When I turned fifty I celebrated with a flight in a hot air balloon. Standing in that small basket, the intermittent roar and heat of a burner over my head, peering over the edge of the woven cane, entranced by the red earth of the Atlas mountains receding beneath my feet, was the strangest feeling. [...]
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Plane view
Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, life, perception, photography on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Looking better
Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography, tagged vfs on April 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
When I looked across the forest from the path, the colours, the shapes of the trees, and the diversity of it all, caught my attention. Pointing my iPhone (only working camera I had with me!) at what I could see, I captured the scene. Mmmm…lovely colours. Then when I got home, I viewed the photos [...]
A passion for living
Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography, psychology, tagged vfs on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
To live is so startling, it leaves but little room for other occupations….[Emily Dickinson] …..gazing through one of my kaleidoscopes – enjoying this present moment
Thinking differently about photography
Posted in creativity, from the dark room, from the viewing room, perception, photography, video on November 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Probably one of the best ever examples of how its the photographer not the equipment which makes a great photo. Stunning shots in this little video, and a great story too. Watch it and be inspired!
Sensation
Posted in from the consulting room, health, life, perception, psychology on August 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I got thinking about sensations the other day. Patients talk to me every day about their sensations – pain, dizziness, nausea, itch, numbness and so on. The medical concept of such sensations is “symptoms”. Interestingly, not a single one of these symptoms are objective. Nobody can know them, experience them or measure them apart from [...]
change your perspective
Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I think some of the best shots you’ll get come when you change your position, and, thereby, your perspective. Photos taken at eye level, looking straight ahead, standing upright are amongst the most boring one in my opinion. Look at this flower taken by sitting on the ground and holding the camera right down on [...]
Morning dew…the becoming of a new day
Posted in from the dark room, life, perception, photography on July 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I love these drops of water on stems, leaves and petals. They are like little lenses to see the world through, little prisms or jewels decorating the hedgerow. I’ve no idea what this is. It was lying in the middle of the path right in front of me. Like gossamer, a little tangle of filaments [...]
Close to the edge
Posted in perception, philosophy, science, Uncategorized on June 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Where are the edges? If its true that becoming, rather than being, is the core phenomenon of life (and I think it is) then the attempt to divvy up reality into pieces is misguided. I was interested, therefore, to come across a piece of research looking into the issue of water’s boundary between liquid and [...]
Bento’s Sketchbook
Posted in books, creativity, from the reading room, perception on June 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I always look forward to reading John Berger, ever since his classic four part documentary and book, entitled Ways of Seeing (see them all here) I love his description of story where he looks up at the stars and sees story as the creation of the invisible lines which turn stars into constellations and how [...]
The uniqueness of now
Posted in books, from the living room, from the reading room, perception, philosophy on May 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When you listen to a favourite piece of music, do you have the same experience every time you listen? Have you ever had a wonderful meal in a restaurant, returned at a later date and had, maybe another wonderful meal……but were the two meals the same? Was the experience the same? If you look at [...]
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