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Reminds me of a René Magritte or Costa Pinheiro painting.
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Leipzig, Interrail 2018.
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Photo captured near the town of Point Arena and near the Point Arena Lighthouse Station. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
Photo of the Cascade Range captured near the town of Burney alongside California Highway 299. Shasta County. Late March 2013.
Michael Alfano, 2022, near Seven Stars Bakery, Jewelry District, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, sculpture
Photo of the Little River captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens at Moonstone Beach in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
Photo captured at the Vista Point at Junctions California 92 and 35 in San Mateo County. Early 2013.
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Slightly edited mobile phone cam shot of myself reflected on the door handle of a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Cars can be such a source of inspiration when it comes to wicked reflections, and I've shot my share over the years, so I guess it's good if we keep them around for another couple of years, even if it means destroying life on this planet with them, it's worth it, anything for art, lol ;-P
I know it's still early, but put this in you calender already: From October 1 - October 30 you can see some of my wicked reflection photos at the 'MultiCulti' exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse' in the Voetboogstraat 11, Fridays – Sundays, 1PM-6PM. ('MultiCulti' is part of GRID 2010, 4th International Photography Biennial), yay :D
Photo looking towards Cape Mendocino captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Often in life, one must cleanse the soul; undergoing a series of self reflective exercises to uncover the highs and lows pertaining to one's life. Just like this photo depicts beautiful Mount Lassen, and its reflection on the lake, life sometimes can and will display the obvious to your very own eyes. Live, love and enjoy life. Photo of Mount Lassen captured via the HDR method of photography at Manzanita Lake. Shasta County. Late October 2012.
Photo captured on Mattole Road miles southwest of the city of Ferndale. On the way to Ferndale. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Slightly edited selfreflection on my sunglasses in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I like sunny days, I think most of us do, but unlike most of us, I don't really like staying in the direct sunlight, I prefer a shady spot from where I can see the fearless sunbathers, offering their medium-rare bodies to the yellow, burning Overlord in the sky, that lately only graces us so seldom with its presence, and I think to myself 'Hmmm, I wonder if those people are made out of Teflon', because I could never do that, even if it wasn't seriously bad for your health, I just overheat too easily. So if you see a bald dude sitting in the shadow, smiling at you while sipping on his cold drink, that's probably me, studying your molecular structur for any visible traces of (C2F4)n (yes, that's the molecular formula of Teflon, hehe) shining through your skin-layers...or you're just a hot chick and I'm checking you out...sorry about that, lol ;D
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Photo of Mount Shasta captured off of U.S. Highway 97 in Siskiyou County. "State of Jefferson." Late August 2013.
Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking east, captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Late December 2013.
This "dark" picture shows an artist who reflects herself.
When I look at pictures created by an artist
I can see in what kind of things he is interested in.
Interested is another word for attention.
Normally the mind does not reflect about its bondages.
But few people want to find out what is happening to them.
Analysing pictures reveal the subconscious.
The secrets of the psyche can be descovered.
Who am I?
If this is your question you may look at your own pictures.
What kind of subjects do they show?
Outside world
Outside world (family – friends - animals)
Outside world but you
Outside world as a mirror of your mood… (this is the border to the inside world.
The inside world is the psyche with many facettes.
Some will be presented later.
The result may be:
Lucid Living
HKD
Die Kunst spiegelt, womit die Psyche sich beschäftigt.
Diese Beschäftigung ist meistens unbewusst.
Das Wissen um die jeweils momentane geistige Verfassung erlaubt es, in die seelische Tiefe zu gehen und die Gründe aufzudecken.
Sind die Gründe bekannt, kann die Aufmerksamkeit befreit werden.
Die Lebensenergie kann in andere - in diesem Fall in hellere - Beschäftigungen fließen.
HKD
Photo of a fallen redwood giant at the Rockefeller Forest: Lower Bull Creek Flat, captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens within Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Humboldt County. Late December 2013.
A defining feature of the northern California coast is a large bulge that protrudes westward into the Pacific Ocean. Along this bulge are two points, separated by roughly eleven miles, which extend farther west than any other points along the Golden State's lengthy shoreline. The northernmost of these points is Cape Mendocino, and the southernmost is Punta Gorda, Spanish for substantial point. As ships hugged the California coast traveling northward, it is understandable how several ran aground on Punta Gorda. Between 1899 and 1907, at least eight ships met their end in the area. The initial request for a lighthouse to mark Punta Gorda was made in 1888, but it wasn't until after a fog-induced collision between the SS Columbia and the San Pedro on July 21, 1908, which claimed 87 lives, that congress appropriated funds for the Punta Gorda Lighthouse.
Materials to build the station arrived at the point by schooner in 1910. After being highlined to shore, they were loaded onto horse-drawn sleds, and dragged less than a mile south to the construction site. Within a year, three substantial dwellings, a blacksmith/carpenter shop, three storage sheds, a barn, and the fog signal building were completed. The fog signal began operation on June 22, 1911, but it would be approximately seven more months before the small 27-foot-tall lighthouse with a 23 by 12 foot base was completed. The flashing light from the lighthouse’s fourth-order lens was first exhibited on January 15, 1912. F.A. Harrington, Paschel Hunter, and W.E. Greer were the first three keepers to serve at Punta Gorda. The light station sits on a narrow bench bordered by hills rising abruptly to the east and the ocean spreading out to the west. The station was far from civilization. It was an eleven-mile journey by horseback or wagon to the small town of Petrolia, and the trip was only possible when the weather and tides permitted. The first oil wells drilled in California that produced crude to be refined and sold commercially were near Petrolia, hence the name of the town.
Wayne Piland, accompanied by his wife, a son, and a daughter, was transferred to Punta Gorda in 1934. Piland had served at three offshore stations, but he rated the task of getting supplies to Punta Gorda as “the toughest job you ever saw.” During the summer months, a team of horses could pull a supply wagon to Petrolia, but when winter set in, rushing streams and high surf limited travel to horseback. For several decades, “Old Bill” served as the stations four-footed link to the outside world. Old Bill was well acquainted with life at a lighthouse. He was born at a light station, served at Point Reyes, and arrived at Punta Gorda aboard a lighthouse tender. Wayne Piland’s daughter Nancy described Old Bill as “mean and ornery.” The horse also had a quirk that made him difficult to ride. Whenever he approached a puddle, no matter the size, he would try to jump across it. Fortunately, keeper Piland was experienced with horses, and after he braided a small whip, Piland and Old Bill got along just fine.
Like many other light stations along the California coast, Punta Gorda was used by the military during World Ward II. Several Coast Guard recruits were sent to patrol the beach south of the station towards Shelter Cove. The station's population was increased for a few years, but at the end of the war, the beach patrol was discontinued. The Coast Guard eventually built a road from the Mattole River along the foot of the bluffs to Windy Point and another section from Windy Point to the lighthouse. Outfitted with a jeep and a tractor, life at the station seemed much easier, but then the winter storms arrived. After heavy rains, water would stream down the canyons, severing the road in several places, and powerful, storm-driven surf would deposit large logs and other debris on the roadway. It was a good thing that Old Bill was still on hand for an occasional supply trek to civilization. Electricity eventually did reach Punta Gorda, but the power line was unreliable and multiple generators had to be kept on hand. The remoteness of the station made it one of the more costly to maintain, so when improvements in navigation lessened the need for a manned lighthouse in the area, the Coast placed a lighted buoy offshore, removed the Fresnel lens, and boarded up the structures. After having spent more years at Punta Gorda than any keeper, Old Bill was sold to a lady in Ferndale.
When the Coast Guard left in 1951, control of the station passed to the Bureau of Land Management. During the 1960s, a counter culture group took up residence in the dwellings. After chasing them off several times, the Bereau of Land Management decided to burn down all of the wooden structures at the station. All that remains of the station are the concrete lighthouse and oil house, and a few concrete pads where other structures once stood. The lighthouse and oil house were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and shortly thereafter the Honeydew volunteer fire department spent time at the station repairing cracks in the masonry, welding breaks in the lighthouse's staircase and railings, and sandblasting and painting the structures. The station received further attention in 1989 when the California Conservancy Corps restored and painted the structures. Hikers along California’s Lost Coast are a bit surprised to encounter a couple of rustic cabins near Fourmile Creek. Had all of the picturesque structures at Punta Gorda remained standing, one can only imagine what a contrast the craftsman-style buildings would be to what is otherwise very remote and unspoiled territory.
Photo of what remains of the Punta Gorda Lighthouse, the "Alcatraz of Lighthouses," captured from the Fourmile Creek along the King Range via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens at Mattole River Beach on the Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Photo captured near the unincorporated place of Pepperwood alongside Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Shasta County. Mid November 2013.
Selfreflection in Amsterdam. Taken with a Sony HX200V. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
This month I am celebrating my 7th Flickr Birthday...I would have never thought that this thing would be so much fun and have such an influence on my life when I opened my account in 2006. I want to thank all of you lovely people for making it such a great experience, and of course also a big thank you to the Interwebs for offering such interesting ways to share part of our lives with the rest of the world...on to the next 7 years :)
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“Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself”
--Samuel Butler