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International containers bound for export via Pacific Northwest ports snake along the banks of the mighty Missouri River as this run-through BNSF stacker navigates the former Northern Pacific mainline through Lombard Canyon, now operated by the Montana Rail Link. Pictures really don't do this canyon justice; the rocky lines and rugged features of the area are truly captivating, especially from an elevated vantage point.
The blade at Bernal get a brief workout as the westbound Southwest Chief rushes towards Glorieta Pass summit, but first, there are a few curves around the Imus Ranch to navigate.
I took a Night Photography class sponsored by Desert Botanical Garden and taught by Ryan Parra - a photography professor at Mesa Community College and Arizona State University. I learned a lot and practiced a lot. I really feel that I had improved significantly by the end of the class. One big problem with classes like this is keeping other photographers out of the frame.
This HYBYCOZO sculpture is titled Pyrite Field. It greets visitors in the Ottosen Entry Garden. Any correction will be appreciated.
dbg.org/events/light-bloom/2024-10-12/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFelgzzzQqg
LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.
HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.
dbg.org/meet-the-artists-behind-light-bloom/
Q: Walk us through your creative process?
A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.
Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?
A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.
Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."
Desert Botanical Garden
DBG HYBYCOZO Light Bloom
The Miami River is a river in the United States state of Florida that drains out of the Everglades and runs through the city of Miami, including Downtown. The 5.5-mile (8.9 km) long river flows from the terminus of the Miami Canal at Miami International Airport to Biscayne Bay. It was originally a natural river inhabited at its mouth by the Tequesta Indians, but it was dredged and is now polluted because of its route through Miami-Dade County. The mouth of the river is now home to the Port of Miami and many other businesses whose pressure to maintain it has helped to improve the river's condition.
In its original natural state, the river started at rapids formed by water from the Everglades flowing over a rocky ledge four miles (6.4 km) from its mouth. Frederick H. Gerdes of the U.S. Coast Survey reported in 1849 that "[from the upper falls to near its entrance into Key Biscayne Bay… water in the Glades was 6 feet 2.5 inches (1.892 m) above low tide." The rapids were removed when the Miami Canal was dredged in an attempt to drain the wetland.
The river divided into a North Fork and a South Fork about three miles (4.8 km) above its mouth. Each fork extended only one mile (1.6 km) to rapids marking the edge of the Everglades. The North Fork had the greater flow and the higher drop over its rapids. One-and-one-half miles (2.4 km) above the mouth of the river there was a tributary on the north side, called Wagner Creek, which was about two miles (3.2 km) long. The Miami River was also fed by several springs, including some in the bed of the river. Flow was variable and in times of drought sometimes stopped completely.
Coyote (Canis latrans) sporting a nasty wound on its left front leg, but it didn't slow it down. On the bank of the Madison River, the canine was on the move after a scent. It eventually cornered a rodent between a large boulder and the river.
Recently, I was walking along an abandoned railway in an seaside area north of Santa Cruz, Calif. This was while navigating a path that led to a Pacific Ocean beach.
To me, it was sad to see the railway was littered with graffiti or, in this case, what some might call “tagging.” (I am not an expert on the subject.) We know that graffiti or tagging in an urban area, and in a controlled setting, can sometimes be a place for artistic expression. But vandalizing this railway, even if the railway is no longer in use, does nothing of value for anyone –– and is certainly not artistic.
As “The Outdoor Society” has so aptly put it, “We need to stop people from desecrating sites with stupid scribbles.”
through rain filled dreams.
Through the shape shifting forms of strangers and shadowy figures, we tell ourselves directions,
after we tell ourselves our destinations.
Taken through a dirty window on the express boat in the North of Norway from Tromsoe to Harstad with a Samsung S6
A single red car navigating the hairpin bends of TF-436, the main route through the mountains of northwest Tenerife.
This boat was returning to port after helping guide the Hapag-Lloyd container ship in the background into San Francisco Bay.
From sfbarpilots.com/about-us/who-we-are/ : "For 170 years, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have been safely navigating the world’s largest ships through some of North America’s most challenging waterways. These state and federally licensed master mariners are highly-specialized professionals who rely on navigational experience, ship-handling skills, and local knowledge to transport more than $1.2 billion in annual trade. Over 1,000 miles of fragile shoreline and 90% of the state’s marshlands are protected by our expert navigation.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, San Francisco Bar Pilots meet all ships in the open ocean, 11 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge. Near this location is a navigation hazard known as a “sand bar” from which the term “Bar Pilot” is derived. To board these massive ships, some of which are 1300 feet long, the Bar Pilot scales a 30-foot rope ladder, often in rough seas. We are one of only a handful of pilot organizations nationally that conduct these dangerous open water boardings. Once aboard, the Bar Pilot takes control of the vessel and directs the navigation to its final destination."
A ship's mate keeps watch from the bow of the M/V Kennicott while navigating Tongass Narrows, moving south out of Ketchikan Alaska.
From the Tongass Narrows Voluntary Waterway Guide: "When transiting the Tongass Narrows, please exercise caution, maintain extra vigilance and be courteous. Unlike other waterways, on Tongass Narrows you must also remember to scan the sky as there is a constant stream of floatplanes landing and taking off on these waters."
Winter in Yosemite. It took us two whole days to navigate the deep snow and road closures to make it into Yosemite Valley. My hands were raw and bleeding from putting chains on the tires and taking them off again and again, but it was all worth it for this shot. We waited an hour for the snow to stop, framed the composition, and created the image in ten minutes before the weather closed in again.
A reflection in the mirrored ceiling above the escalators in United Airlines Terminal 1, the “Terminal for Tomorrow”, which was designed by postmodern architect Helmut Jahn, 1987. In Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), the escalators lead to an 850-foot-long passageway between Concourse B and C.
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We slept on the flight overseas; landing in Lisbon at 6a.m. Once we found storage for our luggage, we set out on foot to take as much in as possible.
“When once you have tasted flight you will always walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward: for there you have been and there you will always be.” ~ Henry Van Dyke
From this year's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta...such a colorful array of balloons as the morning light began to emerge.
TGIF...well almost anyway ;-) Thanks for all your visits & kind words!!!!
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