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I've been meaning to do a tornado inspired concept ever since I rewatched The Wizard of Oz a couple of months ago. in times of these when natural disasters keep happening and devastating the land it's probably the most important thing to stick together and help them do what they can't do themselves. friends on the east coast of the US, I hope you're all safe and that Irene didn't devastate your homes. ake sure to take care. the idea and editing are inspired by two of my favorite artists here on Flickr, Nicholas Max Scarpinato, of course, and Karrah Kobus :) oh, and view it on black, please. I promise it looks much better :D
this was the last set of shots we did on the lake before I left yesterday and we had been planning on doing something together with my lovely friend on the left who modeled for me all summer long :) and this is what I ended up with, I know that the editing is far from being perfect or anywhere near good, haha even though I feel like I've learned so much about editing lately. also, I'm so sorry I've been a crappy contact lately. classes begin next week and I've been carrying all my stuff together and running errands to get everything done before I leave again.
thank you everyone so much for supporting what I do, for stopping by and saying hello :) I appreciate your guys' views, comments and faves so much, you have no idea. have a great week everyone! :)
Hace tan solo un par de semanas tuve la oportunidad de presenciar la actividad eruptiva de uno de los volcanes mas emblemáticos de Argentina, el Vn. Copahue. Ya imaginaran que el geólogo que llevo adentro estaba mas que feliz de estar allí, he aquí una de las muchas tomas que realicé en esos días.
Además, los invito a ver el video / timelapse de la erupción que publiqué en Vimeo (vimeo.com/155046480).
ENGLISH CAPTION: "Ashes" Just a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to witness the ongoing eruption of one of the most iconic volcanoes of Argentina, the Copahue Volcano. As a geologist I was more than happy to be there, here is one of the many shots I made in those days.
I also invite you to watch the video / time lapse of the eruption that I posted on Vimeo (vimeo.com/155046480).
1/320 sec @ ƒ/13 @ ISO 100
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Mis fotos/My pictures: Facebook / Flickr / 500px / Fine Art America
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Fishermen in the Bay of Bengal were hardest hit by Thursday's storm and even now some are unaccounted for.
In 2003 The Kinzua Bridge in western Pennsylvania was destroyed by a tornado. The remains are now part of a beautiful State Park.
Taken in the Snowy River National Park about 6 months after fires devastated the region. This section of the park was a mixture of temperate forest, dryer on the ridges but with sections of deep moist gullies, thick with tree ferns and tall with mountain ash. The decimation is astounding.
A road closed sign, used for shotgun target practice, marks a farm road leading into a flooded field.
Featured in Elephant Journal (link below).
www.elephantjournal.com/2010/09/boulder-fire-heartbreakin...
Professional storm chasers monitor an approaching tornado in western Kansas on May 8, 2008.
'May 8, 2008 felt like a special day from the minute I awakened. My photo assistant and I started the day early and so did this storm. It was early afternoon. Within an hour of arriving at my target area, we got to witness full tornado genesis, from the very first towering cumulus clouds to the development of this spectacular slow-moving land spout tornado. At one point, the tornado changed direction and moved straight toward us, forcing me to speedily backup. But when I stopped my vehicle, the tornado surprisingly stopped: less than 200 feet in front of us directly over the road. It just stood there, spinning, almost like it was watching us. As luck would have it, I was on assignment for Nikon and testing an early release model of the Nikon D700. I jumped out of our research vehicle, grabbed the DSLR and started shooting. I stepped back to include the vehicle in the frame to give it scale. It was one of the most memorable days of my 23-year career.' - Jim Reed
What was in his kit? Nikon D700, 14-24mm, ISO 200, 1/320-sec at f/22, handheld.
Photograph © Jim Reed www.jimreedphoto.com
WHAT’S IN JIM’S KIT BAG?
Nikon D800 Camera with Nikon DK-19 Rubber Eyecup
Nikon D3S Camera
Nikon D700 Camera
Nikon D300S Camera
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 ED
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VRII
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
NIKKOR AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED
NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G
NIKKOR AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF
NIKKOR AF-S Teleconverter TC-17E II
NIKKOR AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III
Nikon SB-800 Speedlight
Tamrac Backpack Camera Bag
Nikon MC-36 Multi-Function Remote Cord
Nikon Lens Cleaning Kit
Gitzo 1348 Tripod with Low Level Column & Hook (for sandbag) with
Really Right Stuff BH-55 Ballhead
Manfrotto 3221 WN with Really Right Stuff BH-40 Ballhead
Ries A100 Tripod
Kirk Window Mount
Lee Filters Lens Hood – Wide Angle
Lee Filers – 4x6” Neutral Density Soft Filter Kit (.3, .6, .9)
Assorted Circular Filters
Lightning Trigger
6-32GB Lexar Professional CompactFlash Cards
Hoodman Hood Loupe
15-Pound Sandbag
Rode Video Mic with Dead Cat
Bescor LED-70 Video Light
13” MacBook Pro
iPhone with Weather Apps
NOAA Weather Radio
Lots of Towels
Credentials
Journeyed just north of my neighborhood tonight to the lovely Carburn Park, now that it is accessible again after massive flooding.
Most of the damage there has been repaired and the water levels are back to just about normal, but there are signs of damage and unnatural movement everywhere still.
Lots of very slippery and thick mud, too, so I had to be very careful while taking my photos!
Anyways, the sunset was spectacular, which I am thinking is because, after a week of incredible heat and humidity, we are supposed to start getting intense thundershowers over the next few days!
Which will be very pleasant, a respite from both the heat and the mosquitos!
Which will then both proceed to get even worse after the rains stop!
What a strange summer!
Have an excellent Wednesday, my friends, and I hope you all enjoy the photo!
Last week, British Columbia was covered by a blanket of smoke coming from the forest fires in Washington state. I decided to take advantage of the natural disaster. Over the course of the week, I followed the smoke effects in Big White, Joe Rich, Naramata, and Revelstoke.
My plan for the next week is to release a photograph a day! Before my crazy school semester takes over my life again.
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Hey guys, well this is another idea i had for the illusion project that i just really wanted to have a try at, especially after seeing a similar style online. It also happens to be the smallest picture of me in a 365 that i have ever done, but i thought it was too good an opportunity to do something wild to miss.
I don't feel too well today so i am going to lie down for a little while before checking out your work but thank you for all the kind words and congratulations on my new niece. :)
Marvels can come in many forms—It's a shame that such a beautiful thing as this fire can also destroy so many homes and burn a swathe through all those lives. One man, interviewed by the local paper, said that the canoe he built with his dad when he was sixteen was in the house he narrowly escaped this morning.
Maybe the point of a marvel is to help us value our own lives more - to go back and build or preserve or create on that same level of grandeur.
Here's my effort for tonight.
Four Mile Canyon fire, shot from Flagstaff. Composition and processing inspired in part by antimethod.
Featured in Elephant Journal (link below).
www.elephantjournal.com/2010/09/boulder-fire-heartbreakin...
My sisters backyard and family room were flooded bacause the neighbours blocked drainage holes in the fence.
A makeshift refugee camp about five or six months after the collapse of the Casitas Volcano (in background) in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. Near Posoltega, Nicaragua, early April, 1999. (Another mediocre scan of a print of a slide.) Another shot of Casitas.
Photo by Bob Ramsak / piran café.
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Happy New Year, all the best for a healthy and prosperous 2014, enjoy your celebration.
A little snap from our Christmas storm, I call it "Ice'mageddon", it was quite the event in the big smoke and hope everyone affected made it through without any major incidents. yet even amongst the destruction, there's beauty to be found in Mother Nature's wrath.
and great big thanks for your clix and visits and comments. very appreciated and always welcomed.
looking forward to another wonderful year in flickr'land.
The project “Restricted Areas” is about the utopian strive of humans for technological progress.
Humans are always trying to own ever more than they have – this is the source of technical progress, which was the mean to create various commodities, standards, as well as the tools of violence in order to keep power over others.
Better, higher, stronger – these ideals often express the main ideology of the governments, for these goals they are ready to sacrifice almost everything. While the individual is supposed to become a tool for reaching the set goals, and receive in exchange a higher level of comfort.
I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress – and which are now deserted. Those places lost their significance together with the utopian ideology which is now obsolete. Secret cities that cannot be found on maps, forgotten scientific triumphs, abandoned buildings of almost inhuman complexity. The perfect technocratic future that never came.
Any progress comes to its end earlier or later, it can happen for different reasons – nuclear war, economic crisis or natural disaster.. For me it’s interesting to witness what is left after.
A very interesting and special exhibitionand atmosphere, soundless, captured in the midst of snow....everything is white, quiet, because abandoned...
The concept of this image/write-up is based on three reports from Policy Horizons Canada: Social mobility in question, Basic needs at risk, and Disruptions on the horizon. “Policy Horizons Canada uses foresight to help the federal government build stronger policies and programs in the face of an uncertain future.”
Fewer people will have the finances to build and innovate. A post-secondary education won’t be a reliable way to better oneself. People moving up the socioeconomic ladder will become rare. Many will file for bankruptcy; they will sell their assets and exit the housing market. Tuition and housing costs will exclude all but the rich. Many will struggle to pay for groceries, rent, and bills. Water, food, energy, shelter, and employment will become out of reach for many. These things will cause an increase in mental health problems.
The healthcare system will decline because of an aging population, increased rates of degenerative disease, labour shortages, and limited funding. The system will be further strained due to antimicrobial resistance, biological threats, and augmented humans. (Why would augmented humans be a possible drain on healthcare in the future?) The healthcare system will deteriorate to the point of collapse.
The wealthy will use their platforms, firms, foundations, and investments to shape public policy, thus bypassing our democratic system. Billionaires will gain control over natural resources and strategic technologies. Governments and corporations will collect people’s biological data: fingerprints, iris scans, facial images, health information, and DNA.
It will be difficult to distinguish what is true or false because of generative AI tools. Algorithms designed for emotional engagement will cause a decline in factual content. This will cause many to distrust information. People will live in information bubbles because of personalized media, causing social fragmentation. The data used to train generative AI models will infringe on privacy and intellectual property rights. AI technology will put pressure on vital natural resources such as critical minerals. The price of these resources will skyrocket as they become scarce. Human labour will have less value due to AI. People will use AI assistants for many of their day-to-day tasks. Cyber attacks will disrupt everyday life. This will cause interruptions with the internet, electricity, transportation, water, and food supply systems.
The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy will be difficult. On account of availability, reliability, and cost, many will face energy uncertainty. Extreme weather events such as fires, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes will plunge the world into a perpetual state of emergency. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters. This will result in widespread destruction of infrastructure, property, and businesses. These disasters will increase insurance rates. Entire areas will no longer be serviced by the insurance industry. People will relocate due to worsening conditions. Nations will need to collaborate globally in the face of these common threats. Geoengineering technologies that are designed to reduce the Earth’s temperature, such as carbon removal and solar geoengineering (reflecting sunlight away from the Earth), will be widely deployed. (Why isn’t it a conspiracy theory when the government talks about these things?)
An ecosystem collapse will cause loss of biodiversity, which will impact all living things. Health and well-being will suffer. Malnutrition, disease, and other health problems will become more prevalent. This will lead to a reduced quality of life and increased mortality rates. Industries like farming and fishing will be devastated. Major economic instability and losses will ensue. People will face food insecurity due to unpredictable crop yields, disrupted trade, and agricultural monopolies. People will not be able to meet their basic needs. Many will blame AI, Big Tech, CEOs, social media, unions, and capitalism. These things will cause social conflicts and violence, making people susceptible to authoritarianism. Elected officials will pass legislation that will dismantle key democratic institutions, and democracy will decline worldwide.
Clashes will erupt on issues such as immigration, climate change, Indigenous rights, and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. Innovation in human augmentation will cause division on what’s morally acceptable. Biodigital tampering with natural ecosystems (the Internet of Forests) will also divide society. People will feel increasingly isolated as divisions cause greater loneliness. The sense of shared identity and purpose, which formerly underpinned society, will dramatically erode. People will feel disconnected from their traditional culture, values, priorities, and goals. Ideological divisions and democratic erosion will cause domestic unrest and civil wars. Many will reject the systems they think have failed them. They will embrace radical ideas about restructuring the state, society, and the economy. Many will be willing to reject consumption to focus on activities that promote human flourishing, provided their basic needs are met (socialism). Democracies will break down globally as large economies default on their loans. Tensions between the world’s powers will escalate as they fight for natural resources and technological superiority. World War 3 is bound to break out.
Revelation 16:16 “And he gathered them to the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.”
Now, why do these things remind me of End Time Bible Prophecy—especially the part about human augmentation (666)?
The Hallestsviille Volunteer Fire Department building was constructed in 1925 and housed city hall upstairs in the 1930s. The police department, on the right , is in the the old Mr. Gatti's Pizza location which I suspect was an old grocery store/supermarket originally. Also seen is the old civil defense/fire siren and tower....bet it still works.
A lady rides an inflatable water toy assisted by two men to pass the streets of Makati, Philippines which turned into a river from heavy rainfalls caused by typhoon "Ondoy" (international name: Ketsana)
At the site of the Fimmvörðuháls eruption you can watch earth's landscaping in action as the lava flows from the volcano to lower grounds. With average of 3-4 years between eruptions, Iceland is a geological youngster still actively growing. Notice the people in the lower right corner for the sense of scale.
Iceland, Southern Peninsula, Reykjanes, Sundhnúkur. A river of fiery, molten lava pours from the Sundhnúkur crater row, carving a path through the dark volcanic landscape. The raw, untamed power of the Earth is on full display as smoke billows into the moody, cloudy sky. An unforgettable sight of creation and destruction. 🌋🔥