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Keelin thanks for your kind words. Don’t know what happened but the pic posted here in CAS Gallery actually lost some of its contrast compared to the same shot on my computer. It appears it gained “lights” and kinda looks flat compared to the one I have . Oh well. I have a couple of other color pics taken during same event. I’ll get around posting them soon. Thanks again.
Your Chagall dreamactic touched me. And Han’s Miro reflects well also. Neat!
Speakin about touching, maybe folks can feel this..
MONSOONERISM
Keelin you mite be surprised by how many shots I’ve posted here that are not on original orientation.
How many anecdotes and out right jokes about a famous artist’s work being hung upside down? To me its a sign of a good job if a work is enjoyed no matter what the orientation. Its a good habit to have to look at your creation as many ways possible.
This one below works for me only one way, the way you see it. But thats just my opinion.
Stieglitz with his ” Equivalence” still resonates with me to this day. Being ” touched” or provoked by a shape or pattern or nature at its most unbridled..is it nature or is it a humanbeing opening oneself allowing oneself , to be touched, to be provoked,,by the most primal , natural, around us..? The idea that clouds may have an imprint on our, humans, genetic history seems plausible. As long as we have been around, so have clouds.
A tribute to A Stieglitz and his ” soul mate’, his ” Twin”, Georgia OKeefe..
Haa..it really isn’t about cooling off here in the desert Keelin. Its about drying out. I would take 112f with 7% humidity over 105f with 25% humidity. Its a comfort issue. Local weather news folks have introduced a ” Feels Like Factor” to their nightly forecasting. Like ” windchill factor” its a estimation of abandon all hope. High temps with high humidity feels like a being slimed..Stay indoors where A/C takes all the moisture out of the cool air, and you’ll be fine. Go Out Side,,at any time of the day,anytime..24/7..and you will be slimed. Of course..to survive, one must drink copious amounts of water so you don’t dehydrate because you are sweating so much..slimed.. The difference is..at 7 % humidity, you sweat but it evaporates almost instantly..therefore no beads of sweat running down your temples. But at 15% humidity , sorry,,the stains on your shirt or blouse tell no lies. Its uncomfortable beyond tolerance for many folks.They leave. For me..Monsoon is the season of Cumulo Nimbus, lightning shows, rainbows, pelus and velum that stretch for miles etc etc. An if anybody sees me at the parks or wherever, taking pics in the middle of this weather..they too must be sweat stained as I , because they are outside. So..its part of the deal. If ya want..ya gotta give.. to be slimed is to be alive..Small price for Great shows. Maybe by mid October, its all over. The high pressure dome over 4 Corners breaks down and its pumping action quits pulling the moisture up from the sub tropics. We go back to the ” dry heat” and 2 to 3 weeks without a cloud in the sky.
Speaking of cloud in the sky..below is a Study of One.
Aaah Fleeting Moments..perhaps a title for a cloud video.But the little virgas and big virgas drift so eloquently. I’ve often thought in terms..that if you see a great cloud pic..and don’t have a camera at the ready..its too late. Yet yesterday i saw a pic and the camera was at least 2 minutes away..Ok, I took a few short cuts..yes the rug got wet..but I got the shots. The clouds were slower than I thought I guess. Sometimes they fleet fast and other times they fleet slow.
Well Its definitely Monsoon Season in the desert whether I like It or not. So below is in tribute..
Monsoon Bomb..
H..I have one of those ” Digital Photo Frame” that is basically a slide show in a frame. Saw one at my dentists and I thought, Pretty Neat!..Well fast forward 5 years and there it sits..still in the original box..Yet I still think..one of these days..Perhaps when I retire I’ll get to it.
But you have a good idea. I’ve complained about the blank featureless ceiling at my dentist. I think dentists are sadists so you have to some how win their good side witha such a positive idea. maybe on the wall in the waiting room..anywhere..etc
Of course i’ve signed a few copywrite releases and will continue to do so.
Good idea!
