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Big Spike checks out 3-D Was practicing a new technique for getting the "glass" to look transparent / did it by cloning the eyes onto the "glass" and diminishing the strength.
It seems like there's not much to discover geographically anymore, but it's fun to think about what it would be like to find a pristine magical land.
Image imagined in MidJourney AI and finished with Topaz Studio and Lightroom Classic.
Discovery of such an innocently begun relationship that seems to be warming into something even more....
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
Excuse the title, I didn't spend a whole lot of time thinking about it, but I've often wondered what it must have been like to be gold prospector John Hillman "discovering" Crater Lake at this spot (Discovery Point).
According to legend (and wikipedia), Hillman first saw this amazing landscape from the back of a mule, which is a little like viewing the Eiffel Tower while on a Segway tour: I'm sure he tried hard to omit that fact when asked about the experience.
Hillman's relatives: "So, Grandpa, then you saw Crater Lake for the first time, huh?"
Hillman: "Yes, it was possibly one of the most amazing moments of my life."
Hillman's relatives: "And did you just walk up to the rim? Weren't you tired of walking?"
Hillman: "Well, I hadn't walked the WHOLE way. I had some help."
Hillman's relatives: "What do you mean? Were you on a horse?"
Hillman: "It was a mule, okay!? Jeez. I had bad blisters and was riding my pack mule! Now go get me another beer."
The Royal Research Ship, Discovery, at Discovery Point on the FIrth of Tay. Launched in 1901, she was designed for research during the height of the great, heroic age of Antarctic exploration, and was the last wooden three-master built in the UK (although she also had auxiliary steam engines too).
After her exploration and research years, the ship moved around, being used as a training vessel, a cargo vessel and more. She was moored in London until the late 1970s, and the acclaimed science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke often took his lunch aboard her when taking a break from his writing there - he would borrow her name for his spaceship in the now-iconic 2001: a Space Odyssey.
In the mid 1980s, deteriorating, she was saved by a maritime trust and returned to the east coast of Scotland, to Dundee, where she was born, where she first felt water under her enormously thick keel (built massively to resist the crushing Antarctic ice). She is now moored in a dry dock on the mighty Firth of Tay, from where so many ships first sailed, with her own adjacent museum, Discovery Point, right next to the new V&A Gallery.
I think it's wonderful this historic vessel has been preserved, she carried out so much exploration and scientific research, expanding our knowledge of our planet, filling in some of the final blanks on the great map of our globe, and is forever linked to the likes of Scott and Shackleton. Her legacy lives on today - there is a modern RSS Discovery, named in her honour, launched in 2013, and continuing to carry out research into our vast, world oceans.
The only thing I find a little sad, is looking down into her berth, and realising it is a dry dock - sensibly, to save more wear and tear from the tidal river waters, of course. But it does make me feel a little sad for her - she was born to feel water course under her keel, waves splashing against her reinforced bows, and she'll never do that again.
It's a bit like seeing the Concorde in the Museum of Flight - I am glad it is preserved, but it was never meant to be a static exhibit. But who know what she may inspire in a visiting youngster today - perhaps there's a kid visiting her today who will be fired with that imagination for exploration, and will grow up to contribute to our expanding view of the world. That would be a good legacy...
The Discovery space shuttleSTS-133 mission took off successfully from the Kennedy Space Center on her last mission in space, headed for the International Space Station to deliver the Leonardo multipurpose module and an ExPress Logistic Carrier.
The crew of the Discovery STS-133 mission are Steven W. Lindsey, commander, Eric A. Boe, pilot, and mission specialists Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr., Stephen B. Bowen, Michael R. Barratt, Nicole P. Stott. Also Robonaut 2, a multipurpose robot that will be used to conduct repairs to the space station and other tasks, will be carried to the ISS by the Discovery.
The Discovery will also conduct a test of SpaceX's DragonEye flash sensor which is slated to be used by commercial Dragon space craft to approach and dock with the ISS during their missions to the space station, hopefully later this decade.
Stephen Bowen and Alvin Drew will conduct two space walks to install enhancements to the ISS.
Discovery STS-133 was originally slated for launch last September. But numerous technical glitches pushed back the last flight of the space shuttle Discovery to late February.
The Discovery orbiter was the third of NASA's space shuttle fleet, having been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in November of 1983. Discovery's first flight, STS 41-D, was launched on August 30th, 1984, and deployed three communications satellites from the shuttle payload bay.
Discovery was also the space shuttle that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope during the flight of STS-31 in April, 1990, and performed the second and third Hubble servicing missions, on STS-82 in February, 1997 and on STS-103 in December, 1999 respectively. Discovery also launched the Ulysses solar polar orbiter on the mission of STS-41 in October, 1990.
Discovery has carried numerous satellites beyond the Earth, carried experiments, and has made supply and module runs to the International Space Station during her long career.
Discovery also had the honor of being the first space shuttle to fly after disaster struck her sister space shuttle orbiters, STS-26 in 1988 after the Challenger disaster and STS 114 in July, 2005 after the destruction of the Columbia.
Discovery was named after two sailing ships, one piloted by Henry Hudson in his search for the Northwest Passage in the 16th Century then other by James Cook in his exploration of the Pacific in the 18th Century.
After her mission, Discovery will be placed on permanent display at the Smithsonian's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington DC, replacing the Enterprise drop test article.
The iconic ship from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The ship was designed with the most realistic looking spacecraft in mind, and it addresses all the the things that accompany space flight. Expect better pics in about two weeks, but at the moment I'm heading for Maine for vacation.
This evening I went to a sunset photography class aimed toward women hosted by REI as part of their #ForceOfNature series. It was great to experiment more with my camera and learn a few tips.
The Royal Research Ship, Discovery, at Discovery Point on the FIrth of Tay. Launched in 1901, she was designed for research during the height of the great, heroic age of Antarctic exploration, and was the last wooden three-master built in the UK (although she also had auxiliary steam engines too).
After her exploration and research years, the ship moved around, being used as a training vessel, a cargo vessel and more. She was moored in London until the late 1970s, and the acclaimed science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke often took his lunch aboard her when taking a break from his writing there - he would borrow her name for his spaceship in the now-iconic 2001: a Space Odyssey.
In the mid 1980s, deteriorating, she was saved by a maritime trust and returned to the east coast of Scotland, to Dundee, where she was born, where she first felt water under her enormously thick keel (built massively to resist the crushing Antarctic ice). She is now moored in a dry dock on the mighty Firth of Tay, from where so many ships first sailed, with her own adjacent museum, Discovery Point, right next to the new V&A Gallery.
I think it's wonderful this historic vessel has been preserved, she carried out so much exploration and scientific research, expanding our knowledge of our planet, filling in some of the final blanks on the great map of our globe, and is forever linked to the likes of Scott and Shackleton. Her legacy lives on today - there is a modern RSS Discovery, named in her honour, launched in 2013, and continuing to carry out research into our vast, world oceans.
The only thing I find a little sad, is looking down into her berth, and realising it is a dry dock - sensibly, to save more wear and tear from the tidal river waters, of course. But it does make me feel a little sad for her - she was born to feel water course under her keel, waves splashing against her reinforced bows, and she'll never do that again.
It's a bit like seeing the Concorde in the Museum of Flight - I am glad it is preserved, but it was never meant to be a static exhibit. But who know what she may inspire in a visiting youngster today - perhaps there's a kid visiting her today who will be fired with that imagination for exploration, and will grow up to contribute to our expanding view of the world. That would be a good legacy...
Discovery Space Shuttle at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian museum near Dulles Airport).
I only had one lens with me and mounted to my Canon 5d Mark ii - the new Canon 16-35 f4.0L IS - what a superb walk-around lens whenever you need to go wide. It allows you to shoot very slow shutter speeds, really helping where tripods are impractical or forbidden, and is very sharp corner-corner - Canon's best wide-angle zoom for landscape and interior shots.
Taken of a tour of Hampstead on one of Richard Jones's tours.
Nikon F4. AF Nikkor 24mm F2.8D lens. Ilford FP4 Plus 125 35mm B&W film.
It was a perfect day for the beach and even more perfect when we realized that the Space Shuttle Discovery was to launch that afternoon. We've seen many launches from our home in Central Florida, 50 miles (80+ kilometers) away. Here on the beach, we were separated by roughly the same distance, but instead of towns, highways and vegetation between us and the Kennedy Space Center, only the nearly open expanse of sand and sea. We were amazed to hear, after a few minutes, the faint remains of the once deafening roar of
liftoff.