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Over the weekend I learned about the existence of HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, and decided I just had to try it out. After a few false starts, I came up with this. Not a particularly wonderful picture, but I was pleased to find that using hdr deals with a problem which made me want to try it: the bright light shining in the window makes photographing the interior in this direction very difficult. In this photograph it is possible to see everything - the flowers, the reflections on the table and from the piano, as well as the trees and shrubs in the garden outside.
For anyone who doesn't already know, the idea of HDR is to take several photos of the same scene at different exposures, so as to capture the full dynamic range of the scene. These multiple photographs can then be combined in software to produce an (undisplayable) hdr image with the full dynamic range. That image can then be 'tone mapped' to produce a displayable realization of the hdr image, such as this one. I was amazed to find that this scene actually has a dynamic range of over 500,000:1, and I combined 12 photos at 1-stop intervals to get this result.
Personally I was disappointed to find that most (but not all) of the photographs in the HDR groups have a hyper-realistic appearance, where all the edges are sharper, all the colours more intense, etc., than in real life. It can be very impressive, but its not to my taste.
Time is an invisible entity that passes by, silently, quickly, and inconspicuiously. Treasure the tides of change, for many moments change, in minutes, seconds, days or years.
I you ever question the existence of God go look up.
Out in West Texas it gets REALLY dark. Last night as I was in the middle of nowhere (I have it on the map over there) I pulled over to see how dark it really was. For 5 minutes there was not a single car or truck that went past. No moon or lights in sight. Me and the desert. In a way it was kind of eery. Not sure if it was the way the wind was blowing or the coyotes in the desert barking, Maybe it was the thought that when I get ready to leave I sure hope the truck starts.
I looked up in the sky and saw millions of stars. Just then a calm came over me and I knew out there in the middle of the West Texas desert I was not alone. There was that knowing that God is right there. As I stood there I felt closer to God than I have in years. I did not need to be in some church somewhere where at some point the people you need the most truly help you the least. It was a true feeling of peace.
Here this looks like some black blob LOL. Check it out here.....
The existence of microorganisms in the boiling hot springs of Yellowstone was only discovered in 1966 by Thomas Brock. These thermophilic algae and bacteria are able to survive not only in temperatures well above 100º C, but also in environments that would be absolutely lethal for any other form life, such as acidic waters or alkaline springs. The intensity of the water color depends on the light, the microorganisms present and the particulates that might be suspended in the water among other things. Pigments within the microorganisms themselves also account for different coloration.
"God is a hypothesis constructed by man to help him understand what existence is all about."
— Julian Huxley (1887-1975) "Religion Without God," The Observer (March 31, 1963)
Image: [42] The Ancient of Days, frontispiece to Europe a Prophecy by William Blake (1794)
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This North Eastern Life: Quote of the Day for 2016-07-25
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Dear Diary,
Today was what I think I could call as good as it gets (with some rubbish here and there). Woke up early to go feed and groom Abby, but instead of tacking her up I took her to the meadow over by Hal’s Creek and let her free graze a bit.
While she pranced around, I whipped out my sketchbook and inked a headshot. It came out so nicely, I think I’ll give it to Simmons. Which reminds me, I really ought to drop by and get my check… If I leave it too long he’ll deny its existence.
The rest of today I’ve just been lounging around in the hayloft, playing with Abby and blasting music (zouk). I miss summer already. If only we could learn real interesting things at school…
~Margot
In another existence, just outside our own, is the forgotten city of Dingir. Its streamlined Art Deco architecture was once filled with bright colors and rich materials, meant to reflect the beginning of a new age of consciousness. Now muted and neglected, it lies somewhere between our dreams and reality.
Dingir served as a crossroads between the human-bound Dreamers and the entities that would become humans. These creatures were known as “Those Who See and Observe”.
They entered Dreamers’ subconscious and helped guide them along on their path. However, there were some Dreamers that became too strong and aware, which gave them the ability to reach through the barrier between worlds, causing chaos and irreparable damage to Dingir, and places like it.
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my art exam project has finally made a dent in my cluttered mind. thanks to miss bennett who spent a lot of time looking for the photographer she wanted to show me but couldn't remember the name of, i met Thomas Struth.
deserted streets, quasi-theatrical crowds in museums - i was, very plainly, captivated. he had completely transformed the idea i had of art upholding the mundane, the quotidian. after i had collected and prepared the photos i wanted to print out of my sketchbook, i logged off and looked round the empty BB1 art room. everything was a photograph. the sight that i lost in my period of un-inspiration (haha) was back.
i had quite a few to choose from today. even this photo has a partner, which i tried diptych-ing... in vain. it was a photo of two bananas that were also on the floor. all this overlooked existence. screaming discord. but overlooked.
A previous existence as a military parachutist helped Patrick Baty on this project. The 185ft bridge had to be scaled at night, when the trains had stopped running, in order for paint samples to be taken.
See the BBC clip here.
He was able to establish that this famous bridge by Isambard Kingdom Brunel had originally been painted with a white “anti-corrosive” paint containing ground glass. The bridge had been painted twenty times and with a combination of physical and documentary analysis Patrick was able to work out how it looked since it was built in 1859.
This shows the initial off-white scheme, which included ground glass in the undercoat.
i have a habit of attempting to define myself.
but every word i pick feels like its suffocating me.
i've become ridiculously self aware.
i'm almost entirely convinced its the reason i can't sleep.
(among other things.)
Don't misunderstand me more than half of those, despite their connotations, are positive to me. They're all self assigned.
I feel if i am to evolve as a productive member of this human existence i must be aware of who i am and what i'm doing.
No one will ever be more honest than I will be to myself.
Acknowledgment and awareness are the only way to get anything done anyway.
i have awful handwriting, i'll be happy to tell you what any of them say if you're curious and can't read it.
The river is seen circa-merely-15,000-years into its young existence, moving across Wisconsinan glacial deposits of till. Its floods have been laying down mollisolic soils — specifically, fluvaquentic endoaquolls of the Cohoctah series.
Save this digital picture and its geocoordinates: We need to be revisiting the site every thousand years to observe the river's evolution.
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In Charlotte, Michigan, on August 26th, 2018, the Battle Creek River (a/k/a Battle Creek) in Bennett Park.
The Battle Creek River flows to the Kalamazoo River, which flows to Lake Michigan.
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