Category: Photography
Diptych: Loud
Today’s diptych is coming out late night because it’s LOUD. Well, actually, because we had Nicole and Carolyn over for dinner (we talked about CARL and Controlled Vocabularies and Georgian wine. It was exciting). But still, here you go – LOUD.
If you’re wondering, the record in the picture is Spencer Krug’s experimental Moonface EP. Download the digital version (for free! legally!) and let it invade your dreams. Oh, and Miss Grace’s “Loud” is just about the loudest photograph in the history of loud photographs. Listen up over here.
Diptych: Closed
Today we’re slamming the door in your face. Our diptych subject is “closed”. Next week, though? We’ll get “loud”. Don’t forget to check out Miss Grace’s version here, and visit my partner-in-photography Nicole’s site too. The explanation of this project, in case you’re new to the party, is archived here.
Diptych: Open
We are open for business.
More takes on this week’s topic can be found at Miss Grace’s Disgrace, and my partner Nicole posts these at Intense Drama.
Diptych: Shine
Just as my first contribution to this project, my photo for this week’s diptych was taken at my current place of work, the California Academy of Sciences. However, unlike that abstract image (which was an underwater angle of the penguin tank), this one is immediately recognizable to anyone who’s been inside the building: it’s the massive glass sphere, containing a four story rainforest and hundreds of free-flying butterflies, an iconic image of the institution. This is merely one angle of it, highlighting the combination of natural and unnatural light shining inside.
My partner Nicole’s take on the subject is obviously quite different. The joy of the diptych.
Diptych(s): Cold and Bold
Due to a series of factors, our regularly appearing Diptych series has been a little irregular. Here are the past two to catch us up. Expect the next in the series (”Rough”) on Wednesday, and take a look at other entries for these categories via the links on Miss Grace’s blog: Cold and Bold. Thanks, of course, to @uncola for her continuing contributions.
Diptych: Sad
Normally, a photo should be able to stand on its own merits, without need for explanation. But I do think that this week’s diptych - or at least my half of it - benefits from a bit of explanation. I was reminded again this morning of the interesting things you see and the interesting encounters you have when you take the time to walk about the City.
First, the subject of my photograph (the second image below) was suggested to me by a transient man who noticed me taking “arty” pictures of a weathered signpost. He told me if I wanted a really good picture, I should go across the street and look up, look for a sign high on the wall of the crêpe place on the corner.
Now, I actually knew what he was talking about because I had grown up in that same neighborhood, back when The Other was in its late 70’s and 1980s heyday, when it was the greatest underground comedy club in America. But I had forgotten about it, just as the City did when the club died at the end of that decade. “Entertainment nightly” indeed. Once upon a time.
Once again my gratitude goes out to @uncola for her contribution. About it, she said, “Note that on top of the sort of slow-destruction-of-childhood-whimsy-in-the-harsh-realities-of-the-environment thing, ‘where’ is spelled wrong.” Indeed.
Diptych: Fresh
As always, original credit for this project is due Kellee Pigeon and Miss Grace. Check out their rendition of “Fresh” yonder. Here is my collaboration with @uncola:
