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July 27, 2010
6:30 AM colours of the sky
[posted by Benz Roos]
6:30 AM series by Robert Weingarten
Not so sure about this 6:30AM photo series of Robert Weingarten, because it is a bit kitchy. However I really do like the change of light and the colours in the sky, espacially above the sea. The series illustrates thedifferent effect light can have in different wheater circumstances and position of the erth in certain seasons.
Here is the explanation from his website;”After making test pictures from various points around his ocean view home in Malibu, he decided to turn his normal working procedure upside down and inside out by creating a set of strict rules of engagement with the motif. The subject would be sky, sea, and city observed over the course of one year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31, 2003, and would be advanced every day he was at home. A number of key artistic decisions governed the outcome of the project. Weingarten established a single viewpoint, looking southeast over Santa Monica Bay, from which every photograph in the series would be made with the camera in exactly the same position.
Each exposure would be made at precisely the same time of day – 6:30 am – measured by one quartz clock. All exposures would be made with the lens focused on infinity and at the same aperture of f/22. Just two variables were allowed into this disciplined scheme: the shutter speed of the lens, which would be adjusted faster or slower depending on the quantity and quality of light available at 6:30 a.m. each day; and, the most variable element of all, changes in the scene that were introduced by the forces of nature.-Weston Naef, Curator of Photographs, The J. Paul Getty Museum” -
July 25, 2010
Candle light vs cold cathode
[posted by Benz Roos]
Candle Light 烛光 by Nicholas Hanna 2010
Candle Light 烛光 from Nicholas Hanna on Vimeo.
“Light from a candle is a continuously variable field that emanates from a point outward. We enclosed a candle in a box covered with sensors. The sensors sample the light from the candle and are connected to corresponding cold-cathode light tubes in the space behind the box. At any given moment, a three dimensional cross section of the light from the candle is detected by the sensors and then amplified to fill the space of the room. This allows visitors to walk inside the field of the candle and experience it as a space” summery by the artist Nicholas Hanna. source: creative applications
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Alphabet of Everyday Objects
[posted by Donald®]
Awesome work by photographer Bela Borsodi. By combining everyday objects and precise angles, he creates visually stunning compositions that form giant letterforms. My personal favorite is definitely that uppercase ‘A’ in the first photo below.
source: ugmonk
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Light artwork by David A. Smith
[posted by Benz Roos]
David A. Smith, Revenant 2010
The elusive spirit of the revenant is held by a beam of light, frozen and suspended. source:murmurART
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July 21, 2010
Crown of the sun
[posted by Benz Roos]
The Crown of the Sun by Alain Maury and Jean-Luc Dauvergne
Photo’s by Alain Maury and Jean-Luc Dauvergne.“During a total solar eclipse, the Sun’s extensive outer atmosphere, or corona, is an inspirational sight. Subtle shades and shimmering features that engage the eye span a brightness range of over 10,000 to 1, making them notoriously difficult to capture in a single photograph. But this composite of 7 consecutive digital images over a range of exposure times comes close to revealing the crown of the Sun in all its glory. The telescopic views were recorded from the Isla de Pascua (Easter Island) during July 11′s total solar eclipse and also show solar prominences extending just beyond the edge of the eclipsed sun. Remarkably, features on the dim, near side of the New Moon can also be made out, illuminated by sunlight reflected from a Full Earth” source: astronomy picture of the day
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