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Around the corner and rolling South . I've always loved the speed and complexity of wires along the NEC. Taken from SEPTA's Cornwells Heights Station.
lots of complexities...lots of ways...
running is the only way...
across them...avoiding the vicious circles...
to the right destination...
be the only one... keeping the smile...
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Taken with Canon EOS 40D, EF 50mm F1.8II
Taken from Kompanyghat, Kamrangirchar, Bangladesh.
Copyright :Abdul Aziz Apu
contact: apu029@gmail.com
Sometime being simple is V. complex
And that’s how complexity is defined
thou it aint that good bss full view is always better ;p
full: view: farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3278510064_9e247e50f0_b.jpg
This HYBYCOZO sculpture is titled Floura and is along the Discovery Trail.
Floura
Stainless Steel, Powder Coat Pigment, LED
2022
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
Model: Alysse
Wasn't really in love with this one... but then I changed the colours a bit and added the nature bokeh photo and it looked a little more appealing :)
It's actually pretty simple; or is it?
Mulitple exposure (five frames) in Bright mode under the glare of the strobe. Modest adjustments in Lightroom then JPG'd & off to Photoshop for a barrage of amends, principally a Color [sic] Burn layer & tone & colour curve adjustments post flattening. HSS!
Say hello at Pelcomb Portraits.
****This photograph was chosen on January 26th 2014 to appear on FLICKR EXPLORE(Highest Ranking: #169) . This is my Nineteenth photograph to be selected, my Tenth of the New Year which I am amazed and delighted by as I never view my images as worthy compared to some of the amazing photography out there. EXPLORE is Flickr's way of showcasing the most interesting photos within a given point in time -- usually over a 24 hour period.
Flickr receives about 6,000 uploads every minute -- That's about 8.6 million photos a day! From this huge group of images, the Flickr Interestingness algorithm chooses only 500 images to showcase for each 24-hour period. That's only one image in every 17,000!..... so I am really thrilled to have a frame picked and most grateful to everyone who visited, favourite and commented on the frame*****
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Photograph taken in the magic of the Golden hour around sunrise at 06:31am on September 7th 2011 off Lochside Drive nearby Frost Avenue and the Patricia Bay Highway 17, on the shoreline by Tullista Park in beautiful Sidney by the sea on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Nikon D700 75mm 1/250s f/4.5 iso200 RAW (14 bit)
Nikkor AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 (1989 35mm film lens). Jessops 72mm UV filter. Hoodman soft viewfinder eyecup. Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Two EN-EL15 batteries. Manfrotto 055XPro carbon fibre tripod & Manfrotto 327 magnesium pistol grip ball head. Nikon MC-DC2 remote shutter release. Nikon GP-1 GPS.
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LATITUDE: N 48d 38m 15.65s
LONGITUDE: W 123d 24m 12.91s
ALTITUDE: 13.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE: 34.60MB
PROCESSED FILE: 6.12MB
This is a snowflake with a simple outer pattern, but one with hidden complexities ready to be revealed. These are the sorts of details that I worked for 10 months to produce into the snowflake ornaments currently being crowd-funded.
Want the most realistic snowflake possible as a Christmas ornament on your tree this year, or to give as gift? Check this out – less than a week to go! www.indiegogo.com/projects/snowflake-ornaments-by-don-kom...
I was saving this snowflake for the start of the Snowflake-a-Day project which begins on December 1st, but it’s a perfect fit for what’s going on now! This is a split crystal with some interesting growth dynamics to dive into!
A “split crystal” is one that begins its life as a column, but shifts into plate-like growth as the temperature cools. This creates hexagonal plates on the ends of the column. This kind of growth can result in gem-like central features if one plate grows out faster than the other (each competing for water vapour in either side of the column, one winning on all sides) or a split design like we see here… though the battle wasn’t cleanly won or lost.
The bottom plate won the fight for the top branch and the top-left branch. These two are growing underneath the other four branches, which can be seen if you look closely at the center and notice how the lines are divided. Usually, when one corner of a plate “wins” over the other, the fight is over in a heartbeat… but look a little closer here. While the top plate won the fight for the top-right and all the lower branches, there are signs that it wasn’t an easy victory.
The lower plate has a branch in the lower right, hiding behind the top branch. It’s not hard to see, due to its higher contrast lines on the ridges and ribs. Very careful inspection will identify signs of this on the lower left as well. If two corners of these plates maintained equal growth over a longer period of time – which is very unlikely – we see this as the result. An unlikely snowflake!
But why are the features of the bottom snowflake more contrasty than the top snowflake? It has to do with what side the surface details and topography are located on. Fun fact: the surface details on a snowflake are only ever on one side. The other side is largely smooth, maybe with some subtle rings caused by inward crystal growth. The bottom plate (top and top left branches) has its details facing the camera, while the top plate (all other branches) has its details on the backside of the crystal, which is why the lines are more muted; these details are only seen through the reflective back surface, making them softer.
Is it a symmetrically balanced beautiful creation of nature than fell from the sky? Absolutely. The depth of details is almost endless, however. These complex structures only become more beautiful the more you understand them, which is what this post was intended to do. :)
If you want to examine this “split crystal” phenomenon first-hand, there is one branch on the model used to create this year’s snowflake ornament that has inverted features. The reason is different, but the logic is the same: different planes often have opposing features. Put one of these on your Christmas tree and make it a conversation piece: www.indiegogo.com/projects/snowflake-ornaments-by-don-kom... - you won’t be disappointed.
The complexity and richness of Jupiter's "southern lights" (also known as auroras) are on display in this animation of false-color maps from NASA's Juno spacecraft. Auroras result when energetic electrons from the magnetosphere crash into the molecular hydrogen in the Jovian upper atmosphere. The data for this animation were obtained by Juno's Ultraviolet Spectrograph.
The images are centered on the south pole and extend to latitudes of 50 degrees south. Each frame of the animation includes data from 30 consecutive Juno spins (about 15 minutes), just after the spacecraft's fifth close approach to Jupiter on February 2, 2017. The eight frames of the animation cover the period from 13:40 to 15:40 UTC at Juno. During that time, the spacecraft was receding from 35,000 miles to 153,900 miles (56,300 kilometers to 247,600 kilometers) above the aurora; this large change in distance accounts for the increasing fuzziness of the features.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI
How? it's asked quite often. ( direct 5120X5120 full size link for non Flickr visitors)
I'll explain what's going on here and how I did it in just a few steps.
I make a ball.
I copy & paste it a few times in a straight line. (above image, 6 times from center to right)
I attached the straight line of balls together as one unit. (called a group)
I copy & paste it a few times in a fan style until I get 180 degrees, pivoting on the original center ball, now an end ball.
I attach the entire fan shape balls into one unit. (group)
I copy and paste with a slight size reduction and a step back all the way towards the rear of image.
That's about it for the layout. The other details to make the reflections and color along with all lighting are other aspects in getting a good 3D result.
Although it's 3D programs that I'm discussing, the same technique also applies to photoshop and 2D image work.
BIG HELLO & Happy Weekend to you from my little 3D world (in Ottawa, Canada)