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126 in 2026: 120/126 (world art day, forgot to post at the time)
Eight sequential moving camera (walking) images were registered/scaled on a moving (walking) subject then stacked.
Integration signal to noise reduction (SNR) reinforces locally similar elements of the (relatively) immobile subject, sharpening them, while weakening dissimilar background elements (e.g. elements out of register).
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Composite images with a moving subject reference frame
Such is the fate of the field poppy! Their flowers are truly ephemeral — here today, gone tomorrow. The contrast between this and the persistence of their seed bank in the soil is truly remarkable. When the ground is disturbed, out they come.
I knew they were about; saw them in the distance. But instead of walking those few extra yards, I played about with the new prime on a more substantial subject. Now is different. I'm better tooled up for the real thing; and there's one, here among the garlic. Yes, those anthers are that shade of blue.
You'll be spared the analogy between Uncle George's end and this anachronistic poppy. Suffice it to say that there are no poppies in Flanders for the Armistice. Marketing symbolism seems to favour them over the Brussels sprouts, onions and the fields of fodder maize more characteristic of the season. In George's day, just before the Spring Offensive, I suppose it was all churned mud. He was not a brave soldier battling, but a labourer in uniform returning in a fatigue party, between tool dumps — after digging holes out beyond Hill 60 — when the 9in HE landed.
See how those anthers glow; blue in this afternoon light. That reminds me. I should reset my cameras' clocks for daylight savings time. It's a First World problem. I don't attribute my freedom to set my clock to George's "sacrifice". Rather, he was consumed by a machine, with as much care for his humanity as the wind has for this flower. We keep these symbols and euphemisms as camouflage.
Today, I was able to get inside the usually chained up fence and get close for this photo. I've been denied entrance in the past, but persistence paid off finally.
This is all that remains of a proud community. This was the memorial to the veterans from Smeltertown who died in battle defending our country in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. On this memorial, was a statue of Jesus with a plaque bearing the names of the residents of Smeltertown that died in those battles. My uncle Rito Delgado's name is on that plaque. He perished in WWII in the Philippines.
San Jose de Cristo Rey church once stood next to this memorial. I remember many people turning out for services to honor the heroes for Veterans's day and Memorial day. A ceremony was held here after mass with members of the V.F.W.
The plaque and statue were moved to Santa Teresa Mission in Buena Vista when Smeltertown was razed in the early '70's. (See previous photo in my stream)
This was my neighborhood. My roots are here. This is me.
When I arrived to First Beach-La Push, all I had in mind was to capture some seagulls. Little did I know what I was going to be in for; near the mouth of the Quillayute River, I noticed this majestic Bald Eagle hanging out on a branch. Keeping an eye on this eagle, I shifted my attention to a nearby seagull -- capturing it drinking from a puddle. Then that seagull suddenly flew away, and POW -- this Bald Eagle was rushing to get to the seagull. The A7 Mark II's manual settings were already dialed-in, and that's when I went to work.
Photo of of a Bald Eagle captured via Minolta Maxxum AF Zoom 70-200mm F/4 "Beer Can" Lens. Color Grading by 494 Color & Photo Labs. Quillayute River near its mouth. First Beach. Community of La Push. Quileute Reservation. Coastal Uplands section within the Coast Range ecoregion. Olympic Peninsula. Clallam County, Washington State. Late October 2026.
This is available as a fine-art print through 494 Color & Photo Labs, LLC.
NS 5343 sits in the siding in Manhattan with the BH45. For the past few days I tried going down here after night class to see if there would be anything sitting over here, and each time I had no luck. But with ATCS and a little bit of caffeine, I was able to watch this guy late at night get a lineup across CP Ridge and south on the Wabash, allowing me to drive down the next morning and have it sitting here waiting for me. 6/24/16
It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Graham, Washington
122913
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This photograph has achieved the following highest awards:
InfiniteXposure, Hall of Fame
I was hunting for small things to shoot for this week when I came across my box of old watch parts. This particular cog (about 1cm across) had a bend in it that reminded my of some of Salvador Dali's work (the one with the melting clocks!). I'm certainly no art buff ~ my sister had posters of his paintings way back when... but just a persistent enough memory to provide inspiration!!
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Photo of a red-legged grasshopper captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Outside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Late August 2020.
Exposure Time: 1/320 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-320 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5050 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube
What was once an instant of action, a single discharge, has become a long-term inhabitant of the landscape. The shell’s corrosion mirrors the slow erosion of the stone, yet its synthetic casing endures, outlasting the gesture that produced it.
This is a repost so sorry if you have already seen it
I tried a new medium for this paiting- India Ink- while it produces brighter colors, it is a bit of a nightmare to work with as it functions more like a stain and you have to really works in layers, otherwise one ends up with a bunch of splotches that makes the painting unuseable. Anyways, it took a good 12 hours and I am not sure I will have another 12 hours coming up anytime soon to paint witht the medium again
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If the Universe was trying to tell me something about this image such as a week long failure to get a good shot, computer crashes, internet problems and feathers falling apart, then I ignore it.
This Sparrowhawk's persistence paid off after seeing it turn up everyday searching the shrubs and sitting on the fence waiting. It dropped down and began scrambling through the shrubs' branches scattering Sparrows in its pursuit and eventually came out with one in its claw before taking off to the bottom of the garden so as not to be disturbed.
Back alleyway, Hatfield.
( after Phil Simmons's early London Dada work; The Persistence of Witchcraft )
ALIENATED by Adwehe, the December 2024 exhibition @ Nitroglobus main hall.
Adwehe returns to the gallery with an introspective collection that explores feelings of estrangement in the face of a rapidly shifting world. Drawing inspiration from the global socio-political landscape, Adwehe’s work reflects on themes such as the upheaval in Western political movements, the persistence of global conflicts, and the dramatic evolution of societal norms. Her art serves as a poignant response to these sweeping changes, offering a personal view into the alienation and disconnection many of us feel in these turbulent times.
Visitors can expect a vibrant and heartfelt presentation that not only showcases Adwehe's multi talent but also sparks meaningful reflection on the state of the world today.
See you @ the gallery
dido
Sincere thanks to David Silence, who as always created the professional poster, based on an image of Adwehe.
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Opening party: Monday 2 December, 12 PM SLT
Music by DJ Kastor
LM: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunshine%20Homestead/38/22...
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Description of the artist:
In this exhibition, I attempt to touch on some of the darker sides of what technology has brought us in recent decades. Even with all the benefits it brings, social media and AI continue to cast an ever-growing darker shadow over society and the world, leading to division, destabilization, exploitation, and alienation.
The title of the exhibition also reflects my own feelings of alienation from the creation of more images, in the context of the unimaginable amounts of images produced every day. I embarked on a journey using only SL and the EEP sky options in the viewer to slowly delve into these feelings of alienation, drifting through the stories of our time.
Nuance and greyscale are not popular these days, its all black and white, a one second attention span, no thinking needed, all subtlety and depth erased.
I just want to be reborn, again and again, in beautiful vibrant colors.
Grayscales... translated into vibrant color.
Adwehe
I guess you can call this natural re-vegitation. Given enough time the recovering powers in creation will re-claim what we lay aside.
A stone spire with a lone evergreen at sunset. I love Colorado's Escalante Canyon at the golden hours.
Dalí is one of my favorite artists of all time and also a big inspiration for me. In my lost account I posted a tribute to "The Elephants" which I pretend to remake later on, but also I always wanted to create something along the lines of "The Persistence of Memory", which should be his most iconic artwork.
Persistence of Memory cannot be replicated because it's a masterpiece, but I tried to arrange some of the core ideas in here. The melting clocks, the idea of a dreaming subject or figure, the overall concept of "fading away" and even if I didn't use ants or flies, the color scheme tries to recreate the feeling of decay.
With the low snowpack last year, this small tarn was all that was left on Artist Point in late June. In most years, this would have been still covered in feet deep snow.
Southern Lady's Slippers (Cypripedium kentuckiense) from northeast Texas.
Last spring, I set out to relocate these rare orchids at a historic location in northeast Texas (see here for details of that trip). This year I returned and could not immediately relocate the site. The point my GPS brought me to looked so different than I remembered, and the site was still relatively fresh on my mind. I looked for identifying site characteristics but struggled to find any, instead seeing four very large, downed trees laying across the creek. I was dismayed, until I approached the locale from a different angle, and there, nestled among the massive, entangled branches of downed white oak were three perfect slippers. They had survived whatever storm had wrought their surroundings and felled the ancients around them. I crawled through the tangled crown of the fallen oak capture this scene, which shows their precarious existence on the steep bank of some tiny unnamed stream hidden deep in the woods.
I'm intrigued how the persistence of water carves, polishes and shapes rocks. Water finds its way over time...
(NDL7430)
Art can be a very positive voice for important social causes like gender equity, indigenous rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, social justice or climate action and also to celebrate people who champion these great causes.
No artist I know does this any better than Amanda Newman - not only do I love Amanda’s art, I love and admire her passion and persistence on social justice issues.
What a gift it is to have two of Amanda’s murals appear in the one week!
This stunning and powerful new mural is a statement about the ongoing book bans and censorship targeting libraries and schools, and the backwards DEI policies that are happening in the USA.
From Wikipedia:
Helianthus petiolaris is a North American plant species in the sunflower family, commonly known as the prairie sunflower or lesser sunflower. Naturalist and botanist Thomas Nuttall was the first to describe the prairie sunflower in 1821. The word petiolaris in Latin means, “having a petiole”. The species originated in Western United States, but has since expanded east. The prairie sunflower is sometimes considered a weed.
Prairie sunflowers are commonly found growing in sandy areas. They can also be found in heavy clay soil and in dry prairies. They are unable to grow in shady areas; they need to be in direct sunlight. Prairie sunflowers require dry to moist soil. This species of sunflower is an annual flower, blooming between June and September.