Gone with a Flash

4/16 5:07 AM

A slow motion capture of lightning flashes during an early morning storm.  During the brightest flash you can really see the contrast of surfaces.  The white faced apartments bounce the light off creating harsh contrasts with the black window frames.  The brown apartments absorb the color more.  You can really see the energy being exerted and diminish quickly from the light source.  I wonder what the color temperature of lightning is? 

I tried different camera settings on the iPhone and but it didn't capture the other moments of the storm, including a long horizontal lightning bolt across the sky (would have been so nice).

Also, notice the strobing effect of the back porch light to the left.  Caused by the high frame-rate capture.

Dancing Shadows

March 21 4:21 pm

Here is a video I took post-concussion resting on the beach.  I was under a palm tree and saw interesting movement in the corner of my eye.  I was originally looking up towards the sky towards the palm leaves itself.  But here the shadows moving across the uneven pockets of sand create a dancing like movement that I found soothing.  The shadows lines are articulate and sharp due to a cloudless sky and the directness of the sun.  I've been fond of the shadows created by light lately.  The duality of how light cannot exist without dark.  Light not only illuminates, it can divide the space around it.