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Back at it again after a short break, visiting some local woods with my brother for some lightpainting.
Photography, over other art forms, has a powerful ability to offer the viewer an anchor in the authentic. There is a commonly held perception that because the ‘photographic’ image mechanically represents the genuine place, (that anyone can visit the location and see it for themselves), it offers the image a perception of trustworthiness, accessibility beyond the surface engagement. Now that said, there is also a flip side to this, a mistrust born out of new technology, that is corroding the once universal acceptance and ironically stimulating the respectability of film, as a non digital medium, (but that’s another story). I’ve previously explored this ‘reality’ in some depth and don’t wish to cover similar ground here. But what does stimulate my intrigue, is the psychological edges of this trust perception, (as for many reasons, we each have differing leaves of skepticism), and the way in which this can stimulate creativity, which is the area that continues to fascinate me. It offers us as photographers a way of maintaining the perceived ‘reality’, but the ability to twist and distort the imagination, developing further complexities and in turn more powerful visual and conceptually meaningful pieces of art.
Now personally speaking, I actively desire my perception, of what is ‘reality’, to be challenged. I want to be surprised; I want to be left puzzled and to be questioning how and why. For me this area of photography, offers to stimulate my visual and conceptual imagination. It flirts with science and art to illuminate the new. I have a desire to base my images in the ‘real’, but to seek out twist and extend that perception, is my creative goal. Think of it, like having the ability to see behind our known horizons, deep into space, beyond atoms and quarks. For in those yet undiscovered, grey areas of our consciousness, lies the greatest creative rewards. New connections are waiting to be discovered, new horizons sort out and examined.
Now I’m sure it sounds like I’ve lost the plot to a few of you, and I genuinely don’t mind you thinking that, but if what I’m writing makes you just wonder for a few seconds, look into that deep abyss, then I’m happy. Our world is not strait forward, it is not easy to understand, answers to questions only open up more questions without answers, but that is to me paradoxically humbling.
There seems to be a purposeful divide between what we know and what we are able to comprehend in any moment. Yes if we sit down and think about the black and white facts, (that we are on a rock crust, over a massive ball of molten rock, spinning at a 1000 miles an hour in an infinite universe), then we turn the facts into feelings through our imagination and things become really interesting. It’s an indescribable feeling of being connected to something more powerful, something that we are not in control of but are part of and struggle to even perceive. This is this feeling that I love, like the feeling one gets when stood at the foot of a mountain, gazing up and up and up, like the feeling at the edge of an ocean without the ability to conceive the vast enormity beyond our perception.
Ironically the ability to comprehend these ‘scientific facts’ seems to rely on allowing the mind space to imagine and drift into creativity. It is these feelings that get me excited when looking at the boundaries of our own perception. I cannot easily find the words to do this feeling justice; only insufficiently describe it as natural optimism. But it is this feeling that I’m trying to describe and make links to the unknown here. For me this feeling is wonderful catalyst to optimism, I feel very humbled by the knowledge that we as humans are so insignificant, that I just don’t matter in the scheme of things. Bizarre to make that statement because our world seems to excel in making the center of the universe individual. And for me this feeling is to be found at the edges of my perceived photographic reality, a gateway into my imagination but based on known facts.
Let me attempt to illustrate these words with an example, turning to this image in particular, for me it feels unusual. The composition was very important in the making of it and I paid close attention to the diagonals here in an attempt to highlight the semi-circular inlet. But what I didn’t fully expect to happen was the way in which the long exposure (three minutes) not only simplifies the wave motion but, offers us a glimpse underneath the surface. The graduating color tones then become a depth chart with a turquoise vibrancy fringed by white oxygenated turbulence.
It leaves me wanting to dive in and go deep into the ocean in an attempt to discover the as yet undiscovered. I know on one level that there is an underwater landscape here beneath the waves, and the long exposure hints to this by showing me some elements of depth, but from this perspective above the water, I can only imagine this as I’m relying on what I’ve been told, (having never dived). The water is then a physical barrier, but a portal to another perception. Am I making any sense? Do any of you feel the same? Are the men in white coats about to knock on my door?
Anyway this image was made on the south side of St Michael's Mount, I’d been to the area last year (well not so far around as this) and really wanted to try and make another image that championed the unusual geology and exploited the wonderful greens and blues in the sea. So as I took the tour around the House, I was eyeing up the location from the buttresses, but keeping the other eye firmly westward trying to second-guess the weather. It was very overcast and what you see here was a storm coming in, (a common feature of this ‘summer’), but I wasn’t disappointed as it offered me a different take on the location.
Time became precious due to the extended second guessing, (and a very nice Cornish cream tea), so on a tighter than comfortable schedule, I had to endure. You see I had to make it back around the other side of the island by 5.30pm, for the last ferry back to the shore, but managed to rattle off five or six three minutes exposures in this very inspiring location before the cats and dogs arrived. By the way I did just manage to make it back for the ferry! if not I'd have had to wait for the tide to go out enough to wade thy deep, camera firmly held high, along the winding cobbled road connecting the mount to the mainland. (Not even imagining how furious Cathy would have been!) Anyway it always amuses me that people are prepared to get wet wading through the incoming tide here. But it does make me chuckle watching them each year I visit the mount.
How we see things is our own truth.
Mt. Shuksan
Northern Cascade mountains
Washington state
Taken from Artist's Point
"It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique." Conan O'Brien
A little gem from the book Steal Like an Artist.
I'm working on an idea I got in the shower for a series that I can already tell will be a challenge. But I am very excited for the outcome and can't wait to share with you all!
When the doors of perception are cleansed, man will see things as they truly are, infinite.
William Blake
I find that looking up or down my driveway through a lens can confuse perception later.
Is this a photo going up or down?
It is going up to the ridge but it could be either if one did not know!
Structure present in the city of Sevilla, Spain. The sights from this place allow a good perception of the scale of the city itself. Said structure gets its name from the word "Seta" which translates into the English word "Mushroom" due to the squared patterns that it has all along its curves. The construction for this place began in 2005 and finished in 2011.
This is a small pill box made of a silver metal. The flower pattern on the lid is set underneath a glass surface. The box measures almost 2" at it's widest point.
Thank you to any one who visits, faves or comments on my photo.
Have a good Friday.
Psychology analyzes how colors, personal image, and perception influence the creation of a good first impression.
Green is linked to harmony and emotional well-being. Research from the German Institute for Neuroscience indicates that this color produces feelings of calm and openness.
Using green can facilitate communication, as it conveys a relaxed and approachable attitude in social settings.
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La psicología analiza cómo los colores, la imagen personal y la percepción influyen en generar una buena primera impresión.
El verde está vinculado a la armonía y al bienestar emocional. Investigaciones del Instituto de Neurociencia de Alemania señalan que este tono produce sensaciones de calma y apertura.
El uso del verde puede facilitar la comunicación, ya que transmite una actitud relajada y accesible en contextos sociales.
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Panning can be a great exercise for training your hand-eye coordination when following a subject in motion. The lower the shutter speed, the more difficult it gets to obtain a sharp image of the subject . If the shutter speed is extremely low, then the object appears to be moving real fast, like those cars on the magazine covers.
Practicing the panning technique is very helpful for improving the tracking precision of the birds in flight - keeping that “one dot” on the bird’s head, which poses a serious challenge for everyone.
For this shot, instead of using a tripod I didn’t have at the time, I have concentrated to keeping the focus on the subject at a very low shutter speed: 1/5s, ISO 50, f8, hand-held.
The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes but in seeing with new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
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Alien Perceptions.
Yeux gris lumières abstraites levant les visages traçant des cercles intimidation temps anciens arbres particuliers embourgeoises lieu matins dégoûtants,
հաշվապահական շներ սովորական ֆանտազիաները ցնցում են կեռերը, անհանգստացնում են միայնակ մղձավանջները, որոնք պտտվում են անփոփոխ դիակների վրա, սահող անհանգստացնող պահեր,
pasos sigilosos satisfechos noches oscuras circuitos de rastreo voces espeluznantes brutos emocionados haciendo movimientos que reflejan el horizonte,
snažni oblaci nestrpljivi grebanja odvratnosti uzbuđenja potamnjenja slova melanholija štapi oštre snove koji uništavaju vijesti,
εκφράζοντας υποψίες ουσιώδεις επιθυμίες υπολογισμούς ανησυχιών υπερφωτισμό βρώμικες δύσκολες καταστάσεις κατηγορώντας θυμωμένα δάχτυλα,
acque affollate strade profonde accordi estremi scopi non annunciati idee cupe furtivamente spirito freddo che allunga le regole,
影を向ける枯れた肌が血の斜面にまたがるすすり泣くアラームリモート煙具現化するデザイン創意工夫アドベンチャーけいれん収縮蒸し暑い目覚め.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Querido "Robot de FLickr" (o el que sea que reciba nuestros reclamos)
Cuántos mails debo enviarte con el mismo tema?
Ahora mis fotos pueden ser descargadas como "wallpaper" en este lugar: freemob.mobi/, al menos siempre he tenido la precaución de subir las fotos a tu casa en muy baja resolución, pero crees que eso es justo? todo Flickr está ahí!
En cualquier caso, me tienes realmente decepcionada, han pasado más de 5 años desde que esto se convirtió en una gran ciudad pero tu no quieres hacer nada por cambiar y hacer de este sitio, un lugar mejor…
El problema no es que se usan nuestras fotos como Wallpaper, eso es inevitable, el problema es que hay miles de usuarios que suben sus fotos en alta resolución con la opción de que nadie pueda descargarlas, y este sitio se pasa por la faja ese asunto y las pone al servicio gratuito de cualquiera que las quiera en grande y además actualiza e tiempo real nuestros stream…
Este miembro de Flickr fue quien hizo la denuncia y me llegó a través de Chaulafanita via mail: www.flickr.com/photos/larsvandegoor/4435126496/
Mi consejo es que reporten esa página todos, porque todo Flickr esta ahí… !!
HBM?
Dear FLickr robot (or anyone who reads these things)…
How many mails i have send to you with the same treat?
now my pics can be download it as wallpaper in this place: freemob.mobi/
At least I take the caution to upload in very low resolution my pics, do you think that this is right? all flickr is HERE!!
Anyway… you disappoint me baby… your "city" is more big than 5 years ago and you don't want to change anything to make of this, a better place…
Guys.. this is the problem and I advice to all that check it and report this web:
This Flickr member write about this too: www.flickr.com/photos/larsvandegoor/4435126496/
… HBM?
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Carmen Moreno © 2010
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Gracias!!
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This is two DDG Text to Dream works, then blended in PS.
Filters: PS Beta 2023 v.25.0, Topaz Studio.
Some hand painting.
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The illuminated Whitby Abbey (Halloween Night, 31 October). North Yorkshire, England (UK).
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The very last snow on my baby 3-year old cherry tree in the process of waking up for the spring. Shot yesterday and today it is +10C already
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Pentax 67, Takumar 400mm f4, Kodak Tri-X 400 developed in Adox Adonal 1+25 6.25 min, wet-mounted drumscan.