As I get out of the water from surfing (a little beat up, and well washed by the surf), this is the view that greets me. I always find the view down the beach and over the waves a little more intense having been out in the water… Maybe the adrenaline has something to do with it. In any case, grabbed the easle and got right to work. This is one in series of the same subjects… Just different lights and atmosphere. This one was mid day light. First clear day after a few days of rain.
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Illya Kagan in Costa Rica
Urban Bee Keeping
Bees make the world go round! Now with this very well designed concept, you can have your very own bee hive at home. Honey bees are a very important part of our ecosystem, but for the past few years their colonies have been in a decline leading to drastically reduced bee population. Strangely, bees seem to be doing better in urban areas than in the countryside. For those concerned with the well being of our tiny friends, this new product from Philips may be something of a help. (more…)
Biking Down Broadway!
Many of you visiting or living in NY may have noticed a huge increase in bike lanes throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The move to make biking a viable alternative method of transport is going to get even better with the addition of a bicycle share program. The program, modeled after similar systems in Europe and other American cities will start trials in the spring of 2012.
As reported in the New York Times last month, the Alta bike-sharing program will integrate 600 rental stations and 10,000 bicycles into the streets of New York, making it the largest sharing program in the country. The city has a website set up with more information. Â It also enables you to suggest locations bicycle stations.
Though winter is kicking in, a bike share program in NYC is one more reason to look forward to spring!
Earth Time Lapse
Here’s an incredible time lapse made from photographs taken by the crew onboard the International Space Station (ISS) from August to October 2011. Shot from an altitude of around 350 km the earth looks like one big living organism and really puts human civilization in perspective. The video was edited together by Michael König.
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Jim Hodges, Untitled, 2011Â Â Mirror ball, mechanics and water; dimensions variable
Tropes can elicit ooohs, aaahs, oh no, not that again—a place where affect is held in suspension over the historical and its signifiers. It is the experience of “I know what the overused parts are and will they only remain as themselves, or is there some combinatory manner in which they achieve something unpredictable that pushes away from the anticipation of being disappointed, and autonomous.” (more…)
Reverend Billy at the Highline Ballroom
If Black Friday has got you down, consider an antidote with entertaining evangelist Reverend Billy & the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir’s Occupy Christmas Show at the Highline Ballroom in NYC on Sunday, November 27.
Work by Helmut Smits
Blown-up plant labels in nature reserve Het Bossche Broek emphasize the richness of flora and question what ‘nature’ in the Netherlands actually implies. Labels by Helmut Smits. Photos by Lotte Stekelenburg. (more…)
Illya Kagan in Costa Rica
I scrambled up the steep hill that divides Playa Guiones from Playa Pelada [located in Nosara, Costa Rica]. Had to go hands and feet as it was so steep… Almost turned around after sliding out twice, but was rewarded with this incredible view over both Pelada and Guiones. At low tide the pale blue green water coming in over the rocks along with the sea spray make a great forground contrast of light and dark. Wanted also to get the sense of height… I am standing, balanced between the cliff in front and the steep hill behind with only just enough space to prop the easle behind. Totally inspiring!
