessal itself is made (sand) - and so in some ways, is it not a carefully constructed time machine? The narrower the waist the slower the time?
As I came to decide which of the many shots I had taken of this object to upload I also wondered if these weird colours and sensual curves perhaps also symbolise the very form of space and time itself? A cosmologists dream?
Forgive my meanderings! HMM!
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Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter
f/2.8
ISO 4000
Sky - 37 x 30 seconds
Foreground - 22 x 13 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
Another one taken over the summer during the Milky Way off season :)
This is a 59 image panorama of the Milky Way rising perpendicular to the horizon at North Dandalup Dam about an hour's drive from my home in Perth, Western Australia. The Carina Nebula is prominent just above centre in the image with the Magellanic Clouds on the right edge. The Hoya Red Intensifier filter helps with light pollution and to highlight H-Alpha nebulae but also has the effect of sometimes adding a red/pink hue which you can see in the light pollution here.
According to Thai cosmology, Sumeru Mountain is considered the pillar of the world as well as the center as the universe. The mountain, supported stays above the surface of the water. lt is the residence of spirits ranging from deities in heaven to devils in hell. The beings living by the mountainside also include humans, nagas, garudas. ogres. ogresses and yogis Each of them is distinguished by wisdom morality
On the top of the lofty mountain the heaven called Tavatimsa where trai Trueng City is located The city is believed be the kingdom of gods where Sakka or Indra is the king Indra’s most important responsibility is to protect the serenity of the world community his divine kingship is a result of the merit he had made during his past lives.
Sakka lives in a castle called Phaichayon Maha Prasat (Phai chayon great grand palace). In the center of the castle stands the heavenly throne, namely Bandu Kamplhon, which will turn stiff when the world falls into disastrous catastrophe. Learnirng the situation, Indra will come down from heaven to help save his people on earth.
Sumeru Mountain is surrounded by an ocean, called Nathi Si Thandorn, while the Himavant Forest and Anodata Pond are at the toot of the mountan. Four springs which ane illustrated by the faces of 4 different animals including the lion, elephant, horse and ox are located at the 4 cardinal points of the pond Through the ox spring only, the water flows from the pond into the ocean
Nikon d5500
50mm + Hoya Red Intensifier Filter
92 x 30 seconds
ISO 3200
f/2.8
iOptron SkyTracker Mount
Stitched in MS ICE
This is a 690MP image of the Milky Way rising over South Dandalup Dam approximately 80km (50mi) south of Perth in Western Australia. Originally coming in at 1.3 gigapixels the image had to be shrunk in order to get below Flickr's upload limit of 200MB.
Featured in this image are the Large & Small Magellanic Clouds, just above and to the right of the dam tower, and the prominent Carina Nebula, a little north of the LMC. This is highlighted nicely thanks to the Hoya Red Intensifier didymium filter. I also used a star tracker again which tends to allow the camera to pick up significantly more airglow which you can see as green waves just above the horizon here.
This is my first time shooting at this location. It's one of the dams around my city that is gated off so it requires a bit of a walk to get to but it also means no traffic to interrupt me :)
I went to the movies today to watch "Horton Hears a Who!", a very funny movie and an intelligent metaphor. It reminded me of this photo, which I left behind after processing it a few days ago feeling it hadn't enough "wow factor", whatever that may be. It intends to be minimalist and abstract. It reminds me of the astronomical and cosmological revolution that ironically has diminished the uniqueness of Man's position. Ptolemy had us at the center, Copernicus nudged us to a minor planet in orbit around the Sun. The Sun is now an insignificant star in an insignificant galaxy in an insignificant cluster in what may prove to be an insignificant universe! Like an insignificant droplet, isn't it?
Tomorrow at dawn I'll go for more of this microcosms. Maybe I'll hear a Who!
Shrine in one of the largest Khmer temples in what today is Nakhon Ratchasima province in Thailand. The temple must have been an important part of the empire, marking one end of the ancient Khmer highway from Angkor and with the enclosed area similar to Angkor Wat in size. Most buildings are from the late 11th to the late 12th century and built as a Buddhist temple, even though the Khmer were Hindu at the time, reflecting Buddhism as the established local religion.
As most Khmer temples Phimai was built to resemble the universe in Buddhist and Hindu cosmology. The main building forming the peak of mount Meru in the center and the outer buildings and enclosures forming the surrounding waters and mountains.
Today Phimai is protected as part of a National Historical park, with limited reconstruction and restoration.
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The Purico complex seen from the NNW.
From left to right: Cerro Purico, Cerro Negro, Cerros de Macón. In the background you can see the Colachi (snow-covered) and Acamarachi strato-volcanoes.
Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.
The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey, the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the walls and the balustrades.
Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.
Nikon d5500
35mm
ISO 3200
f/2.5
Sky: 21 x 30s
Foreground: 10 x 15s
iOptron SkyTracker
This is actually a large puddle that had formed after some recent winter rains. It was reflecting the night sky rather nicely so I decided to make the most of the situation :)
This is a 31 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising over Herron Point, not much more than 45 minutes from my home in Perth, Western Australia.
Coban Pelangi "rainbow 🌈" waterfall at the bottom of starting point for mountain hiking to Mount Semeru, one of the highest mountain in Java, took its name from the mythical Mount Meru in Indian cosmology.
Picture taken from the stairs heading towards Coban Pelangi waterfall, Tengger Semeru National Park, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia.
Nikon d5500
ISO 3200
f/2.8
35mm
Sky - 8 x 30 seconds
Dunes - 4 x 13 seconds
iOptron SkyTracker
Stitched in MS ICE
This is a 12 shot panorama of the Milky Way rising over the Nambung Desert approximately 200km north of Perth in Western Australia. The dunes were light painted using a hand held spotlight.
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Big Kisses @ All,Who Follow Me
XoXo Blackangel
(Background not From Secondlife,Photoshop Edit)
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We're part of the moonlight
Ain't a fantasy
Can't bring you the sunlight
Gotta hide your heart
We're born to be sad, sad, sad, sad
So start to be glad, glad, glad, glad
C'mon yo moonchild, moonchild
That's supposed to be
Yeah all the pain, all the sorrow
That's your destiny, see
You know my life is like this
We gotta dance in the rain
Dance in the pain
Even though we crashed now
We gonna dance in the plane
우리에겐 누구보다 밤의 풍경이 필요해
그 어느 누구도 아닌 너만이 날 위로해 the savages
But don't you tell yourself
Moonchild you shine
When you rise, it's your time
C'mon yo
Moonchild don't cry
When moon rise, it's your time
C'mon yo
Moonchild you shine
When moon rise, it's your time
떠나도 절대 한 번도 떠나지지가 않아
죽고싶다며 그만큼 넌 또 열심히 살아댔네
떼어놓고 싶다며 또 다른 줄을 달아
생각하지 말란 생각조차 생각이잖아 you know
사실은 우리 이런 운명이런 걸 you know
끝없는 고통 속에 웃는거란 걸 you know
저유를 말허는 순간 자유는 없어 you know
Do you know
다시 그 내려오는 눈으로 저 밤하늘을 봐
너에겐 보여줄거야 너의 창 너의 시간
알고 있니 저 가로등에도 가시가 많아
저 명멸하는 빛을 자세히 한 번 쳐다봐
야경이란 게 참 잔인하지않니
누구의 가시들이 모여 펼쳐진 장관을
분명 누 군가 너의 가시를 보며 의로받겠지
우린 서로의 야경 서로의 달
우린 서로의 야경 서로의 달
우린 서로의 야경 서로의 달
우린 서로의 야경 서로의 달
C'mon yo
Moonchild don't cry
When moon rise, it's your time
C'mon yo
Moonchild you shine
When moon rise, it's your time
C'mon yo
When moon rise, it's your time
C'mon yo
A cosmic vision painted inside Qoricancha, the most important temple of the Inka Empire, located in Cusco, Peru. This artwork represents "Willka Mayu" (Sacred River), the Inka name for the Milky Way. The Inka believed that the celestial river mirrored the Vilcanota River on Earth, forming a vital part of their agricultural calendar, spiritual life, and cosmic worldview. This stunning piece captures both the mystery and vibrancy of their astronomical knowledge.
Nikon d5100
35mm
f1.8
4 x 40 x 30s
ISO 800
This is a four shot star trails photo taken at Emu Downs Wind Farm approx 220km north of Perth, Western Australia. Each shot consists of 40 individual photos stacked in startrails.exe then stitched in PTGui. Entry into the farm is restricted (it's also a cattle farm) so I was forced to take the photos from outside of the fenced area, I would have preferred to get a little closer :)
Excerpt from thewelltoronto.com/arts/dustin-yellin-emergence/:
Emergence
2023
Emergence by Dustin Yellin braids together three threads–the origin of the universe, the birth of life, and the creation of computing. The sculpture depicts a giant figure modeled from the World Tree, a mythological concept found across multiple cultures that connects the Earth to the stars. Mirroring various evolutionary hypotheses, Emergence grows out of a base plate that represents a primordial soup from which all life on Earth developed. Various vignettes and fantastical elements are scattered throughout the figure’s body: a cat with the rear of a dog stares into a toilet to see its reflection like Narcissus; an astronaut chick hatches out of a geodesic sphere; a battery-operated frog licks a Black Hole in the form of a bagel; a monkey emerges from a monkey brain held up by a large-lipped rotisserie chicken; hybrid animal/human astronauts explore the entire scene from top to bottom, making their way up to the moon.
Included among these surrealist details are many elements relating to the sculpture’s overarching themes of cosmology, mythology, and technology, interspersed with nods to Ontario, such as local flora and fauna, and major Canadian inventions. These many details add up to tell various stories of how small things come together to form more complex systems. Like an open-source code, these stories are not determined, and visitors are encouraged to decipher the artwork and construct their own narratives. More details catch the eye the longer one looks – discover the meaning behind each element by accessing the Emergence Discovery Handbook.
Nikon d5100
35mm
4 x 13 seconds
ISO 4000
f2
Hmmm, something different about this one.....oh, no Milky Way! Well technically it's all the Milky Way, except those two splotches of course, they're the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, our neighbouring galaxies 200k & 160k light years away. The LMC contains approximately 30 billion stars while the SMC contains just a few billion. These two beauties can only be seen in Southern Hemisphere skies.
The yellow/orange light pollution is caused by smoke from controlled burns around the city at the time.
Nikon d5100
35mm
f2.0
ISO 4000
8 x 13 seconds
Stitched in MS ICE
This is a mosaic of 8 35mm shots taken at a salt lake near Cataby in Western Australia. The tree was light painted using a hand held spotlight. The Milky Way is setting towards the west.
The Hsinbyume Pagoda (also known as Mya Thein Tan Pagoda) was built in 1816 by prince Bagyidaw, the son of King Bodawpaya. The prince built this impressive white pagoda to commemorate Princess Hsinbyume his late wife (whose name means the White Elephant Queen) who had passed away during childbirth. One hundred thousand emeralds were used to fund the construction of the white pagoda which can explain its other name Mye Thein Tan (Mye= emerald, Thein Tan = 100,000).
The pagoda’s architectural style is very different from other pagodas in Myamar. The base of the structure shaped like circular terraces is a representation of the seven mountain ranges surrounding Mount Meru, the center of the universe in Buddhist cosmology. The pagoda on top is said to be built after the Chulamanee pagoda in the center of the universe on top of Mount Meru. The pagoda that is topped with a gold spire enshrines a Buddha image. The seven tiered concentric base shaped like waves contains niches, some of which contain small statues of mythological figures.
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Excerpt from thewelltoronto.com/arts/dustin-yellin-emergence/:
Emergence
2023
Emergence by Dustin Yellin braids together three threads–the origin of the universe, the birth of life, and the creation of computing. The sculpture depicts a giant figure modeled from the World Tree, a mythological concept found across multiple cultures that connects the Earth to the stars. Mirroring various evolutionary hypotheses, Emergence grows out of a base plate that represents a primordial soup from which all life on Earth developed. Various vignettes and fantastical elements are scattered throughout the figure’s body: a cat with the rear of a dog stares into a toilet to see its reflection like Narcissus; an astronaut chick hatches out of a geodesic sphere; a battery-operated frog licks a Black Hole in the form of a bagel; a monkey emerges from a monkey brain held up by a large-lipped rotisserie chicken; hybrid animal/human astronauts explore the entire scene from top to bottom, making their way up to the moon.
Included among these surrealist details are many elements relating to the sculpture’s overarching themes of cosmology, mythology, and technology, interspersed with nods to Ontario, such as local flora and fauna, and major Canadian inventions. These many details add up to tell various stories of how small things come together to form more complex systems. Like an open-source code, these stories are not determined, and visitors are encouraged to decipher the artwork and construct their own narratives. More details catch the eye the longer one looks – discover the meaning behind each element by accessing the Emergence Discovery Handbook.