Yes they are. And the sun was shining. The horses were racing and I felt rusty. Here is however today’s selection. That said, I think the spring is here. Finally. As always I get my surprises back in the studio.
😊 Pelle
Category Archives: Color
Massive landscapes, or just a trick…
More shots from above, but this time not so high up. The drones has gotten us into thinking in new patterns. The article from Washington Post. 😊 Pelle
Photographer Joseph Philipson saw more than just cuts in the sand on the shores of Long Beach, Calif. He saw the “code that constructs our visual reality,” or the mathematical phenomenon of fractals, mathematical sets that show a repeating pattern at every scale. In nature, fractals can be seen not only on coastlines but also river systems, blood vessels and crystals, to name a few. Philipson noted to In Sight that his images could be “massive landscapes, deep valleys, canyons … it’s a trick of the eye but I’m really only maybe five feet over.”
In pictures: Sacred geometries
A small group of photographers have turned their lenses on the urban landscape, seeking to capture the beauty of the architecture around us.
The images explore the idea of sacred geometries, the perfect mix of proportion and mathematical ratios that are pleasing to the eye and a reflection of those found in nature.
The pictures can be seen at the Anise Gallery in London until 15 April 2017.
I saw this in BBC, In Pictures.
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Finding patterns in Australian farmland
I´d like to go to Australia! Ladies and gentlemen I give you Josh Smith. 😊 Pelle
“The end game for me is producing these series as fine art”.
© all photographs Josh Smith. Article in BBC.
Flying high above farmland, photographer Josh Smith captures colours and patterns not usually associated with rural Australia.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38888453
His often abstract images feature subjects like machinery sculpting lines into a vast frame.
His often abstract images feature subjects like machinery sculpting lines into a vast frame.
It was a hobby until 2011, when his aerial shots of floods in Queensland and New South Wales were featured in a major newspaper.
So he took to the skies, hoping to draw attention to how food and clothing is produced.
“Here in Australia, we’ve got farmers producing the highest quality produce anywhere in the world,” he said.
Please like if you like, 😉 Pelle
The last box camera in Santiago, Chile – in pictures
Everything is not digital these days. Another place, but the same time. 😊 Pelle
Luis Maldonado is the last remaining photographer in the main square of the Chilean capital still using a wooden box camera.
Back to the future
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38815948
The inventors of digital cameras have won the highest international engineering prize.
This year’s £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize recognises the development of the technologies that turn light into digital signals.
The Royal Academy of Engineering judging panel said the inventors’ work had “revolutionised” the world.
It sure did…
This story was told by BBC.
My first digital camera was a 4×5″ scanner, a Dicomed, with a file size of 129 mb.
A study of industry data by Prof Fossum suggests that 100 digital cameras are made every second and a billion photos are uploaded each day.
Asked if he was proud that his development gave rise to a technology that is so ubiquitous, Dr Tompsett told BBC News he had some mixed feelings. Yes, he felt some pride, but he “also felt the opposite”.
“I feel frustrated by all these people who have cameras, taking pictures of everything in sight – and selfies. You are walking along and a selfie stick suddenly appears.”
And he added wryly: “I sometimes think whoever invented this technology should be dealt with.”
Up up and away
Here is another set of drone photography. One perhaps considered as a selfie. Nature from above is often very graphical and beautiful. Just look at these images. Hmmm, just thinking, how many are falling from the sky?
Aerial photography platform SkyPixel received 27,000 entries to its 2016 competition. Here are the winning shots plus some of The Guardians favourites. SkyPixel’s competition was open to both professional and amateur photographers and was split into three categories: Beauty, 360, and Drones in Use.
The image at the top:
A line in the sand … This image – of a camel caravan in the desert – won first prize in the Professional Beauty category.
Photograph: Hanbing Wang/SkyPixel
Catching the winning image … fishermen close the net in Fujian province in China. This was the grand prize winner in the competition.
Photograph: Ge Zheng/Ge Zheng/SkyPixel
Dam near perfect … second prize in the same category was of the Huia Dam in Auckland, New Zealand. Hong Kong-based SkyPixel was launched in 2014.
Photograph: Brendon Dixon/SkyPixel
Dead straight … this image of a road bridge in the US won first prize in the Amateur Beauty category.
Photograph: SkyPixel
Looking at readers
People do read, everywhere in the world. Notice that none of the persons in these images are reading on a phone or a computer. I like that, and I like reading. I´d rather read the book instead of seeing a movie from the book. Then I am doing the interpretations and I am setting the cast. My imagination is working for me.
A new book brings together Steve McCurry’s photos of readers, spanning 30 countries. From a steelworks in Serbia to a classroom in Kashmir, they reveal the power of the printed word.
Without the word, without the writing of books, there is no history, there is no concept of humanity.
Back in 1930, Hesse argued that “We need not fear a future elimination of the book. On the contrary, the more that certain needs for entertainment and education are satisfied through other inventions, the more the book will win back in dignity and authority. For even the most childish intoxication with progress will soon be forced to recognise that writing and books have a function that is eternal.”
Many years ago I was given a book with the mentioned André Kertész reading images, and that book is still one of my favorites. Thank you Bruno!
I found the article at BBC. All images are © Steve McCurry.
This book came out in 1975, and I understand that an original in a larger format was released in 1971.
Back on the track
After a long absence from the race track, I was back yesterday at Bro Park to photograph horse racing again. This is not Abu Dhabi or some other warm place, this is Sweden in the middle of our winter. Degrees below zero and freezing cold for the jockeys. Imagine sitting on a horse in full speed with as light gear and clothes as possible. What the horses think I don´t know. Here is my collection of images from yesterdays competitions.
😊🏇😊 Pelle
Harry Benson Shooting Rock History
Being a music nerd myself I find these images wonderful. Some truly amazing images and stories to go with them. Some images are composed while other let you hear the wings of music history. All the way from Sinatra to Beastie Boys. And now Dylan is coming to Stockholm, still going strong.
In a new documentary about his life and work, Harry Benson: Shoot First, his famous subjects-turned-admirers.
“what makes his photographs so memorable: they’re surprisingly candid and humanizing in a way that’s often lost in more controlled photography settings. “I hate studio pictures,” he told Rolling Stone earlier this week. “I like everything out of control. Like myself!”
The article from Rolling Stone and all images © by Harry Benson.
On a photographers mind 