View allAll Photos Tagged Infinity
It is the formless white infinity that helps something to get form and
colour. Like a plant that gets rooted beneath the earth surface for its efflorescence up above in the sky - all
forms are sustained by formless ineffable infinity. It is this
infinity that has been aspiring to find itself in innumerable forms
and in its incessant aspiration it gives out its end-less being to
every little and big forms. So whenever a flower or even a person
touches me to my delight the infinity is touched in me.
So where did I leave off? Oh yeah, tromping and traipsing around the forest in the middle of the night.
That was a good stop in that grove of trees, but my real goal was to see Mt. Hood. So I packed up my gear and got to climbing again. The climb up above Mirror Lake was pretty awesome after dark. I could see the glow of Portland on the horizon, backlighting other ridges in the Mt. Hood Forest. And whenever there was a break in the trees I could see countless stars twinkling overhead.
And suddenly I came out on top of the ridge. I knew I was there because... well this was the view. I had to just stand there for a few moments without even touching my cameras to soak it in. I imagine this view is impressive during the day, but at night it is magical. I knew I was going to do a longer star trail image so I figured I would get some digital star field photos out of the way first.
Begin minor rant: What is it with modern lenses that they now focus beyond infinity? I know there must be a decent reason, but from my end of things, a photographer at night trying to get stars in focus, it is ridiculous. If you are going to make something that will not work automatically in every situation, it seems a good idea to at least make it decently easy to use manually, and having the focus throw go beyond infinity certainly does not make focusing there in the dark easy. At all. So I was pulling 15 second exposures. Checking the back of the camera. Out of focus. Rotate focus a hair and another 15 second exposure. Still out of focus. Rotate, expose, check. Still a dud. Good thing it was just "digital". Took me about five minutes of this game to get infinity. I can sort of understand this with a zoom lens.... sort of. But this was a prime 50mm f1.4. Inexcusable if you ask me. Especially considering I pulled out the Hasselblad, clipped it into the tripod and rotated that Zeiss lens to the end of its throw, and you know what? Infinity. First try. A fifty year old lens showing up that Canon lens. Kind of sad. Also there seems to be a big loss of sharpness with this lens at 1.4. Granted, I expected that, but my Nikkor 50mm f1.4 is so much sharper than this wide open, and it is also 20 years old. I am not saying older is better. I am just wondering why lens manufacturers have seemed to have forgotten how to build lenses properly. Don't even ask about the chromatic aberration. :-p End minor rant.
Nevertheless, I overcame my technical ummm limitations and got a few sharp star fields that I was pleased with and then set up the Hasselblad to let an hour long exposure rip. I also had to put on a fleece as the constant wind was chilling me in my sweat soaked t-shirt. Then I pulled out my sleeping bag, set up my overnight pack against the rocks to give me something to lean up against and tented the sleeping bag over me and just stared at the stars and listened to the winds incessant stories of old mountains and longer spans of time. I also told myself I was NOT going to fall asleep. How could I? The stars were amazing. I could see the Milky Way with my bare eyes. The rocks were pokey, and the wind chilled me where ever it crept around the sleeping bag. So imagine my surprise when what felt like 15 minutes later my one hour alarm went off. I was tempted to stay up there the rest of the night, with just my cameras and the stars, until sunrise. But the sky was clear and sunrise was not promising a whole lot. That and I wanted to save something for another trip. ;-)
The hike down went pretty quick. That mountain lion came back to stalk me no fewer than three times... or so I told myself. But I made it to the trailhead without incident, and back to Portland (stuck once again in road construction) by 5 or so.
Phew. In summary, I can think of few better ways to miss a good night's sleep.
I turn in the roll tomorrow that has the star trail on it, so perhaps that image will be making an appearance soon too.
With its shadow a bike rack springs to infinity in the early morning light. See first comment below for other photos of this bike rack. NB45529
Infinity
One Direction
How many nights does it take to count the stars?
That's the time it would take to fix my heart
Oh, baby, I was there for you
All I ever wanted was the truth, yeah, yeah
How many nights have you wished someone would stay?
Lie awake only hoping they're OK
I never counted all of mine
If I tried, I know it would feel like infinity
Infinity, infinity, yeah
Infinity
Eyes can't shine
Unless there's something burning bright behind
Since you went away, there's nothing left in mine
I feel myself running out of time
An image from a few weeks back, out around the Camden Area.
I have one more Milky Way shoot planned for next month, and that will be it for this year, until we see it again early 2024.
Hope you like "Infinity"
Cheers, Mike
While walking alone early morning alone going to my work location in desert was no cars ,, saw this perspective view and it's pulled me to grab my camera to click picture.. and love it really . #connection #infinity #nikon #d610 #p
225
When I think of spiral, the thought of infinity came to my mind and I wanted to portray that with its symbol and I did that with the representation of man and woman holding hands to support each other.
Thanks to Wanda for modeling with me! lol
Follow me on:
East Coast Park, Singapore.
Now this one had some editing done for the horizon. Removed the ships for once! :)
Based off of the new Marvel series "Infinity Warps".
Left to Right: Iron Hammer, Arachknight, Weapon Hex and Ghost Panther.
Follow me for more LEGO Marvel and DC creations!
The ultimate weapon of the Marvel Universe.
I built this as both a little side project and as a feeble procrastination attempt…I hate sorting bricks. Anyways, this is also a small concept build for a creation that will be out in late October.
Build time: 2 hours
A few weeks ago I posted a same view (Infinity Vertigo), but shot with the Fuji X-E2 and Fujinon 14mm. This one was shot with the D800 & Nikkor 16mm Fisheye.
This was shot from the 73th floor rooftop of the Cayan Tower (formerly known as Infinity Tower) in Dubai Marina.
Please visit my Facebook Page
Infinity is something which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol ∞
~
To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
~ William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age
double blended AI generated images
Single exposure shot from the Marriott Harbour Hotel, Dubai Marina. As a recent convert to the A7r I must say I'm very impressed with the dynamic range and being able to pull this off with a single exposure. I think I will do this again with a night to day transition soon.
All photography credit to Kee Jameson, who took and edited this photo.
Crisp Estates 1st Annual Fall Fling in Hikeulo Cove on September 23, 2021. Over L$ 15,000 worth of prizes. Sponsor: Infinity Games. Musical guests: Samm Qendra & DJ Doc Darkside.
Doesn't it look like the calm water is at the same level as the open ocean? Okay, well it is, but this scene did remind me of an infinity pool. No HDR.
Free wallpaper for over 100 of my images in 6 different screen sizes is now available!
See the 1200 pixel version!
www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/357845706...
---------------------------------------------------------
Settings etc.:
---------------------------------------------------------
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @ 37 (I really zoomed in for this one!)
30-second exposure @F14 (It is one hour after sunrise)
Hoya ndx400 (9-stop) very dark circular filter
LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm) 0.9 + 0.6
Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring
ISO 50
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
Bare feet (soft sand)
A very low tide on this morning created a still pool that extended out to the breakers. Every minute or so, waves would interrupt the stillness and then things would eventually become still again. I waited for a time where I would get 30 seconds of stillness. The extra long exposure made things look even more still, and was made possible by a very dark circular filter. The clouds moved a lot during the 30 seconds. I made sure to include some solid sand and some offshore rocks and islands to anchor the image somewhat to reality!
I will admit that it took about 20 minutes to get this image. It seemed like every time the pool was nearly calm, another wave would mess things up. I was starting to worry because the tide was rising and the calm periods were getting shorter and shorter. After this, the ocean moved in for good and that was it. The next morning the tide was too high to get this shot.
The map shows exactly where this is.
See my profile for a link to my website where I have limited edition prints and less expensive open edition prints.
.
52 Weeks: The 2021 Edition Theme: Infinity
Week 9/52
I tried a number of ways to do infinity. I wanted to do it landscape as I prefer 16x9 photos. I tried different lenses and focal lengths - I like 18mm best. I then tried having the camera low down, high up and in the middle - high up was best. I also tried varying the the foreground - jetty plus/minus reeds and open water. The other thing I tried was open sky vs trees above. This is the one I settled on.
Video on Vimeo
Evolution detached from god. Evolution as a reality beyond our own, beyond physics and chemistry, language and expression. Evolution in the subconscious. Inside and outside. Consciousness of time is not within our reach. The perfect fit on an indivisible, invisible, "impossible" scale. Just sensitive. The logic of logic. The logic of the imperceptible. godless -Infinity-, perfectly organic; perfect, symmetric. The art of nature in its infinite patterns. The conjunction of everything.
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto