Within the Pixels

It's like the electric surface of a pool on a sunny day.

It's like the electric surface of a pool on a sunny day.

Powers of 10

This one almost makes me want to lay on it.

After Yesterdays post I kept playing around with the images of fungus (or molds, moss, lichen...) and just for fun threw an inversion filter into the stack.  This gave me some great new insights into adjusting the color and lighting to really bring out the resolution and hyper reality of my phones crazy camera.  There is also the added bonus of two really amazing images that tell a whole new story about this already fascinating micro world of color, form, growth and life.

Rock Dwellers

I put this up in the patterns post, but feel it deserves a cover.

Taking a step back, a long way to go before sentience.

Hyper Green

Somewhere in between. Wonderful raking light at sundown.

Taking a closer look, Amazing Detail!

Of the very small and somewhat freakish variety.  These are some samples of tiny creatures that cover the mostly shady sides of large rocks and petrified trees across the desert Southwest.  Amazingly vibrant colors, and with all that folding I start to wonder if you get enough of these little guys together, could they start thinking?

Cholla Cactus Wood - Joshua Tree National Park

Cholla cactus woven micro endo-skeleton.

Emerging from the protective skin.

Entrance?

Shedding

A wonderful space for a sunset.

For a little context, the living Cholla.

This is a series of shots focusing on the internal structure of a Cholla Cactus in the Joshua Tree National Forest.  Beautiful woven structures encase a central chamber.  The patterns operate at multiple scales utilizing a similar growth patterns form a complex structure and layered landscape for the harsh desert environment. 

We came across Cholla cactus garden at sunset on our final day, it was quite a treat to experience the florescence of the glowing spines in the raking light.  The dramatic light also revealed amazing spaces within the internal structure of the decaying plants.  I am excited to spend more time analyzing the growth structure as a growth and texture paradigm for future projects.  This is a good opportunity to expand some old research into weaving and skinning performed back in graduate school.

Strangling Blackness