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Lightning drops from the sky during an afternoon monsoon storm near Wickenburg, AZ. The Arizona monsoon is a pattern of pronounced increase in thunderstorms and rainfall over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, typically occurring between June and September. During the monsoon, thunderstorms are fueled by daytime heating and build up during the late afternoon-early evening. Typically, these storms dissipate by late night, and the next day starts out fair, with the cycle repeating daily.
It is time to halloween, we hope that the world is more open to differences, and that our children can play healthy way without the barriers imposed by our prejudices.
Its time to celebrate .. !!
We can leave all the misfortune behind and move on !!
love this music, it inspires me !!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeLvWeFb4sk
Happy Halloween.. swettys !! >,.,<
This was the last image that I took on an unforgettable evening shoot at Hooker Lake, Mt Cook. I had the pleasure of Christian Klepp’s company on this evening, a very talented German photography based in Hamburg who I had previously bumped into at Tasman Lake. Both of us were pretty stoked to get this wonderful pink light over Mt Cook as the sun set!
Taken with Pentax 645Nii medium format camera and fuji velvia 50 film
You've gotta love the collision of elements. Molten earth becomes fire, which pours into the water which creates steam, which rises high up into the air (and eventually forms clouds and vog and pours rain back over the Big Island).
I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but for those who don't know -- the Big Island of Hawaii is essentially five volcanoes, and only one of them is extinct. Two are dormant, two are active.
Of course, even the lava here takes its time, has a nice laid back chill-brah attitude -- other volcanoes, the lava is essentially tense, forming tight bonds so that the air beneath it only escapes at certain times (i.e. big dangerous sudden eruption).
On the Big Island, though, the lava is mushy, gooey, the air can constantly escape -- so, the eruption is slow and persistent. The lava pushes inexorably toward the sea.
Or, in some cases, toward and across towns. Like the town of Kalapana. Kalapana was a thriving little Hawaiian town... until 1990, when the Kilauea eruption sent a metric god-load of lava down to slide over the li'l island burg. You hike out over the lava flow that destroyed that town to get to here, the Kalapana viewing area. It's actually created miles of new coastline -- this island is one of the youngest in the world, and its one of the only ones still actually in process. (There's actually a sixth active volcano beneath the ocean, not far from the island's edge -- in around 10,000 years, that'll form a whole new part of the island.)
Here, in the distance, the lava oozes lazily into the sea. Sending up steam, a sinister red glow, and the occasional spatter of hot lava. Just like how it happens in my pants.
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What? Who? Who said that? I have to go.
I'll just say this: it's a great place to watch a sunset.
Lightning drops from the sky during an afternoon monsoon storm near Wickenburg, AZ. The Arizona monsoon is a pattern of pronounced increase in thunderstorms and rainfall over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, typically occurring between June and September. During the monsoon, thunderstorms are fueled by daytime heating and build up during the late afternoon-early evening. Typically, these storms dissipate by late night, and the next day starts out fair, with the cycle repeating daily.
Long exposure for me, is one of the most creative and aesthetically pleasing of the techniques that can be used to produce images photographically. Now depending on the subject and desired effect, I tend to like exposures of anything between one second and twelve minutes, but as I said and would wish to stress, the choice of timing really depends on what I’ve visualised for the end result.
Now I’m really not too keen on classifying myself as ‘just’ a long exposure landscape photographer, as it does seem a little narrow a classification. But when looking back at my work it becomes evident that movement and the ability to exploit it photographically, is of fundamental importance to why I love photography. But why?
First, I think it has something to do with the fact that I’m a trained animator and the use of movement is a key element in the production off animation, (well the illusion of movement is, as animation is only a series of still images that trick the brain into seeing movement). This suggestive, (as opposed genuine movement that animation and live action has), is rather powerful in photography as it enables the viewer to reflect deeper into what’s before and what is to be after the moment in time on display. For me this slower more reflective nature of photography (not unlike painting) has a special quality to initiate depth of engagement in our faster quick fire instant gratification culture. Please don’t misconceive me here, I still love animation, but photography offers me something uniquely different to add to my creative experiences.
I also love using long exposure in dynamic environments, as it eliminates detail and simplifies the moving elements. This is a powerful compositional tool, as it enables the photographer to condense the detailed information to key elements providing less resistance in the guiding of the viewer eye around the image. Furthermore if you junkstapose hard subjects with soft ones, you are able to highlight detail very effectively and create a stronger viewer engagement.
I’ve always been fascinated by the way long exposures distort the light falling on the film or sensor and merges the tones and colours together. This process Introduces element of uncertainty and creates something that cannot be seen with our own eye, which subsequently from a viewing perspective injects elements of the surreal. Ironically this surreal, but photographically ‘real’ image is a paradox when it comes to reality, as it seems to fall in to both opposing camps of the fine art and realists images makers. Personally I’ve never been an advocate of looking for the reality in something and I’m a big fan of producing images that distort my own perceptions, and offer an alternative views. I’m a strong believer that we each have subtly different realities anyway and trying to force our own views on others is futile. It has always irritated me when people have asked of an images ‘reality’ credentials, as I feel there has been an absence of thought to what ‘reality’ actually is. Anyway let me try to get back on topic. Part of why I love experimenting with different length exposures, and different degrees of this mixture of tone and colour, is that it challenges my own way of seeing the world, which develops subtle evolutionary changes to my perceptions. For me life gets too boring if we only see one way and I’m not sure if it’s just me, but I have a strong desire to keep changing the way I look so that I can see with more depth and texture.
This shot in particular is an experiment that I made to try and find alternative views on the amazing conditions I was presented with at Sandsend a few months ago. I used a one minute exposure to try and distort the moving elements and this is the result. I particularly like the way this image draws out my conceptual nature, namely that there are no solid elements present, (well apart from the horizon and considering that is water, even that’s debatable) and that everything is changing within the shot. For me this speaks of the ever changing fragile world we live in and ironically I find security in continual metamorphosis of the differing natural elements
Note: This is the other side of the rainbow.
Once an honorable man, this rogue preys upon weary travelers as an act of revenge against the society that cast him out.
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Outbreak Chapter 9 tomorrow hopefully!
Also, this is probably the first time you've seen eclipseGrafx on a castle/fantasy fig :P
Dead Horse Point State Park
Moab, Utah
When all the elements converged - Sun, Fog, Snow, Clouds and Wind. I waited 4 hours for this shot to happen, under a 5'F frigid temperature - with frozen fingers and toes and a big grin on my face. Truly, nature's beauty is profound.
Lightning drops from the sky during an afternoon monsoon storm near Wickenburg, AZ. The Arizona monsoon is a pattern of pronounced increase in thunderstorms and rainfall over large areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, typically occurring between June and September. During the monsoon, thunderstorms are fueled by daytime heating and build up during the late afternoon-early evening. Typically, these storms dissipate by late night, and the next day starts out fair, with the cycle repeating daily.
“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” ~Amit Ray
This weekend me and my sister are going to run Rainshadow Running's Orcas Island 25k. Trails, hills, forests, salt water, and snow will be there to take our minds and bodies on a little journey through nature. I'm looking forward to a day in the elements. There is nothing quite so purifying to me.
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
Marcus Aurelius
ICM using horizontal motion. Slight sharpening and colours enhanced in processing.
119 pictures in 2019 (2) abstract landscape
I've been thinking about what music to put with this one, and keep coming back to this Where the Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Kylie Minogue
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Fun water display at Darling Harbour, with fireworks.
Says the blurb: 'Elemental takes us on a journey from the origins of our planet, through the ages that have defined our land and waterways and delivers us to the world we call home.' If anyone knows what they were smoking, can I get some?
Just outside Glacier Bay, Alaska ... One of the most amazing, most breathtaking, indescribable places I've ever been. Thank goodness for cameras because the majestry of being there is truly indescribable.
Add a pinch of rainbow with a good helping of nearby Rain, and lastly sprinkle with an amazing Sunset.
I should like to capture the point at which distant lines meet for a moment before diverging forever, that sense of inexplicable juxtaposition, the way you can feel context dropping away beneath you: stranger songs, the eternal Nowhere..
©words drip from my mouth
The Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit opened in 1925 and closed in 1977. In late 2018 it reopened as a hotel, officially named the Element Detroit at the Metropolitan.