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Satellites of Soap
Nature

Satellites of Soap

From household materials, a new night sky. The emptiness around us mirrors the emptiness within

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Blackout and Candles: A Dark Night Experiment
Optical Illusions and Effects

Blackout and Candles: A Dark Night Experiment

For the month of February I am using only candles for light at night. I

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An Optical Illusion For Your Inner Nocturnal Animal
Color Blindness Non-human animals Optical Illusions and Effects

An Optical Illusion For Your Inner Nocturnal Animal

I have an animal within who can see at night. And so do you. Humans

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Ancient Life and Modern Love at the Center of a Geode
Geodes

Ancient Life and Modern Love at the Center of a Geode

I have been sanding through an enhydro agate geode for over a year, slowly wearing

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Searching for Scorpions at Night
Non-human animals

Searching for Scorpions at Night

To get close enough to a wild scorpion to take its photo is scary: the Arizona

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The Shimmering Slime Drawings of Snails and Slugs
Non-human animals

The Shimmering Slime Drawings of Snails and Slugs

It’s hard not to notice crushed snails on sidewalks. But I usually didn’t notice the

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The Flower-Popping Power of Purple Lenses
Color Blindness

The Flower-Popping Power of Purple Lenses

To see things differently doesn’t always mean seeing more. Limiting the senses– a candlelight dinner,

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Rainbows in the Dark
Cameras Optical Illusions and Effects

Rainbows in the Dark

Nighttime isn’t colorful, and was even less so in the days before artificial lighting. Human

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Stare at the Flame // Light the Candle With Your Mind
Optical Illusions and Effects

Stare at the Flame // Light the Candle With Your Mind

As part of my continuing experiments in visual perception, I set out to create a

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Timelapsing the Timekeepers of the Sky
Cameras

Timelapsing the Timekeepers of the Sky

No matter what happens during the night, the sun always returns. Pretty much every human

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Learning How To See, created by artist Emily Wick in 2016, chronicles a quest to literally see the world in new ways. Its projects have been featured on KQED Arts and Medium.

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We started off this year with a daily portrait at We started off this year with a daily portrait at McDonald’s 💛❤️🍔 January 2023’s location: near the hand-painted M sign at the southwest corner of the property.

#mcdonalds #dailyportrait #oaklandartists #temescaldistrict
Bursting soap bubble, 7:59 PM Monday 🎈🌈📌 Bursting soap bubble, 7:59 PM Monday 🎈🌈📌

#bubble #bubbles #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #ufo #ufosighting #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #color #rainbowaesthetic #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectralcolors #nightlyroutine #oaklandartist #californialiving
Soap bubble against the sky 🌈🖤just after mid Soap bubble against the sky 🌈🖤just after midnight on Saturday. 

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectral #bubbles #color #glitter #sparkle #shine #saturdaynight #midnightmemories #midnight
Soap bubbles at night, 8:51 & 8:58 PM Thursday 📌💥🌈

#bubble #bubbles #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #ufo #ufosighting #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #color #rainbowaesthetic #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectralcolors #nightlyroutine #oaklandartist #californialiving
Bursting soap bubble, 7:54 PM Monday 📌👩‍🚀❕

#bubble #bubbles #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #ufo #ufosighting #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #glow #innerglow #corestrength
Bursting soap bubble, 6:17 PM Friday📌💥🌈 Bursting soap bubble, 6:17 PM Friday📌💥🌈

#bubble #bubbles #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #ufo #ufosighting #ufosightings #reflection #reflections
8:39 PM Wednesday 📌🪅 #bubble #bubbles #bubb 8:39 PM Wednesday 📌🪅

#bubble #bubbles #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #ufo #ufosighting #ufosightings #reflection #reflections
Soap bubble at night, 7:50 PM Tuesday🍦✨ #nig Soap bubble at night, 7:50 PM Tuesday🍦✨

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectral #bubbles #color #glitter #sparkle #shine
I’ve been taking an #icebath every other day. If I’ve been taking an #icebath every other day. If you click on the hashtag, you will see that I’m not alone in chasing the “high” of this invigorating activity. To make the initial plunge more inviting, I use colorful butterfly ice packs designed for bento box packed lunches.

#icebath #coldbath #plunge #coldwater #coldwaterimmersion #coldexposure #icebaths
🌧🌧🌧Officially saying goodbye to weeks of 🌧🌧🌧Officially saying goodbye to weeks of rain with these three soap bubbles from last night, all taken at 6:16 PM Sunday. 

Weirdly, even though it seems like the rain has been constant, last night  was the first time it happened to rain throughout my nightly entire bubble-blowing session (about 145 photos in this case). I got pretty good at keeping my camera pointed down until the last second before each photo so it wouldn’t get too wet to operate, then flipping it back down as fast as I could. 

Looking closely at the photos, I notice that some of the raindrops are colorful. This did not happen with every picture and I don’t remember this from previous rainy nights. I am thinking they may be soap droplets from recently-popped bubbles. 

The current forecast shows a week of mostly clear skies ahead for #oakland and vicinity ! 

#rainynight #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #rainstorm #rain #weather #bayareaweather #oaklandweather #refraction #droplets
Soap bubble at night, 7:55 PM Saturday ✨⚒️🐗

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectral #bubbles #color #saturdaynight
Soap bubbles at night, 11:05, 10:52 and 11:07 PM W Soap bubbles at night, 11:05, 10:52 and 11:07 PM Wednesday ✨🌈💥

Last slide: Bathroom tableau of ice packs, music, and palo santo incense: cold bath related objects 🧊🦋👀

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #burst #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #bubblepops #spectrumaesthetics #spectral #icebath #coldbath #coldwater
Car headlights shining through the window 🌈🔦 Car headlights shining through the window 🌈🔦

#diffraction #diffractiongrating #rainbow #lightpollution #redlight #redlights #opticalphenomenon #projection #night #lightshow #coloredlight #headlights #cityliving #shadows #shadowwork #fionaapple #star
Soap bubbles at night, 7:07 and 6:58 PM Sunday ✨ Soap bubbles at night, 7:07 and 6:58 PM Sunday ✨🌈🔍

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #burst #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #bubblepops #spectrumaesthetics #spectral
Bubble on ice 🌈🔍⏱ #bubbles #bubble #bubbl Bubble on ice 🌈🔍⏱

#bubbles #bubble #bubbleshow #iridesence #reflection #frozenbubble #frozenpond #soap #soapbubble #soapbubbles #slowmotion #burst #bubbleburst #bubblepopping #bubblepops #januaryvibes
Soap bubble at night, 6:19 PM Friday ✨🌈🦭 Soap bubble at night, 6:19 PM Friday ✨🌈🦭

#night #darkness #winter #bubble #bubbleshow #ufosightings #reflection #reflections #bubbles #ufo #ufosighting #soapbubbles #january #darkness #darknessandlight #iridescent #iridescence #spectrum #spectrumaesthetics #spectral
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