A post from Rubicorno. Fantastic use of apps on his IPhone 4s. Brilliant.
This is an abandoned hospital near Milano. This has been shot with my iPhone 4s and the Olloclip wide lens.
The app used to shot the image was Pro HDR, cropping and adjustments were done using Snapseed, further editing was done using Dynamic Light, Pic Grunger and PhotoToaster.
Post Canvas And Paint: Abstract 01 – The Setting Sun
I looked into the mirror of my thoughts as the setting sun slowly disappeared over the horizon….
The Setting Sun
Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known we should do them. – David Bayles
Post Canvas and Paint….
Not The Kiss Your Mother Used To Give You (When She Wanted You To Leave The Room)
The city series….
Standing by the curb
So you think you’re a man….
You think you know what she is trying to tell you. Sitting by the curb with your new Trek bike. With your boys. Trying to be cool.
Looking cool … Being defiant.
Did you even listen? Is there any clue?
Baby Boy Blue
As to why she decided on … you?
Yeah I know, you think it’s because of the ball you play. Or the things you say. Just yesterday she gave you that look. When you helped her with her books. Were you listening then? When it was your hand she took. Yeah I know. It’s all about the tool of the trade. And not feeling like you’ve been made. Is it good to know? Keep the show? Or stay in the flow? Yeah, it’s a tough day and what a blow.
You sitting on the curb with your boys.
Being her toy.
But did you even know
That kiss….
Is not the kiss
Just for show….
Farmer Jack And The Athertons – An Elderly Gent’s Mountain Biking Experience
This is such a cool video. A quarter of the way through it Farmer Jack decides to give the bike a try with some rather good results. 🙂
I Really Want To Meet Your Sensitivity With Compassion And Love (A Hit The Mark Remix)
In a moment, my only desire is to meet your sensitivity with my thoughtfulness and longing….
Being centered with you
They tell me that love and compassion is a journey without measure….
Not unlike an arrow whose flight is true….
Mountain Biking In The UK
This helicopter recording of mountain biking in the UK is off the chain. Beautiful landscape with gorgeous colors. And terrific biking. Enjoy the video
thanks Lomax for finding this….
This video features Jamie Johnson mountain biking at Farmer John’s in the Peak District in the UK. Nice footage filmed from a helicopter with some pretty awesome effects layered on top! Proving you can always have fun in the Peak District:-)
The film was shot on a Canon 550d.
The tune in the background is called : Yes Yes Yall
By: Tab and Anitek
You can listen to the whole tune here on Soundcloud as its pretty cool. http://soundcloud.com/anitek/tab-anitek-yes-yes-yall
A map of the Peak District.
Keep riding!
Lomax
The Hidden Meaning Of Things Expressed In Silence
A peaceful and beautiful place expressed in silence….
Hidden stream on a cool and brisk day
All things, and man as well, should be like nature, without measure. – Hans Jean Arp
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished. – Sir Francis Bacon
Nature has been mastering itself for some time now, and it is an honor to be able to capture its beauty. – Justin Beckett
Everything Changes Except A Persistent Memory (A Think You Know Remix)
We often find ourselves on the boundaries of what we remember….
Everything changes except a persistent memory
Sometimes in a moment of realization, in a glimmer of mindfulness, we can see the totality of our lives: The days spent with dreams. The nights, restless—consumed with thought. The years forged with the desire to be something—perhaps anything other than who we are. And in the end, an uncertainty that begs the question; do all things change except a persistent memory?
Perhaps we really do not know ourselves at all, and in its place we find only a recurring memory to give us pause.
A fine line of demarcation of what is and what we imagine; who we are and what we might have become.
It is a fortress of endless cycles of memories and desires that seduce the very knowledge of who we are and the way we think.
We know that everything is in constant flux. Everything changes. Our lives change and the world around us as well.
It is a given.
Yet it feels like our memories, the persistent ones, never do….
Searching For Something That You Can’t Remember Forever
In a place not too far from memory are the dreams lost forever….
Searching for something lost
How do you know when something is lost? Is it when your memory escapes you? Or when you have forgotten where you have placed it? Is it only something you wish you had again. Or is it something only time can tell? Does it haunt you when you sleep? And bring rise to a restless night. Can it be something that follows you throughout the day? Edging you here, taking you where it may.
And when you look in the mirror can you see what is lost?
… In the ocean and forest of your mind.
And when you swim, do you swim alone?
Adrift?
Wishing for someone to teach you again, the things you used to own….
I really like this spoken word by Mark Grist. Thanks to ArielKprice for posting this.
This is an awesome video of Mark Grist, a British poet, performing one of his spoken word poems. Spoken word has always been fascinating to me…I love the rhythm and feel of it. It’s softer than rap, harder than traditional poetry. But you should check out some of the other videos of Mark Grist as well – he’s leading a movement to help kids fall in love with literature and poetry through rap. Why do I always feel like the cool things happen in England?
This DJ device is on the down low. Converts your bike movements into electronic soundscapes. Pretty radical.
‘Turntable rider’ is an add-on kit that converts bicycles into a DJ-ing console and as a big fan of bikes and music it really is ticking all the boxes.
The prototype was designed for cogoo bike sharing company by interaction artist Toshiyuki Sugai as a way of encouraging bike sharing efforts in Japan, where high rates of bicycle use have led to congested bike parking areas.
With sticks that attach to the rims, the bike’s wheels become a kind of moving jog dial; the handbrakes become sound pads; and a crossfader is affixed to the handlebars. in the demo video, pro BMX rider Kotaro Tanaka live-plays a remix of the classic Japanese song ‘sakura’, using sounds by DJ Baku. If it wasn’t so heavy my Pearson would definitely be pimped like this. Any excuse for a bit more dubstep!
Lomax
What If Your Creativity Was Gone
In the struggle to know ourselves we sometimes turn inward to find our creativity … Gone
The inspiration for creativity resides within and beyond….
I recently re-blogged the post by Maggie Madly Writing wherein she proposed the question, “if nobody read your blog, would you still write”? There were some interesting responses on both our blogs. As a result, I started to think about the process of creativity. And the question, what if your creativity was gone? And has there ever been a time when you did not create? How long did that creative drought exist? What was the reason for the dry spell, if any?
Over the years I have known many artists. Each having their own unique work ethic. Some artists work continuously, on a daily basis. Others like myself, work when inspired, or influenced by events in their lives. I often look for a balance of art, life and sport. The majority of my artistic influence comes from my life experience. Most notably in the past when I was going through some rather dark periods. It seemed the darker the period, the more expressive the art. But I’ve learned that is not always true. Gone are the most darkest moments of my life (so I hope). Replaced by a more connected experience with peace and beauty. Creating a different kind of art. A different source of creativity. In the past, I have felt a sense of lost when not creating. Although I’ve always believed it would return. Knowing that it is a part of me.
What to do if your creative spark is gone? Well hang in there and have faith in your ability. This is a good starting point. Then work. Work. Spend time with the process. Explore and experiment with ideas. Take the time to check out the work of other artists. Artists from various disciplines. I love to see dance, theater and plays. Music exploration also is a motivating factor. As well as spending time with nature.
Never give up.
We all have our own path to discover that which ignites the creative spirit….
Reblogged from Maggie Madly Writing: If Nobody Read Your Blog
Great post Maggie. I have always appreciated your posts. They are full of inspiring and positive insight. I am in my second year of blogging. And I began for the purpose of having an outlet for my visual art and to promote it. But what has occurred is that I have found myself producing more art and on a regular basis. This process of blogging has given me a vehicle for daily creativity and peer response. In its own way it is a much greater vehicle for reaching out than the occasional art exhibit. But it does lack the human contact that an art opening provides. But then who travels from the UK or India to see one of my exhibits 🙂 Lately I have seeing my stats go up. Putting some pressure on trying to maintain that rise. But I am slowly letting that go. I have other interests … far from the computer. Like biking. So I realize, I can only do so much, and to the rest be content to share what I can. This is a thoughtful post you have given us here Maggie. I hope you do not mind if I re-blog it on my blog for others to ponder as well.
…would you still blog anyway?
That’s a question I’ve pondered, and for me, the answer to that question is yes. I would still blog, even if I was the only person who read it. When I started this blog, I never expected for it to get followers and people who regularly comment. I initially started it for myself, but apparently others wanted to read my ramblings about writing and whatever else.
So if everybody stopped reading my blog, I’d still keep writing entries. If my follower count gradually dropped to zero, if comments got fewer and farther between, and if my pageviews dwindled to nothing, I’d still write. The content would change, I think. I’d probably end up writing more rants and raves about my personal life than anything else. Sure, I’d still write about writing, but when given the opportunity, I can be quite self-centered (and that is something…
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The great thing about blogging is the diverse interests that are shared with one another. Fairways and Forehands, is for me a gem. It keeps me up with all the LPGA news. I love many sports, and following them can be time consuming. So this shout out goes to Fairways and Forehands, for again posting a glimpse of the life of my favorite female athlete Na Yeon Choi. As of now, still the World # 2.
And … Go Navy!!
Na Yeon Choi visit Korea’s 2nd Fleet as an ambassador. The world’s #2 ranked (4.9.2012) female golfer took a tour of vessels as well as signed autographs. The picture where she is bowing her head with the wreckage in the background shows part of the ROKS Cheonan, a Korean navy ship sunk in 2010 by a North Korean torpedo. North Korea denies this, but an international group of investigators concluded that North Korea was indeed culpable. Getting back to NYC, she looks terrific in the Navy uniform!
Music For Looking Back: Flashing Lights Have Ended Now – Foxes In Fiction
Take a look at old photographs and remember the echoes of….
Foxes In Fiction
http://youtu.be/1ihAE-lDCqU – Flashing Lights Have Ended Now by Foxes In Fiction
Foxes In Fiction
The other evening I was downloading some electronic, ambient and IDM music to burn onto a CD. I usually listen to Fluid Radio on Itunes for the best of Experimental Frequencies, Drone, glitch, Neo-Classical, Computer and Abstract recordings. I had come across Foxes In Fiction several times, and noted them on my to buy list. They are a mixed bag of sorts i.e. they construct both ambient and pop music. I really connected with this tune “Flashing Lights Have Ended Now”, because of its steady beat, heavy reverb, echo, and dreamlike guitar/lyrics. It seemed to inhabit the small garage, small club feeling, I knew so well. A retro cool. A journey back to comic books. High school basement Jams. Robert Fripp and his Frippertronics concert at the University of Pennsylvania circa 1984. Downtown Philly. Emerald City. L7 in NYC. An early morning dive after partying all night … discovering the descent … and the feeling of looking through some old photographs … alone.
Music For Parks And City Streets (A Day Like No Other Remix)
The city series….
Sitting by the river, standing on the corner, music for parks and city streets
The moments we find time standing still…
Music is energy …
It captures the imagination and sets the soul on fire. It frees our thoughts and liberates our dreams. It illuminates the night stars and sets the day in motion.
Music is lucid …
We dream to music. We create to music. We make love to music. It touches and caresses. It embraces our intimate space.
Music is you and I …
It gathers the crowd on a beautiful day. It sings the songs our hearts have found. It teaches and consoles. It soothes our spirit at birth and death.
Music is humanity … restored.
For you and I it was a day like no other as we walked together … dreaming and listening….
In celebration of a summer day to come. A picnic with the band The Januaries and their song Chocolate and Strawberries…
Weekly Movie-Making Moments In Film: Berlin Alexanderplatz by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A scene from Berlin Alexanderplatz
It is 2012, and thanks to the Criterion Collection and NetFlix I am able this weekend to once again view the epic masterpiece Berlin Alexanderplatz by Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. In the 1980’s Philadelphia’s PBS station WHYY aired the entire 16 hour film. I was totally amazed at the dark story of a man and his descent into a personal hell; as well as its historical portrayal of Germany in the pre-Nazi era. This is a disturbing film, yet beautiful and engrossing. It’s cinematography and storytelling captures the imagination with vivid realism.
Here is a short synopsis.
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s controversial, fifteen-hour-plus Berlin Alexanderplatz, based on Alfred Döblin’s great modernist novel, was the crowning achievement of a prolific director who, at age thirty-four, had already made forty films. Fassbinder’s immersive epic, restored in 2006 and now available on DVD in this country for the first time, follows the hulking, childlike ex-convict Franz Biberkopf (Günter Lamprecht) as he attempts to “become an honest soul” amid the corrosive urban landscape of Weimar-era Germany. With equal parts cynicism and humanity, Fassbinder details a mammoth portrait of a common man struggling to survive in a viciously uncommon time.
The English trailer for the film Berlin Alexanderplatz
A short tribute to a modern Berlin Alexanderplatz
An Introduction To The Creative Process Of Artist Gotye: The Making Of Eyes Wide Open
It is always interesting to delve into the mind and creative process of an artist. What tools he uses. What fuels his imagination. How he views the world around him. How to translate that experience into art.
Gotye takes us on a shot venture through all these elements.
Daniel over at Words Form Windows posted this video. The lyrics are striking and the video creativity is spot on. Check it out.
Only After Seeing The Light Did I Ever Think More Of It
From across the room I saw what I knew to be true….
A Kind of Light that keeps breaking through
like a candle in time
the soft glow of knowing….
It was an exciting weekend at the Kraft Nabisco Championship this past weekend. The dramatic finished was a crushing blow for In Kyung Kim. But congrats to Sun Young Yoo for the win. And a shout out to my favorite, World # 2 Na Yeon Choi who finished T8 at 6 under par. Check out these 2 interviews with Choi.
Sun Young Yoo took the leap into Poppie’s Pond following her win at the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. She also takes a leap 22 places up the Rolex Rankings to land at #15. After her heartbreaking missed 1-footer Sunday, In Kyung Kim takes small solace in a 7 place jump to #5 in the world.
| RANK | CHANGE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | EVENTS | AVG PTS | TOT PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Yani Tseng |  TPE | 49 | 18.64 | 913.54 |
| 2 | — | Na Yeon Choi |  KOR | 53 | 9.17 | 486.20 |
| 3 | — | Suzann Pettersen |  NOR | 43 | 8.01 | 344.24 |
| 4 | — | Cristie Kerr |  USA | 45 | 7.72 | 347.56 |
| 5 | +7 | I.K. Kim | KOR | 45 | 6.93 | 311.66 |
| 6 | −1 | Sun Ju Ahn | KOR | 52 | 6.58 | 342.23 |
| 7 | — | Ai Miyazato |  JPN | 50 | 6.51 | 325.61 |
| 8 | −2 | Jiyai Shin | KOR | 55 | 6.51 | 357.83 |
| 9 | — | Stacy Lewis | USA | 53 | 6.48 | 343.44 |
| 10 | −2 | Paula Creamer | USA | 41 | 6.31 | 258.84 |
| 11 | −1 | Shanshan Feng |
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