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Daffodils are not my favorite flower. They are not as showy, not as delicate, not as layered as other flowers. They are not as colorful, and the yellow ones are really hard to capture well... the balance of light and exposure a fine line to walk without washing out or muting the colors. Yet every spring they bloom, when the trees are bare and the ground covered in brown leaves and the threat of snow and ice very real. They pop their brave heads out of the hard ground and pepper my yard with bits of sun in an otherwise bleak landscape. When the cold front blows in today, I can look out my window and have hope: summer is right around the corner!
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots is a project by artist, Jessica Ling Findley, combining retro glamour portraits with sea creatures thriving in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) to highlight successful human actions to help heal our oceans.
The Outrageously Adorable Baby Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
The come-back kids! From 1741 and 1911 the fur trade decimated the sea otter population from 300,000 to 2,000. Now that hunting otters is banned internationally, conservation and reintroduction efforts have brought the otter population closer to 200,000. Yet, recent declines due to disease and starvation have kept the otter on the endangered species list.
Otters are also superheroes of the ecosystem because they help maintain kelp forests, the habitat for many other creatures. Kelp forests are endangered by the eating habits of abalone and sea urchins. Sea urchins munch at the base of the kelp plants and destroy large swaths of the forest. Without the voracious appetites of Sea otters for abalone and sea urchins, kelp forests would become depleted.
Otters also protect sea slugs by eating crabs, slug predators. Sea slugs keep the seagrass free of sun blocking agae. Seagrass not only keeps the soil in place and is the home to thousands of marine species but together with phytoplankton and macro-algae they produce more oxygen than all the rainforests combined. Go team!
Project Origins:
Inspired by the world’s premier Ocean Sciences Meeting in February 2020, Seaport Village and The Port of San Diego have invited artist Jessica Ling Findley to produce a series of art experiences. She will help bring science to life through art at Seaport Village from December 2019 to February 2020. As ocean vitality becomes more critical with changing climate, these works, produced with input and data from scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium, explore how stories of Ocean Optimism can inspire us all to work together for a sustainable future. These immersive experiences invite audiences to think about the future of our oceans in new and creative ways.
About the Artist:
Jessica Ling Findley is an Encinitas based artist with a focus on social practice and environmental advocacy. Her work playfully blurs spectator and participant, engaging the audience to explore. Her public participatory work, Aeolian Ride, inflated people on bicycles in 20 cities around the world. Exhibitions and awards include: Dublin Museum of Science, New Museum, Deitch Art Parade in NY, and SDAI, Tokyo Wondersite Residency, Brooklyn Arts Council Grant and Black Rock Arts Grant Foundation. www.jessicalingfindley.com
About the Model
Kira Findley is a lover of the animals in the ocean and wants us to work together to prevent the coral from dying.
References
Pacific Sea Otter
www.projectseagrass.org/seagrass
chonburi, thailand. this shot was taken at the stroke of 12 and captures over 8 firework displays throughout the entire city at 12 midnite. have a very photographic newyear....
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
amzn.to/thenewoptimists
Jumping spider stalking a rather large bluebottle fly on a windowsill. It got a bit closer before sensibly deciding that perhaps it was a bit large
Derek Jarman was a good director who died in 1994 from HIV. He wanted to direct his last movie before dying but the disease was so advanced that he was already 100% blind. He decided to make the movie anyway. It's called "Blue", and all you see for its entire length it's just a blue screen. I watched it once, when I was a teenager, and I still remember it as a good movie!
Otto Road
Vilonia, Arkansas
Faulkner County
Anyone that doesn't find this funny probably shouldn't be one of my contacts. I've had a bad week. The topper was my A/C going out. I went to my hometown after the A/C was fixed. I was driving around looking for things to shoot, and I saw this.
It occurred to me....
Shit happens but life goes on!!
I love making the most of the bad weather, and when other people are tucked up warm or muscles clenched cowaring under an umbrella I'm dancing in the rain and jumping in puddles. I guess you could call it optimism
27 tomorrow and still an idiot :)
Springtime............comes every year without fail, no matter how long winter tries to hold on.
May 1 is May Day. Enjoy they day everyone :-)
Outside a cafe in Wimbledon, 7pm on a cold, rainy, dark evening in January. I like the flowers: nice touch!
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots is a project by artist, Jessica Ling Findley, combining retro glamour portraits with sea creatures thriving in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) to highlight successful human actions to help heal our oceans.
The Stellar Octopus cyanea from Madagascar
Over 3 billion people’s livelihoods depend on marine and coastal biodiversity around the world. Fishery management provides economic benefits of conservation and community engagement with broader marine management. Madagascar has incredible biodiversity, but due to climate change, as well as over exploitation, it’s delicate marine ecosystem is at high risk. Local fisheries engage with the community to practice “no-take” conservation periods which allows the octopus time to become old enough to reproduce and increases the catch for those who depend on it.
Octopus cyanea moves along the seafloor camouflaging itself not only with color but with texture. Although octopuses are normally nocturnal, Octopus cyanea prefers twilight. Yet it is also known as the Day Octopus, because it can be found hunting in cooperation with a roving coral grouper fish who often points out hiding prey when the octopus seeks shelter in the coral. It’s lifespan is about 12-14 months from its planktonic larval state.
About the Model:
Lauren is a sustainable lifestyle blogger and marine tour guide who travels around the world to take guests out on whale and dolphin tours. Having spent so many hours out on the water, she has seen firsthand how climate change is disrupting the behavior and migration patterns of many different species of marine mammals. However, she loves getting people excited about the ocean through her work and believes that as long as we are taking the time to pay attention to the changes around us and following our passions, we will find a flow that puts us back in alignment with the planet.
About the Artist:
Jessica Ling Findley is an Encinitas based artist with a focus on social practice and environmental advocacy. Her work playfully blurs spectator and participant, engaging the audience to explore. Her public participatory work, Aeolian Ride, inflated people on bicycles in 20 cities around the world. Exhibitions and awards include: Dublin Museum of Science, New Museum, Deitch Art Parade in NY, and SDAI, Tokyo Wondersite Residency, Brooklyn Arts Council Grant and Black Rock Arts Grant Foundation and Port of San Diego public art commission. www.jessicalingfindley.com
Project Origins:
Inspired by the world’s premier Ocean Sciences Meeting in February 2020, Seaport Village and The Port of San Diego have invited artist Jessica Ling Findley to produce a series of art experiences. She will help bring science to life through art at Seaport Village from December 2019 to February 2020. As ocean vitality becomes more critical with changing climate, these works, produced with input and data from scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium, explore how stories of Ocean Optimism can inspire us all to work together for a sustainable future. These immersive experiences invite audiences to think about the future of our oceans in new and creative ways.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_cyanea
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone...
news.mongabay.com/2017/11/fish-vs-forests-madagascars-mar...
cases.open.ubc.ca/octopus-fishery-management-in-madagascar/
www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/oceans/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nlm-Pp6g64
friendsoflajollashores.com/marinelife/blacksmith/#
www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/bl...
Ed Parnell, Associate Research Oceanographer, Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Nothing on reverse.
Clearly a posed photograph, but you have to admire the optimism of the chaps pointing the Lugers skywards.
A Maschinengewehr 08 crew using the gun in an anti-aircraft role, in the same configuration as if this were a genuine response to an aerial threat.
Alb. XIII
Rose against adversity
The yellow rose can indicate strength and are encouraging for someone going through a difficult time such as when healing from illness or surgery. I see this one as hope against adversity. The strength and optimism of the yellow/orange rose fighting its way forward and not giving up.
When life gives you lemons ... go outside and soak up some sunshine and focus on the positive!
It's been a rather crappy couple of days, but I'm just keeping things in perspective. I don't have a huge car repair bill like my friend Bryan, nor have I received bad news from a friend like Miss Ali. Nor do I take my parent to doctors appointments on a regular basis as he bravely battles ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) like my friend Jessica.
Keeping things in perspective here ... or attempting to at least.
Joey said pink slips in his district are going out next week, so we're hoping he doesn't get one. If he gets laid off and I get a job, we'll be OK. If he gets laid off and I don't get a job, we're royally screwed. Don't you love when your financial fate lies in receiving a piece of paper in the mail? Being a teacher in California is AWESOME!
I think it's time for a power nap before work. Blah. At least it's sunny. :)
Poster responding to the theme of 'Optimism' this year's Brisbane Design Week.
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