Original vitality
Actual autonomy
Ultimate evidence
Further defining the Helios lens optical potential, here red berries are in dual vortex optical windows within a swirling bokeh.
“On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels.” – Charles Dickens
Common side
Blotched lizard
Sunbathing
It was a relatively cool day, which made this particular lizard slow to bolt from his sunny perch.
“He viewed us, as we passed him by, with calm and yet with questioning eye, but moveless still, as though the stone were portion of his being’s own.” – Edward Robeson Taylor
Physical fulfillment
Aesthetic experience
Critical essence
Cottonwoods in the river valley cut sharply into the sky.
“The work wants its truth and untruth to be grasped.” – Theodor W. Adornot
Differential erosion
Drainage network
Ancient setting
A rugged arid land, shaped by eons of natural forces, feels timeless in its majesty.
“I grew up with landscape as a recourse, with the possibility of exiting the horizontal realm of social relations for a vertical alignment with earth and sky, matter and spirit.” – Rebecca Solnit
Embracing the most
Of fewer things
Elegant essentials
Moving in close, to eliminate unnecessary distractions and reveal the essence of a thing, is innately satisfying.
“Simplicity of shape does not necessarily equate with simplicity of experience.” – Robert Morris
Rugged cliffs
Scenic splendor
Imbue with meaning
Scanning an immense landscape for essential details involves serious contemplation over a tranquil duration.
“My mind wandered above its monitoring function into the fields of memory.” – Neil Peart
Low flight
Cast over
Wet sand
The Boat-tail Grackle is an aquatic creature, nesting in marshes and scavenging on beaches.
“Adult males have entirely iridescent black plumage, a long dark bill, a pale yellowish or brown iris, and a long keel-shaped tail.” – G. Thomas Bancroft
Sidewalk dining
Authentic memorabilia
Junction scramble
The clean and clear high desert air enhances object demarcation, as old memories fuel new experience.
“It’s a sign of a good diner to have customers who are stuck in time. A well-known rule of eating is that if there are no time-loop customers, the place probably isn’t worth even ordering a plate of fries.” – Joseph Fink
Slow extension
Interior sympathy
Just a vague notion
Walking both randomly and yet purposefully in the predawn darkness, directed by conditions and mood, new weak artificial lights smear across the sensor plane.
“I had tried the Hermit mode, now it was time to try the Gypsy mode.” – Neil Peart
Terrorize drivers
Around the traffic circle
Downtown center
A life sized ferocious dinosaur protects the small town of Fruita, Colorado.
“You’re not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more,” said Yo-less. “It’s speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.” – Terry Pratchett