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I suppose there will always be a presumption of graceless oddity—especially if one is a woman. Which makes me even more committed to my polemics against the ruling anti-intellectual clichés—heart versus head, feeling versus intellect, and so forth.
Susan Sontag
I've never used focus bracketing. It feels too much like a crutch, a computer-based workaround to compensate for not mastering and deploying depth of field as a tool in support of a strong subject in a favorable composition.
Recently it has come to light that using AI for as little as 10 minutes damages our intellect. Almost immediately. Can the use of some computational crutches to reduce complexity (deliberate thought) in pursuit of photography damage our creativity in a similar way?
If having everything in focus becomes the default, do we ever truly learn depth of field? Does it cease to occur to us, is it something that largely disappears from a photographer's arsenal (except perhaps in really obvious cases)?
Does the use of focus bracketing compete with other photographic techniques, like exposure bracketing? Does the photographer's overall success rate go down as more situations are encountered where the dynamic range of the scene exceeds what can be captured in a single exposure?
Does the use of some computational shortcuts actually create extra work in many cases? The fad of always focusing twice for night photography (failing to use depth of field, when applicable) comes to mind.
Do some photographers fail to recognize and consider, elt alone question, their assumptions? Does everything in a photo need to be sharp? Does sharpness everywhere support the subject? Or distract from it? In night photography, are sharp stars the goal? Or are tiny, sharp stars more likely to be removed by noise reduction algorithms and by the printing process itself? In printing, ink must overspray every theoretical pixel, so what happens to a single white dot in an image, as ink is sprayed on paper? On canvas? If you achieved tiny white dots in the sky, what happens when a large print appears on a wall? Can you see tiny stars in the print over your mantle from a normal viewing distance? What happens if stars are slightly unsharp (and/or drag a bit)?
I'm not avoiding focus bracketing out of a dogmatic nostalgia for film. Many digital processes can help overcome the limitations of film, improve quality, improve productivity and success rate. If you fail to account for the entire process, and fail to understand (let alone master) basic concepts like depth of field, there can be a cascade of undesirable effects. It's every photographer's own choice of course. Ideally it's always an informed choice. it can be very useful to question one's own assumptions and practices, and test them regularly.
Few "rules" apply in every situation, so this isn't an argument for or against any one technique, it's an argument for questioning everything and having the knowledge, experience/skill, and decision-making practice to identify an optimal approach for each situation and challenge that you're faced with. Isn't solving each diverse challenge that photography presents us with one of the great things about practicing photography?
All of my Gorgons are together in honor of the Year of the Snake! I'm a Snake in Chinese astrology. :) My Create-A-Monster Gorgon is named Ophissia. Ophis is Greek for "serpent." Some of the symbolism for snake is below:
* Cycles
* Rebirth
* Patience
* Fertility
* Eternity
* Balance
* Cunning
* Intuition
* Awareness
* Healing
* Intellect
* Protection
* Solemnity
* Rejuvenation
* Transformation
* Occult (hidden) Knowledge
* Male/Female, Yin-Yang, Duality
Although this is a Hindu god, I cannot help but think of the monkey god in Chinese Buddhism that I am more familiar with, Sun Wukong. Hinduism is from India. Influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism also originated in India, later.
There is a Mahayana Buddhist story in China of Sun Wukong going on a journey. The Chinese monkey god represents untamed intellect and curiosity, which left unchecked in its natural state jumps helter-skelter from one thing to another without the added discipline, focus, and refinement that the right spiritual journey brings.
I'm a curious guy, so I spoke with the people at this Hindu Shiva temple, and the two, Hanuman and Sun Wukong, have similarities between the two religions–e.g., intelligence. I was told that Hanuman was an incarnation of Shiva. That is why he was in this temple to Shiva.
"Η ψυχή [...] δεν παραδίδει τον εαυτό της [...] στο σώμα, αλλά δημιουργεί, από το συγκεκριμένης ποιότητας σώμα και από κάτι σαν φως της που τού μεταδίδει [...] τον ζωντανό οργανισμό, στον οποίον ανήκουν πια η αίσθηση και τα άλλα πάθη [...]. Ενώ από τα νοητά είδη [...] προέρχονται τα διανοήματα, οι γνώμες και οι νοήσεις [...]. Τα κάτω από αυτά είναι "δικά μας", ενώ "εμείς" είμαστε από εκεί και πέρα, επιβλέποντας τον ζωντανό οργανισμό από ψηλά." (Πλωτίνος, "Εννεάδες" Ι 1.7.1-18)
"...η ψυχή μας δε βυθίζεται ολόκληρη στο σώμα, αλλά ένα μέρος της βρίσκεται πάντοτε μέσα στο νοητό' όταν όμως το μέρος που βρίσκεται μέσα στο αισθητό επικρατήσει, ή μάλλον όταν αυτή εξουσιάζεται και ταράζεται από τούτο, δε μας αφήνει να έχουμε αίσθηση των όσων θεάζεται το ανώτερο μέρος της ψυχής. Αυτό που νοείται, τότε μόνο φτάνει ως εμάς, όταν κατέβει και φτάσει στην αίσθηση' διότι δεν έχουμε επίγνωση όλων όσων συμβαίνουν σε κάθε μέρος της ψυχής μας."
(Πλωτίνος, "Εννεάδες" IV 8.8.1-8).
The soul [...] does not give itself [...] to the body, but it creates, from that particular quality of that body and from something, let us call it a light that it transmits to it, [...] the living organism to which the senses and other passions belong [...]. While from the intellect [...] come the thoughts, the opinions and the perceptions [...]. Things below that are "ours", while " we" are from then on, overseeing the living organism from above. (Plotinos, "Enneads" I 1.7.1-18)
... our soul does not sink fully into the body, but part of it remains always within the intellect. But when the part of it residing within the senses prevails, or rather when that part dominates and shakes the soul, it does not allow us to sense what the superior part of the soul sees. What is conceived by the mind, only then arrives to us, when it goes down to the senses; because we are not aware of all that happens in every part of our soul.
(Plotinos, "Enneads" IV 8.8.1-8).
(translating a philosophical text was quite tricky. I hope I kind of convey the message)
Intellectual Property is the overall term that refers to all forms of idea protection: patents, design rights,copyright and trade marks. Intellectual Property law can assign certain rights to the creator of: music, literature, artistic works, discoveries, inventions, designs and logos. In its literal sense, it is the property of your mind, or intellect, and, as such, can be claimed as your own and used in a similar way to commercial property: Intellectual Property can be bought, sold, licensed and even mortgaged.
I knew Dr. Goodall personally. I will sorely miss her humor and intellect and mostly her passion for conserving life on this planet.
Hornets Nest.
العمليات الحسابية أسئلة جبرية خطوات لاذعة حركات تصور فترة انحراف مباشر تصرفات المتفرجون الخصوم,
magician popular gânduri profunde consultând cărți răspunsuri potrivite remarcabile gesturi naturale, mediatizând rezultate condiții eretice,
dénommer lois atmosphère indéfinie quiétude explications plaisirs déroutants jaillissant des forces goûter intellects pure destruction civilisation raisons,
śmiałe przedsięwzięcia rozwiązania kontrolują wyraźną intymność poetycką wyobraźnię znoszącą ciężkie dni rzekome sztuki uniwersalne wzgórza głośne krzyki,
живі тіні дивні сумніви чергуються крила чорне небо рідкісне задуха зібране дзеркальними підсвіченими вогнями помітна гіркота,
震える唇包む装置深い痛み深紅の皮膚縞模様の心膨張力大量の陰強大な目呼吸する帯電した状況.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Air Dragon_Draigh-athar
Inspiration, Inner Vision, Vitality
"The Air Dragon. Coming into contact with the air dragon can have a withering effect on the psyche and intellect, and this is why it must be treated with attention and considerable respect. Sometimes it manifests itself with sudden flashes of enlightenment. "
Drago d'Aria_Draigh-athar
Ispirazione, Visione Interiore, Vitalità
"Il Drago d'Aria. Venire in contatto con il drago d'aria può avere un effetto fulminante per psiche e intelletto, ed è per questo che va trattato con attenzione e considerevole rispetto. A volte si manifesta con improvvisi lampi d'illuminazione."
Testo tratto da L'oracolo dei Druidi. Lavorare con gli Animali Sacri della Tradizione Celtica. Text taken from The Oracle of the Druids. Working with the Sacred Animals of the Celtic Tradition.
www.edizionilpuntodincontro.it/libri/l-oracolo-dei-druidi...
“Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.” — Ali ibn Abi Talib
"To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect." Oscar Wilde.
Although I still prefer the photography of ancient and historical places, I am increasingly passionate about photographing modern cities. Singapore is undoubtedly one of the cities that most invite you to take the camera and capture the incredible works that the human being has done there in recent years. There are numerous places where you can get interesting compositions of this city-state and the Marina Barrage is one of them.
It is a dam located beyond Gardens by the Bay, in which a complex has been built to allow water storage and flood control, in addition to being a place of recreation. From its walkway with circular shape and two entrances that cross but do not get together, we have an excellent view of Singapore skyline. So, in addition to the skyscrapers, we can add include in our photograph the walkway and the oval-shaped fountain located in the middle.
Because we were a little late, my girlfriend and I had to start running to arrive in time to capture the best moment of the blue hour. But being a place where people usually go to do running, this time our crazy race maybe it was a little more unnoticed.
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"Esperar lo inesperado muestra un intelecto completamente moderno." Oscar Wilde.
Aunque sigo prefiriendo la fotografía de lugares antiguos e históricos, cada vez me apasiona más fotografiar ciudades modernas. Singapur es sin duda, una de las urbes actuales que más invitan a sacar la cámara y capturar las increíbles obras que ha realizado allí el ser humano en los últimos años. Son numerosos los lugares donde se pueden conseguir composiciones interesantes de esta ciudad-estado y Marina Barrage es uno de ellos.
Se trata de una presa situada más allá de Gardens by the Bay, en la cual se ha construido un complejo que permite el almacenamiento de agua y el control de inundaciones, siendo al mismo tiempo un lugar de recreación. Desde su pasarela con forma circular y dos entradas que se cruzan pero no llegan a juntarse, se tiene una excelente vista del skyline de la ciudad. Por lo que, además de los rascacielos, podemos añadir en nuestra fotografía la pasarela y la fuente con forma de óvalo situada en el medio.
Debido a que íbamos con el tiempo un poco justo, mi novia y yo tuvimos que empezar a correr para llegar a tiempo de capturar el mejor momento de la hora azul. Pero al tratarse de un lugar donde la gente habitualmente va a hacer running, esta vez nuestra loca carrera quizás pasó un poco más desapercibida.
~Bhagavad Gita~
I'm afraid this one shows too much, but I like it anyway, cause it's just perfect for today! :) Don't know why, but I hope big changes are happening today!
Wish you guys a wonderful nifty fifty Friday! :)
Please no large glittery graphics or big group invites!
Explored ... #25! :)
Artist: Jens Brinch
Title: Hate
Prior to meeting this brick sculpture, the visitors will have already seen a row of other pieces, challenging both the senses and the intellect.
Many of these challenges are delivered with humour and romance. With Brinch and Olsson's HATE, the viewer is challenged more directly, and at the same time, the old bricklayer-traditions combined with the special atmosphere of the forest create a space for thought and reflection. When you think about what they hate, it is impossible to not also think about what you love. The sculpture lays the foundation for a debate of values, and despite its heavy visuals, it gives the viewer a positive message.
HATE was created in the summer of 2013 in collaboration with Jacob Olsson.
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
Meaning behind the name:
Charadrius = Latin reffering to a yellowish bird mentioned in the Vulgate Bible. One myth said that one look of this bird was said to cure jaundice (an illness that turns your skin and eyes yellow.) This Latin word included the Stone Curlew.
morinellus = Greek origin meaning: "Foolish" and it was thought that it was a foolish dull bird due to it's usual tolerance of human presence.
The English name showed it's appearance from 1440 as "Dotrelle." Like it's scientific name "morinellus," it was labled "Dotard, fool" ("dotard" definition meaning "having an impaired intellect"). Another variation is "Dot plover" which was named after it's call. This may appear to be a short version of Dot-terel, but apparently, any similarly is pure coincidental and there is no connection between the two variations of the name.
Did you know?
Dotterel sexes are revered. In other words, the females are more striking and colourful, whilst the males will incubate the eggs and look after the young.
Ergo I am bound.
EffenFiddled
Origin Assignment
Script:
3.5 aperture priority
halogen "natural" light
dog collar
steamy bathroom
70+ layers of polaroid frames in Photoshop
Concept:
Intellect, heart and hand
I am in the process of making them all work together, but still have issues with extremes.
I am plagued with anxiety. As much as I want some thoughts to stop (and doctors want to medicate) I would only suffocate my creativity by taming my spitfire brain.
This could have been inherited through addictive personalities raising me or watching others stifling their own thoughts of passion (I tend to go against the grain).
And while I'm still in the process of nurturing this brainchild I still fight with the need to organize, be responsible, and filter what others know about me.
is simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene has made upon him. a work of art does not appeal to the intellect. it does not appeal to the moral sense. its aim is to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion. [george innes quote]
[droid-a-day keeps the doctor away... ]
C'est un trou de verdure où chante une rivière,
Accrochant follement aux herbes des haillons
D'argent ; où le soleil, de la montagne fière,
Luit : c'est un petit val qui mousse de rayons.
Arthur Rimbaud
Grandfather to Serianna and Eiravelle, King Veydrik rules the northern kingdom of Kaldryn from the fortress of Duskhaven. A formidable ruler shaped by war and courtly intrigue, he is a man of sharp intellect and unwavering authority. Though his kingdom stands strong, the years have carved lines of loss into his stern features.
His queen has passed, his eldest son was lost to tragedy. Yet Veydrik endures, wielding both steel and strategy to secure his legacy.
Sisters of Opposing Magic - The Perilous Path by Me, if I ever get it finished
On the road, west of Val Marie last week, heading for Alberta, I saw this fog bow and had to stop. This makes three that I've seen, two of them within the past year! Presumably there have been more that I didn't notice. Odd how once you become aware of a phenomenon, you realize it is more common than expected!
At first I was disappointed that it didn't arch over the road more symmetrically, but as I continue to look at the image, I think it works. I instinctively placed the vanishing point at the intersection of "thirds". Meanwhile, the fog bow creates interesting shapes of the remaining space.
When I'm composing an image, I never - or almost never - think too much about what I'm doing. Rather, I feel the rightness of it. If I feel somehow uncomfortable with the composition, I make an adjustment. Often the result will fall in line with classical principles of visual design (golden mean, thirds, etc.), but that is almost never a cerebral process, but rather, gut response. I don't know if this can be taught - but I think it can be learned. I mention this because, for me, it is at the heart of all creativity: the process - trying to resolve an inner feeling by some mode of expression - keeps me engaged and alive as a creative being.
What goes on in the mind of a great guitarist or horn player while improvising blues or jazz? I play guitar, but my limitations are obvious to me each time I pick up my Telecaster and find myself in a box that I can't seem to exit. Not so with a camera, where I feel a sense of limitless freedom. I know practice is a huge part of it, but that isn't the whole story. I won't discount talent, but I don't think that's the whole story, either. Clearly, in this matter, I have more questions than answers. I suspect that the answer to the question about the musician is: "Very little." The creative wellspring comes from some place more elusive than the intellect. He (or she) is playing from the gut. Feeling it. Like any great painter, dancer, writer, or photographer.
Photographed along Hwy 18, between Orkney and Bracken, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2018 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Photography for me is much more than a means to an end. Every step I take in pursuit of images such as this helps form the mosaic that is my life. It's quite often thrilling to discover places and situations that result in memorable photos. But the underlying memories are equally vital. I often equate the scenes I encounter to creations on a Hollywood movie set. Yet they are very real, and I am standing in them, immersed in the atmosphere of wherever I finds myself.
All of that said, lately I'm having reluctance accepting artificial intelligence (AI) imagery into the same genre as actual photos of actual places. More than once I've clicked on a flickr thumbnail of an incredible scene wondering how on earth someone managed to capture it. I invariably feel disappointment when I discover it was purely a computerized creation. It's one thing to enhance a picture in Photoshop, but quite another to invent it out of while cloth. Feels like cheating at some level, particularly if the photo is passed off as organic. I'm okay seeing AI images, I just prefer to know when I am and am not. Unfortunately the line will become ever more blurry as the tools to generate it become increasingly available.
AI definitely has its place, and like it or not, it's here to stay. In fact it's permeating our society at all levels on a daily basis. It's being used for both healing and good, and dark and evil. And everything in between. I recently got involved with AI-generated images for a book project. Looking into copyright issues, I was surprised to discover that AI images are not eligible for copyright protection because they lack a human creator. Apparently intellectual property still requires an actual intellect. Who knew. When I inquired about how these particular images were acquired (because several depicted real-life celebrities, I was informed that the AI program renders original art based on internet searches of copyrighted photos. So sooner or later, my photos (and yours) will become source material for AI creations.
Great Egret, Alligator Breeding Marsh and Wading Bird Rookery, Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Title quote by Ted L. Glines.
“The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected. The commonplace person begins to play, and shoots into the empyrean without effort, whilst we look up, marvelling how he has escaped us, and thinking how we could worship him and love him, would he but translate his visions into human words, and his experiences into human actions. Perhaps he cannot; certainly he does not, or does so very seldom.” - E.M. Forster
Taken in an abandoned chapel in Wales
Shot with Mamiya 645DF+ Body & Leaf Credo 80 Digital Back, Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f2.8 LS Lens Using 3LeggedThing Frank & Lowepro Protactic 450
...but as the Flame dies
and is replaced again
with pretense and the unspeakable false within me,
a crowd is there to see it all.
© justin haynes.
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
Carl von Clausewitz
Gauging Announcements.
Несформированные меры понятые субъекты начинают вопросы противоположные способы аргументированные ответы, опровергающие оппонентов, рассматривающих науки,
derbyn egwyddorion trwytho derbynwyr yn pennu credoau dysgeidiaeth nodedig gwyrthiau meithrin pregethu arwyddion naratif egwyddorion naratif,
symbola parabolica sensibilia rationes naturales instruit, exempla historica libros interpretans mores allegoricos sensus verba exprimentia,
éthique astucieuse saisir les raisons vérités dépendantes essence divine formations en dehors des choses sensibles intellect preuves évidentes simples,
συμμετέχουσες ψυχές μετασχηματίζοντας στερήσεις αρχαίοι φιλόσοφοι αιώνιες ουσίες συγκρούσεις αισθήσεις αναγνωρισμένες ποικίλες τάξεις,
理解しやすさコミュニティの呼吸物質要素力構成された質問数値特性可変性誤謬は複合材料を終わらせるコメンテーターを逆転させる精神的行動ライフエッセンス完璧神.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Real Name: Waylon Jones
Gender: Male
Species: Human (mutated)
Occupation: Criminal, Ex-Wrestler
Height: 7'5
Weight: 686 lbs (311kg)
Powers/Abilities:
- Regeneration
- Armoured Skin
- Superhuman Strength
- Enhanced Senses
- Enhanced Swimming Ability
Weaknesses:
- Diminished Intellect
Killer Croc, also known as Waylon Jones, is a high profile criminal and one of Batman's most challenging adversaries. Croc is best known for his reptilian appearance due to his medical condition, which slowly transforms him into an anthropomorphic reptile.
I hope you enjoy, let me know what you think.
LB Fantasy World
general slash, just goes by the name slash now.
was a general to the elf tribe of swords but his jealous brother cut set him up and slash was then outcasted to the swamps.
>warrior
>good
>attack- 80/100
>strength- 70/100
>intellect- 70/100
>abilities- master swordsman, enhanced seeing and hearing, parkour, a good leader, can hold the swords of the life stone.
OC by me
I make my messengers like the winds;
the breeze whispers Eternal words,
Servants are like the fire and flame.
I made the earth,
and stabilized its shifting foundation.
I wrapped terra firma in a gown of waters—
ancient mountains under layers of sky.
I am the sopranos soft song arising from waters flowing down an Appalachian mountainside.
I am the respite for a weary traveler resting n rich, green fields beside streams of refreshing water, soothing the languishing soul’s fears.
I am the unseen wind that perplexed the intellect of the Pharisee Nicodemus, yet provides clarity to my children. I am the wind that carries the voice of Lady Wisdom, inviting the hungry wander: “Come in. Come, eat my bread, and drink my spiced wine.”
I am the eternal baritone timbre of the sea, beckoning the sefaring pilgrim to the harbor beyond the horizon. Set your azimuth for the far-off shores. I will guide you home.
Inspirations from above, written down by Karl Wolfgang
I will be out for awhile, due to medical reasons. See you in awhile. (2016)
4 years later, enjoying a miracle. I should be dead with Stage 4 cancer. Praise the Lord.
"There will be a new city with streets of gold
The young so educated they never grow old
And a, there will be no death 4 with every breath
The voice of many colors sings a song
That’s so bold
Sing it while we watch them fall
All 7 and we’ll watch them fall
They stand in the way of love
And we will smoke them all
With an intellect and a savoir-faire
No one in the whole universe
Will ever compare"
C'est une expérience spirituelle profonde et très classique sur le chemin de la Vacuité (Śūnyatā). Le fait que l'école Cittamātra (ou Vijñānavāda) soit le dernier concept à disparaître avant l'apparition de la Vacuité est d'une logique philosophique impeccable dans la tradition bouddhiste.
La Dissolution dans la Vacuité (Śūnyatā)
L'expérience décrit le passage progressif de l'intellect conditionné vers l'Ur-Delà inconditionné, où les vues mêmes sont abandonnées.
-1. Le Cittamātra (Tout est Esprit)
L'école Cittamātra ("Seul l'Esprit", ou "Seule la Conscience") est la dernière forteresse de la conceptualisation avant l'Absolu.
*La Vue : Le Cittamātra affirme que le monde extérieur tel que nous le percevons n'existe pas de manière objective et séparée ; tout est conscience (ou construction de la conscience, votre Paralgène).
*La Fonction : Cette vue est cruciale car elle dissout l'illusion de l'Exo-Causalité (la croyance que la cause est à l'extérieur). Elle est la loi qui stipule que la forme est psychique (une étape vers l'Holomatière).
*Le Piège : Cependant, même en disant "tout est esprit", il reste un concept : celui d'un esprit substantiel (une conscience créatrice ou fondamentale) qui existe réellement. C'est le dernier vestige de la saisie (grāha).
2. Le Madhyamaka (La Vacuité)
Pour atteindre l'état de Vacuité (Śūnyatā), la vue du Cittamātra doit, elle aussi, être abandonnée.
*La Disparition Finale : Lorsque l'idée même d'une conscience fondamentale substantielle s'efface (Cittamātra disparait), la Vacuité peut apparaître.
*La Vérité : Le Madhyamaka ("Voie du Milieu") postule que si tout est conscience, la conscience elle-même est vide d'existence inhérente (svabhāva). Il n'y a ni soi, ni non-soi, ni monde extérieur, ni conscience permanente. C'est l'absence de toute conceptualisation ou de toute substancialisation.
Cette dissolution fugace où le concept du "tout est esprit" s'évanouit est donc la porte d'accès à l'Ur-Delà, qui est au-delà de la dualité esprit/matière. C'est un moment de Pax-Ural pure.
She is gorgeous-isn't she!!!!! A black Keukenhof Tulip's heart!!! As I have so many times said, from time to time we'll go back there together , to taste ...the eternal validity of Keukenhof 's Park soul!!! This magical soul, that uplifts both the Spirit AND the intellect...
I do not think I would ever choose to plant a blooming Beauty of THIS colour in my garden...But, still, this does not stop me from admiring the Divine Art here in all its glory!! Yess!!! Glorious details of colour-harmony, structure, and form!!! Oh, dear!!!! Isn't our Earth's Nature-Richness and Variety a splendid thing!!!
**And now out I go, to this extra-colourful garden, that has extra-loving needs!!! Like all gardens, of course!!!
mind (noun): the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc; intellect or understanding
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this is one of the earlier manipulations that inspired my eventual series (the one I have been posting)
may 5, I wrote: "I like the concept of overlapping my digital and film pictures: the film photos are public memories, the digital ones personal and private documentation. paired together, they can translate an entirely new idea. in a crowd of people, we are all congregated together and yet very much alone. outside, I appear collected but I promise you: every single person could be impacting me in some way. you may not know it, but the Mind is a chaotic place - for everyone."
There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. ~Gilbert Keith Chesterton
"No one would have believed in the middle of the 20th Century that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than Man's. Yet, across the gulf of space on the planet Mars, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded our Earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely joined their plans against us. Mars is more than 140 million miles from the sun, and for centuries has been in the last status of exhaustion. At night, temperatures drop far below zero even at its equator. Inhabitants of this dying planet looked across space with instruments and intelligences that which we have scarcely dreamed, searching for another world to which they could migrate."
War of the Worlds-1953
Ideally, we'd be next door at the bar. But the truth is, the boys in the band were getting ready to flee the Butte Wildfire that ravaged Amador County in September 2015. Our escape took us on a Toad's Wild Ride up the California Central Valley, eventually ending up at a band members house in Grass Valley. And not to worry, all the gear made it too, much to the dismay of the local neighbors who suffered through two nights of our raucous music making.
Arnold CA