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Studies of cryptozoological creatures - the cryptids - for the "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology".
See the book and the finished illustrations here: www.behance.net/gallery/Illustrated-Encyclopedia-of-Crypt...
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Dune Study, Evening. © Copyright 2022 G Dan Mitchell.
An interpretation of soft dune forms and colors in evening light, Death Valley National Park.
When photographing sand dunes I spend a lot of time looking for just the right combination of shading, texture, line and curve, and color. But in the end, it mostly comes down to the light — the light that colors the sand, creates the shading, and illuminates those lines and curves. It seems like every photograph in the sand dunes is an ephemeral, one-time thing, and the particular combinations of conditions will never be precisely replicated. Unlike some other subjects, where the primary elements of the scene don’t change much, each visit to the dunes takes me to different places and photographs.
On a late-March trip to Death Valley National Park, I revisited a location that I had photographed with great success a couple of months ago. This time Patty accompanied me, and I wanted her to experience the light that I had worked with on the earlier visit. That did not happen. Two months ago the evening sky was clear, and warm-colored sunlight illuminated the western-facing dunes. This time the sky was filled with clouds and the light was soft and the colors far less intense, producing and entirely different experience.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
Winter is providing a rare combination of about 2 feet of snow, and temperatures remaining below freezing now for about a week with extremes of 1 degree F
Thus, Icicles grow and stick to the roof for awhile, allowing close up studies.
And the patterns are very similar
With Yeti for It Tulabelle True, Sign of the Times Poppy, Rock Candy Rufus Blue, and Spooky Sooki - the Return
Just a trial shot from the open window of my study. The prominent tree is nearly 200 yards away. The break in the hedge is the site of a badger sett!
I had to try to get my rescued 35mm slide projector lens to focus at infinity. This photo is my first attempt with the lens hand held against the camera body whilst I tried to balance against the window. To say I was pleased is a bit of an understatement.
However I've spent a couple of hours this afternoon trying to get a permanent fixing to the camera and then the focus just right. The lens has no focusing along its barrel. I'm not quite there yet so tomorrow .....
Argus 4" f2.8 Projector lens.
Bart van der Leck, "The Tempest" at the exhibition "Piet Mondriaan en Bart van der Leck", Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Deposition (study), Tim Lowly © 2015 This drawing will be part of a large group exhibition title "Return of the Exquisite Corpse" at Printworks Gallery in Chicago, opening in early December. Each of the 105 artists has made one section of a vertical triptych of a body. In my case I've done the legs section. I have no idea what the two other sections combined with this one will look like or who they are by.
This drawing is also something of a conceptual study for the painting Deposition that I posted yesterday. I'll let you figure out how they are related...
PHAENO STUDY #1
Frohes neues Jahr!
Nachdem es zum Ende des letzten Jahres etwas still geworden ist hier auf schmaidt.de gibt es jetzt wieder neue Fotos. Zwischen den Feiertagen habe ich die Zeit gefunden, dass von Zaha Hadid geplante Phaeno in Wolfsburg zu fotografieren. Als großer Fan dieser Architektin hatte ich das Phaeno schon lange auf der Liste. Das Gute ist: Es ist fotografisch immens ergiebig. Das heißt, ihr könnt in nächster Zeit immer mal wieder vorbeischauen und die Serie verfolgen, die es von mir vom Phaeno geben wird.
Der erste Teil der Serie ähnelt vom Bildaufbau her stark anderen Bildern von mir von moderner Architektur. Ich liebe einfach die spitz zulaufenden Winkel im 1:1-Format. Gerade bei Zaha Hadid konnte ich aber keinesfalls auf diese Perspektive verzichten, da die extrem spitz und dynamisch zulaufenden Gebäude-Ecken klarer Bestandteil ihrer Architektur sind. Schon bei ihrem Erstlingswerk, dem Feuerwehrhaus in Weil am Rhein, zeigt sich dies ganz deutlich und hat sich bis heute in ihrem Stil gehalten.
So far,
Martin
PS: Die genauen Aufnahmedaten findet ihr auf www.schmaidt.de im Blog!
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PHAENO STUDY #1
Happy new year!
After there were not that much photographic news in the last weeks in 2014 by myself, I found the time to shoot the Phaeno building in Wolfsburg (Germany) by the architect Zaha Hadid. Since I'm a great fan of her, the Phaeno has been on my list for a long time. The good news is: The building offers so many interesting perspectives such that there will be a whole series of photos of that building in the next days/weeks.
The first part of the series is somehow quite similar with respect to composition than other fine art architecture shots by me. I simply love these dramatic lines and angles in the 1:1 format. And especially with a building of Zaha Hadid, I cannot ignore this perspective since these lines and angles are a characteristic part of her architectural work from her beginnings on.
So far,
Martin
PS: The exact data of the capture can be found on www.schmaidt.de in my blog.
Desk and bookcase from Ikea, chair from Calligaris, rug from Esprit. Closer photo of the desk; www.flickr.com/photos/seremet/7372478948/ and the shelf www.flickr.com/photos/seremet/6268627553/. And a little update about speakers www.flickr.com/photos/seremet/7660241580/
10x15 cm ,coffee,carbon and Artgraf watercolors.With a aquote of Paul Klee, Thanks for the visit have a nice day.