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For this week's theme in the group, Macro Mondays: "Oil and Water."

 

In my album, "Ectoplasm," I shoot macro (micro) photographs of food coloring dropped into water.

250x magnified, stacked image, bright field (negative image)

 

Fundort / Site: Barbados (sediment sample)

Alter / Age: fossile (Middle Eocene to Oligocene)

Präparation / Preparation: Andreas Drews, 2016

 

Radiolarians are unicellulars of diameter 0.1–0.2 mm that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into the inner and outer portions of endoplasm and ectoplasm.The elaborate mineral skeleton is usually made of silica. They are found as zooplankton throughout the ocean, and their skeletal remains make up a large part of the cover of the ocean floor as siliceous ooze. Due to their rapid turn-over of species, they represent an important diagnostic fossil found from the Cambrian onwards. (Source: Wikipedia)

   

...Il va vraiment falloir, tôt ou tard, que je passe à autre chose ! Mais que voulez-vous ? J'aime mes spectres !

 

Composition de photos HDR prises le 1er juillet 2019, place du Point du Jour, à Alençon, en Normandie.

Like the surprise ending of a horror movie.

Copyright Jesse Draper

 

steam punk :)

Et voici ce qu'il advient du Pont Neuf quand, d'aventure, deux spectres se mettent à le hanter en pleine journée !

Tremblez, car les jumeaux non-morts sont de la partie !

 

Composition de photos HDR prises le 7 août 2019, face au Pont Neuf, à Alençon, en Normandie...

"I am a passenger

And I ride and I ride

I ride through the city's backsides

I see the stars come out of the sky

Yeah, they're bright in a hollow sky

You know it looks so good tonight

 

I am the passenger

I stay under glass

I look through my window so bright

I see the stars come out tonight

I see the bright and hollow sky

Over the city's ripping sky

And everything looks good tonight

 

[Chorus]

Singin' la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

 

Get into the car

We'll be the passenger

We'll ride through the city tonight

We'll see the city's ripped backsides

We'll see the bright and hollow sky

We'll see the stars that shine so bright

The sky was made for us tonight

 

Oh, the passenger

How, how he rides

Oh, the passenger

He rides and he rides

He looks through his window

What does he see?

He sees the sight of hollow sky

He sees the stars come out tonight

He sees the city's ripped backsides

He sees the winding ocean drive

And everything was made for you and me

All of it was made for you and me

'Cause it just belongs to you and me

So let's take a ride and see what's mine

 

[Chorus]

Singin' la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

 

Oh, the passenger

He rides and he rides

He sees things from under glass

He looks through his window's eye

He sees the things he knows are his

He sees the bright and hollow sky

He sees the city asleep at night

He sees the stars are out tonight

And all of it is yours and mine

And all of it is yours and mine

So let's ride and ride and ride and ride

 

[Chorus]

Singin' la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

Singin' la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la"

James Osterberg

Polaroid

 

UPLOADED FOR THE TFIF group: ectoplasm

 

the doll is by Sandy Mastroni

check her out.

This photo shows no indication of who the medium was, what the caused the ectoplasm to go wrong or what the ultimate outcome was. We can only hope the woman was not harmed.

 

Hybrid SDXL:Photoshop 25

...would he listen? No...so, copious amounts of ale, couple of large glasses of wine then a fat brandy rounding off the evening with a doner kebab, well what else would you expect?

 

Returning to reality, this is one of St Werburgh's gargoyles.

Magnification: 400x, bright field (negative image), stacked image

 

Fundort / Site: Barbados

 

Alter / Age: approx. 32-35 million years (late Eocene - early Oligocene)

 

Präparation / Preparation: Andreas Drews, 2017

 

Radiolarians are unicellulars of diameter 0.1–0.2 mm that produce intricate mineral skeletons, typically with a central capsule dividing the cell into the inner and outer portions of endoplasm and ectoplasm.The elaborate mineral skeleton is usually made of silica. They are found as zooplankton throughout the ocean, and their skeletal remains make up a large part of the cover of the ocean floor as siliceous ooze. Due to their rapid turn-over of species, they represent an important diagnostic fossil found from the Cambrian onwards. (Source: Wikipedia)

 

This is a stacked image, made by using a microscope and composed of dozens of single photos at different focus levels. For any information about stacking technique, please see: digital-photography-school.com/a-beginners-guide-to-focus...

 

Final Major Project - BA Fashion Photography.

working title -

How do I represent Immensity within the Photographic Frame?

 

My project led me on an immense journey - exploring such concepts as the inner and outer cosmos, Bachelard's concept of 'Intimate Immensity', the circle as a portal and a 'geometric architype of the psyche' (Dr. Jung), a baby's 'Mirror Stage' (Lacan), our place in the universe, photographic frame = eye, entering an image mentally and photography as alchemy, asking the camera to work counter intuitively, and to work as a tool to learn about the universe.

  

UN-PHOTOSHOPPED

ectoplasm

PREMESSA

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Benvenuti a tutti...

 

Questo SET,

apparentemente uno scorrere di finestre fatiscenti,

in realtà,

narra una storia che credo sia d'attualità oggi giorno.

 

Lo faccio con un testo autobiografico...

Ma sono convinto che molti... purtroppo...

si sentiranno chiamati in causa ...

 

Proprio come fosse la loro storia.

  

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OCCHI

  

Immobile scruto nel nulla.

Mi è consentito di muovere solo gli occhi,

disperatamente provo con le dita… niente!

 

Dimenticato in un angolo buio,

pietrificato dal silenzio e dal ricordo... SOLO.

Qui ho vissuto quasi tutta la mia vita,

qui ho visto persone sudare, urlare, combattere,

tutto per un pezzo di pane, per un ideale,

per un sogno zeppo di aspettative.

 

Questa polvere, ormai da troppo tempo,

ha soffocato quelle grida.

Eppure… ricordo fugaci sguardi d’intesa,

e giù lavoro che sfiancava i muscoli.

Ma non importava poi così tanto, tutti insieme,

pur nella diversità dei singoli, per un unico disegno:

 

"costruire un futuro di speranza, di dignità."

 

Ed allora quei volti sudati, quelle mani sporche di grasso,

assumevano una valenza quasi eroica…

Scivolando talvolta nella poesia.

 

Poi… con velata soddisfazione, raccoglierne il risultato,

consapevoli di esserci riusciti, sì, tra mille difficoltà,

ma sempre col sorriso sulle labbra, determinati, coriacei.

Tutta quella passione... quella fibrillazione... è scomparsa…

 

Adesso...

Sento solo qua e là il gocciolare d’un tubo corroso dal tempo.

Mi dico, forse sono lacrime di questa gente meravigliosa,

che talvolta, in un’estasi che mi pervade,

intravedo ancora aggirarsi come ectoplasma impalpabile.

 

Ora il silenzio è padrone assoluto.

Questo vuoto mi congela il cuore.

 

L’unico modo per cercare di resistere è gettare lo sguardo fuori dalle fatiscenti finestre e, credetemi…

In qualche mattina dolce di maggio sento ancora il vociare delle persone,

e i profumi della città invadere questo luogo dimenticato da Dio.

Al di là c’è la vita, perché non posso saltar fuori?

Relegato da sempre in quest’angolo decrepito.

 

Amo le finestre sono come occhi sul mondo.

Spesso vorrei volare oltre... per divenire lacrima.

Il pianto come liberazione da tanto dolore…

Da tanta indifferenza.

 

Vi prego, datemi una possibilità.

Sono certo che ancora posso essere utile a qualcuno.

Perché non provare!

 

D’un tratto sento il battito cardiaco ATTARDARSI,

poi… svanire.

 

Percepisco uno strano fremito alle ossa...

Ancora un attimo e, finalmente... muovo il primo passo…

 

Poi è un incedere sicuro…

 

Ecco sono fuori…

 

SPARATO NEL BLU.

My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.

 

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From my set, "Cold Press:"

 

www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631942231008/

 

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...Il va vraiment falloir, tôt ou tard, que je passe à autre chose ! Mais que voulez-vous ? J'aime mes spectres !

 

Composition de photos HDR prises le 1er juillet 2019, rue des Réservoirs, à Alençon, en Normandie.

For the past 2 nights we have had cold dry weather and noticed these glowing green lights amongst the firs and madrone trees in our yard. At first I thought they must be from a neighbors Christmas light display, those projection lights are all the rage this year, but as far as I can tell, that isn't the case.

Bioluminescence fungi may be the reason. Foxfire. Or, could it be glowing green ectoplasm?

  

En contrebas des remparts d'Alençon, deux spectres éreintés par la canicule naissante semblent profiter d'un peu de fraîcheur à l'ombre des arbres !

 

Car oui, parfois j'y reviens, à mes fantômes !

 

Composition de photos HDR prises le 24 juillet 2019, place du Plénître, à Alençon, en Normandie...

There were very few things Alrune, Mage-Governor of Embervale, loved more than the quiet solitude of her study at dawn. The rest of the castle was, at this hour, caught up in the intricate choreography of the staff’s breakfast preparations - a swirling ballet of clattering pans and arguments about eggs.

 

In less than an hour, her uncle would interrupt her blissful silence, armed with the kind of unwavering politeness that would somehow make refusing breakfast feel like declaring war on her own kitchen staff. And shortly after, the village bell would ring, summoning her to listen to the endless stream of complaints, questions, and deeply inventive interpretations of Imperial Laws presented by the good people of Embervale.

 

But for now, it was just her, her cats, and the soothing dripping of a gelatinous cube becoming ectoplasmic distillate.

 

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This is my entry for Brickscalibur's "Capturing Character" category.

Bonus quiz: how many cats does Alrune have?

Real Estate Agent: I am afraid I am required by law to inform you that this house was once the site of the brutal murder of a family of 9 by what seemed to be a group of were-iguana cultists. In addition the apparent apparition of a 9 year old boy in Victorian dress is said to appear regularly in the yard, scream "The true lords of this world are returning, worms!" and then explode into treacle scented ectoplasm. Finally....police say that the neighborhood is the base of operations for a radical demonic sex cult that conduct regular masked blood orgies.

 

I imagine you would care to look at a more suitable house, far, far away?

 

The Gambler: The Deuce you say..not on your life! I'll take it! Where do I sign? *slits a vein*

 

Real Estate Agent: Sir...um...a ballpoint will do fine.

 

The Gambler: Oh..yes...silly of me.....awwwwkward.

 

Location: Location : Valmoor (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Madori%20Bay/232/186/24)

An evening messenger, moving like a vapour jellyfish in the darkening skies.

 

Copyright © by John Russell – All Rights Reserved

 

From my album: "Ectoplasmic Manifestations"

   

N2250U as United 2796 to Los Angeles (LAX/KLAX) on taxiway ‘ALFA’ for a 34L departure at Sydney Airport... Loving the new livery now I’ve seen it a bit more, and note last pic with a bit of ectoplasm over the wings...

Is this why children are kinder than politicians?

 

Copyright © by John Russell – All Rights Reserved

 

From my album: “Ectoplasm"

   

 

Copyright © by John Russell – All Rights Reserved

 

From my album: "Ectoplasmic Manifestations"

   

There were very few things Alrune, Mage-Governor of Embervale, loved more than the quiet solitude of her study at dawn. The rest of the castle was, at this hour, caught up in the intricate choreography of the staff’s breakfast preparations - a swirling ballet of clattering pans and arguments about eggs.

 

In less than an hour, her uncle would interrupt her blissful silence, armed with the kind of unwavering politeness that would somehow make refusing breakfast feel like declaring war on her own kitchen staff. And shortly after, the village bell would ring, summoning her to listen to the endless stream of complaints, questions, and deeply inventive interpretations of Imperial Laws presented by the good people of Embervale.

 

But for now, it was just her, her cats, and the soothing dripping of a gelatinous cube becoming ectoplasmic distillate.

 

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This is my entry for Brickscalibur's "Capturing Character" category.

Bonus quiz: how many cats does Alrune have?

‘SUNRISE OR DEPARTURE’ - EMIRATES SYDNEY AIRPORT

 

What’s your favourite, A6-EVJ doing the long slow taxi out to 34L at Sydney Airport (SYD/YSSY), or getting ectoplasm whilst airborne 34L Sydney Airport (SYD/YSSY) as EK415 to Dubai (DXB/OMDB)???

 

(Luckily, a clear road to get from ‘The Beach’ across to Sheps Mound, and traffic holding the A380 departure)

The Hitchcockian Lampshade range at all good retailers now.

Playing around with the sb600, which has gotten more difficult since Jack has taken to giving it occasional kisses depending on where I place it.

Je suis un songe

un ectoplasme

juste un mensonge

un pléonasme

je reste de glace

face à vos spasmes

je ne trouve pas ma place

dans vos fantasmes

 

sous mon masque de fer

des larmes qui lacèrent

mes anciennes blessures

 

Bim bam

bim boum

 

mon coeur susurre

Tout mon être se fissure.....

 

Paroles : Mozart L' Opéra Rock "Bim bam boum" www.deezer.com/listen-3664987

Jérôme (Juillet 2009)

 

On Explore - Jul 21, 2009 #44

He's the one you'll never be rid of.

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