CMC at the Southern Theatre

CMC at the Southern Theatre, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Preconcert music by Chamber Music Connection students. For the Chamber Music Columbus concert series at the Southern Theatre, CMC students do a half hour concert prior to the main concert. These are very talented musicians, who usually start into the program at Grade 4 and stay until they graduate high school. The senior students do master classes with world-famous chamber quartets and groups, compete in major competitions, and delight chamber music enthusiasts at every concert.

Sandhill Cranes in the mist

Sandhill Cranes in the mist, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

One from the archives. November 2010 trip to Jasper-Pulaski to see the sandhill crane migration.

First snow #2

First snow #2, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I have a few more of these winter scenes to post. This one is from my neighborhood after the only snow we've had this season. La Niña is having a huge influence on our winter precipitation - mostly rain.

Portland Head Lighthouse

Portland Head Lighthouse, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I'm going back through my summer photos. I've not processed most from my trip to Maine, so I'll be adding some summer pictures over the next little while. I need the reminder that there are nice days to come, even though we are experiencing gray, dreary days for now.

ICM - winter at Whetstone

ICM - winter at Whetstone, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I thought I was done with this series, but I still have a few more to go. Long exposure in low light yields a mysterious image under normal conditions. Add the intentional camera movement and it becomes another realm.

ICM Abstract #1

ICM Abstract #1, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Would you believe that this is an ordinary building grate on the OSU campus? I found it near the power plant and decided to experiment with long exposure and intentional camera movement.

ICM - winter abstract

ICM - winter abstract, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

The park bench in our front yard had a dusting of snow. A bit of intentional camera movement during a long exposure yielded an interesting abstract.

You Will Reap What You Sow

You Will Reap What You Sow, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Camphor burl; turned, carved and painted. ca 5 7/8 X 5 3/8 inches.

For the "Beyond Containment" exhibit. 2012 AAW symposium.

Throughout human history, ideas and objects have been represented as symbols, often sacred and kept by holy men or shamans. Symbols and representative art from many cultures are found in caves, rock overhangs, or on surfaces of rocks. Ideas are spread as cultural memes - as cave art in prehistory, and via multimedia of contemporary times. The influence of family, tribe, religion, education, national identity determines the outlook and behavior of the individual.

This sculpture has several layers of meaning via the shape (a biomorphic ideation of fertility), and the symbols painted on the interior surfaces of each chamber. The symbols are from as many cultures as I could find, ancient and contemporary, and represent the following concepts: love/hate, light/dark, peace/war, happy/sad, life/death. These paired concepts are opposite each other on the vessel.

Here's a detail photo:



For the exhibit, I will provide a key to the symbols used.

Light painting #12

Light painting #12, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Another one from Glacier Ridge Metro Park

First snow #3

First snow #3, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Dusk, long exposure, intentional camera movement together with the only snow we're likely to get in January. La Niña has influenced a very mild winter here in Ohio.

Light painting #9

Light painting #9, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Glacier Ridge Metro park, sunset. Long exposure, intentional camera movement.

First snow

First snow, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

We're having our first real snow of the season as of yesterday. It will go through tomorrow. The accumulation began just before sunset, so at dusk Steve and I went out to the front of the house to play with our cameras.

Low light conditions are really great for doing light painting, so, of course, I did some ICM (intentional camera movement) frames. This is our street, looking toward the south.

Light painting #15

Light painting #15, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

Intentional Camera Movement; Glacier Ridge Metro Park.

So the news this morning has mentioned the impact of the internet protest about SOPA and PIPA. I contacted my senator and representative yesterday as well as not posting visual content to the web. I hope the combined efforts of millions of people contacting their government representatives, and bringing attention to such poorly drafted bills, make a difference.

STOP SOPA AND PIPA

 SOPA (The Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (The Protect IP Act).














































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Winter landscape

Winter landscape, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

A break from the light painting series. This is a late afternoon photo from Glacier Ridge Metro Park. Shooting directly into the sun is always a challenge and I found it particularly so with my Tokina 11-16 mm lens. This wide-angle lens is pretty good, optically, but there are more issues with chromatic aberrations and light streaks than I have with my Canon L series lenses.