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At the beginning of Autumn I revisited the "play trunk" that I had found in a clearing in the forest, with the aim of exploring it from many different angles. I think that from this set of photographs, it is clear to see that the choice of framing and the way that the light is falling on the scene makes a massive difference to the interpretation of the photo. While image (a) has perhaps a slightly menacing tone, in image (b) the fallen trunk almost seems alive and stretching its arm out to grab at one of its living comrades.
The way that the perception of a scene changes based on the position of the viewer is not just limited to images, it is something that effects every issue that we face in our lives. An important point to reflect upon, especially in times like these.
Film: Rollei RPX 100
Camera: Mamiya 645 1000S with 80 mm f1.9 lens
Developed in Ars-Imago R9 (rodinal) 1:99 semi-stand.
Digitised with an Epson V850 using Silverfast. Positive conversion and levels done with Negative Lab Pro.
The world from your back door seems so wide, the house so tiny it is from inside. The box that you're still living in I cannot see for why, you think you've found perception doors but they open to a lie.....Hawkwind 'Mask of Morning'
Canon A1
Canon FD 50mm 1:1.8
Konica Minolta VX100
@ 'A Turkish Breeze Through A Dutch Frame' Photography Exhibition
"Our hearts are wild creatures, that's why our ribs are cages."
-Unknown
Oh goodness, I wish you could see this one in person, the depth didn't translate back into photo very well! Whitney is a dancer and the grace I hoped to capture seemed effortless for her!
Growing up, the sighting of a butterfly was magical. They were so delicate, free, and always sought out beauty (in the form of flowers). It seemed perfect to have a butterfly represent a heart then. The roses and wings are emerging from a rib cage that has been cut out of the canvas.
** As a reminder, these are manually edited photographs, not straight paintings **
[...] Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world [...]
-- Quote by Hans Margolius
Nikon D200, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, 50mm - f/4 - 1/500s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Oasi di Ninfa, Italy (June, 2012)
This is My Brother, although this image is a self portrait
this is how I saw him...
No confusion between man and machine.....
frozen in time as a strong reflection of my perception of others.
strong character,
strong heart.
Enjoy!
Part of a series of shots on time and its perception
Man waiting for the train at the station reading the newspaper.
His solitary waiting suggests a slow perception of time, a moment of 'isolation' in which everything flows more slowly.
Indeed, time expands almost to a stop in the longer expectations.
In contrast with this, the moving train: symbol of becoming, a perception of motion and 'sliding'.
Framed within it, other commuters waiting or moving frantically between the tracks, recalling also images of 'waiting/slow - motion/fast' passage of time.
Their synthesis invokes the theory of relativity (Einstein)
I tried to show the different degrees of perception of time, moving from the idea of time as an abstract concept, dependent on our subjective perception and emotion.
Padova railway station
Waterfilm is a series filmed since 2012 based on the idea of filming with a freehand camera for a period of exactly one minute. This series illustrates the meditative qualities of water in an urban environment. It is my belief that the close observation of this essential element has the ability to influence our perceptions. Each film is intended to be a short meditation – take your time to feel it, but don’t swim away too far...
Yanomano
Attitudinal Perceptions.
Erros contraditórios ensinando filósofos argumentos preguiçosos erudição mundo dormência frutos impiedade poder escasso entendimento danos ocultos,
Umsichtige Texte Manifestierende Autoritäten Eifersucht einfache Rede Kommentatoren über Manieren kognitive Vorteile eifrige Unterschiede Grammatik-Essenz,
Predikat tilfeldige tanker demonstrative prinsipper umiddelbare definisjoner omfavne festede ting umulig å diversifisere sannheter meninger ideer kastet,
simba Makonye chaienda leafs anyerere kutya dewy mumipata vacheche unotya agovane mukuru kudanana kugamuchirwa vanoziva nyoka maduku zvakaipa mhinduro,
Επική εμπειρία αυτοσχεδιάζει ομοιότητες λογοτεχνικά πρότυπα υποθέσεις απαιτητικές αντιλήψεις ρευστών μυθοποιημένα εμπόδια συστήματα απομίμησης κοινοβουλευτική,
盲目の敵を嘲笑する精神的な痛みの陰鬱な脳凶暴な茂み様々な吠え声古い眉間の無限の悲しみの不信者の夜.
Steve.D.Hammond.
Depending on where we stand, the view of the world is blurred to some degree. Change your position change your view.
My attempt to photograph what I see, not what I know is there... opens the door to creative thinking and curiosity for the viewer.
Gallery Assis - Saturday, November 24th, from noon
SLT until 2:00pm, for the opening of My new series,
"Beyond Perception".
I will have five new pieces featured, which are exclusive to Assis.
There are far too many judgments and misconceptions with everything, though some often carry more then others. But if you take the time to look beyond those, you can see what's really there. I would like you to come have a look for yourself, and tell Me what you see.
While you're here, be sure to have a look around at all the other talented Artists' work.
There is no dress code, just come as you are. Be yourself, be comfortable and have some fun.
Olympus OM2n / Zuiko 35mm f2.8 / Kodak Ektar 100
If you'd rather see the camera it's here
Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” - Dorothea Lange
As stated in the quote above, photography has taught me to see, where my way of seeing the world is kind of split into two parts: one "eye" perceives the world as a whole, where the other one is my photographic eye which thinks in motifs and pictures. These two perceptions are not the same (at least for me) since beautiful things don’t necessarily look beautiful in a picture because there are so many factors which can make a picture less attractive. Conversely, you can use so many techniques like changing the overall composition, the depth of field, the dynamic range, the colors etc. to make a picture interesting.
So this is a first attempt to this idea, where I just quickly made a close-up of my eyes. Since the weather wasn't really good I was too lazy to go outside and thus I placed my camera at the windowsill and took a picture with my macro using a remote control. Hope you like it!
Found these dead leaves lined up and the sun shining on them. It looked really beautiful even though they were dead.
I’m often asked about the world that insects can see when people enjoy my UV fluorescence images, often confusing two very different things: UV reflectance and UV fluorescence. This post will hopefully demystify that, with a simple Shasta Daisy!
On the left, we see the visible-light image of the flower. Pretty ordinary! It’s really just here for reference to the images in the center and right. The central image is UV reflectance, and the right image is UV fluorescence. You can see why I do a lot more UV fluorescence work!
UV Reflectance is the direct observation of ultraviolet light. This requires some tricky hardware, you need:
- A camera modified for full spectrum photography (shot with a converted Lumix GX85)
- A bright source of UV light
- A lens that has very good ultraviolet transmission properties
- A VERY good “UV Black” filter that allows for the transmission of ultraviolet light but zero visible or infrared light.
In contrast, for Ultraviolet fluorescence photography, you need:
- A pure ultraviolet light source
UV Reflectance can reveal hidden patterns in flowers that insects are able to perceive along with visible light. They don’t see UV light exclusively, but their vision extends into this spectrum and some flowers take advantage of that. Daisies do not. Sunflowers, on the other hand? Solidly yellow petals to our eyes will reveal a dark bullseye pattern in the ultraviolet spectrum: donkom.ca/bts/DKP_9769-UV.jpg . Marsh Marigolds have a slightly more complex pattern ( www.flickr.com/photos/donkom/34783610615/ , which also shows visible and infrared versions). Not all flowers use this technique of reflecting back UV light to guide insects towards them, and while it is fun to explore the patterns it doesn’t have the same drama and colour as UV fluorescence.
Directly observing UV light is difficult, but UV fluorescence is a much easier subject to tackle. You use your regular camera to collect regular light, albeit in a darkened room. You just need a good pure UV light source that doesn't leak into the visible spectrum which would contaminate the results. When ultraviolet light hits the flower, some of that light excites electrons in the atoms of the flower. Those electrons rise to a higher orbit but very quickly decay back down, and in the process of doing so release energy in the form of… visible light! UV light goes in, visible light in much smaller quantities come out. You camera captures this visible light.
This is “unnatural” in the sense that there is no way to observe this in nature – the sun clearly emits visible and infrared light in far more abundance than ultraviolet light. UV fluorescence is not what insects can see, it’s what no living thing could see without the aid of the inventions of mankind. It’s “real”, but also hidden from reality. And on the other side, there is something elegant about the mostly-black flower that we know to be white to our own perceptions. The world beyond our own reality is worth exploring.
Can you tell I’m going through my shot list for my upcoming book?? This kind of information will be found within the pages of Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet, currently being funded on Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/donkom/ - it would be great to have your support for the project and also get a copy when it’s out in December!
…. Oh hey, you’re still here? You actually wanted to know MORE about UV reflectance? Sure, here we go.
The lenses with the cheapest cost and best transmission properties can be found on eBay from the seller “igoriginal”: www.ebay.com/itm//273878542781 .
The filters included with that lens are decent, but if you want the very best at cancelling out visible AND infrared light, you need a two filter combo from maxmax.com:
XNite 330C: www.maxmax.com/shopper/product/15065-xnite33052c-x-nite-3...
XNite BP1: h www.maxmax.com/shopper/product/15072-xnitebp152-x-nite-ba...
Those links are for 52mm filters, which would fit on the above-mentioned lens. You’d still need a camera converted to full-spectrum photography, and one of the biggest outfits for that is LifePixel: www.lifepixel.com/?ar=3
Down the rabbit hole you go. :)
Luisenstädtischer Kanal am Engelbecken / Berlin
Waterfilm is a series filmed in 2012 based on the idea of filming with a freehand camera for a period of exactly one minute.this series illustrates the meditative qualities of water in an urban environment It is my belief that the close observation of this essential element has the ability to influence our perceptions. Each film is intended to be a short meditation – take your time to feel it, but don’t swim away too far...
Yanomano