12. Pattern - September 1-7, 2013
Byron-
This is either a picture of a leaf or it is the street view of Maple Grove. I am amazed how much detail is in a leaf. How ever much you increase magnification there is more detail. There is a pattern that repeats itself over and over again.
This was shot in a similar way as last weeks picture. The exposure was f11 @ 1/10 sec. I adjusted the exposure by -0.7.
This is either a picture of a leaf or it is the street view of Maple Grove. I am amazed how much detail is in a leaf. How ever much you increase magnification there is more detail. There is a pattern that repeats itself over and over again.
This was shot in a similar way as last weeks picture. The exposure was f11 @ 1/10 sec. I adjusted the exposure by -0.7.
Deron-
This is my Diamondback Dog, Rev.
As the sun was going down, I had my Weimaraner stand next to the cyclone fence to create this reptilian pattern. No dog was harmed in the making of this photo.
This is my Diamondback Dog, Rev.
As the sun was going down, I had my Weimaraner stand next to the cyclone fence to create this reptilian pattern. No dog was harmed in the making of this photo.
Kevin-
I had been thinking about trying to do a straight-on, really high-key shot inside of a grocery store, capturing the huge number of items on the shelves. But I don't believe we have the type of hypermarket store with really high shelves I was imagining. So I did this instead. This was shot tonight at a Rainbow Foods store (I scouted out various stores yesterday, looking at isles, carts, everything). This image was shot from a moving cart at 1/4 second to blur the items on the shelves. The aperture was f/11 at ISO 200. I like that the pattern of the cart is sharp, but the pattern of the groceries is blurred by the moving cart. The lens was my 14-24mm Nikkor set to 15mm.
I had been thinking about trying to do a straight-on, really high-key shot inside of a grocery store, capturing the huge number of items on the shelves. But I don't believe we have the type of hypermarket store with really high shelves I was imagining. So I did this instead. This was shot tonight at a Rainbow Foods store (I scouted out various stores yesterday, looking at isles, carts, everything). This image was shot from a moving cart at 1/4 second to blur the items on the shelves. The aperture was f/11 at ISO 200. I like that the pattern of the cart is sharp, but the pattern of the groceries is blurred by the moving cart. The lens was my 14-24mm Nikkor set to 15mm.
Paul-
Homo sapiens (as well as countless other species) are pattern-seekers. We look for context, continuity, contrast and relevance in the most basic and complex of our daily interactions. "Fight or flight" is certainly an underpinning for this...but I think it is more pervasive than that.
As a result, we not only apply meaning to patterns but—to varying degrees, frequency, and self-recognition—are governed by them.
In both cases, I think this component of who and what we are is predominantly driven by our biochemistry. (Not to diminish what remarkable creatures we are, of course.) Our neurons rapid-fire with subtle and beautifully intricate patterns and sketch out our respective behaviors and deeply personal compass settings..
Sometimes to our great advantage. Sometimes not.
This image is meant to capture one way we recognize and respond to this.
Homo sapiens (as well as countless other species) are pattern-seekers. We look for context, continuity, contrast and relevance in the most basic and complex of our daily interactions. "Fight or flight" is certainly an underpinning for this...but I think it is more pervasive than that.
As a result, we not only apply meaning to patterns but—to varying degrees, frequency, and self-recognition—are governed by them.
In both cases, I think this component of who and what we are is predominantly driven by our biochemistry. (Not to diminish what remarkable creatures we are, of course.) Our neurons rapid-fire with subtle and beautifully intricate patterns and sketch out our respective behaviors and deeply personal compass settings..
Sometimes to our great advantage. Sometimes not.
This image is meant to capture one way we recognize and respond to this.