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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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Turquoise core 🧼✨👑 Turquoise core 🧼✨👑
Night bubble from Wednesday June 15, 10:30 PM, two Night bubble from Wednesday June 15, 10:30 PM, two years from the night I first used a flash to make them sparkle. 

I set out to post that this photo might be my favorite to date. I thought about how long I had been working on this project, and remembered I’d started around this time of year. So I looked back in my archives—this pic was two years to the day. 🪄🪣✌️

See my story for the original June 15, 2020 pic. They’ve come a long way! 
#bubbles #excitement #craftsmanship #color #light #iridescence #refraction #caustics #opticalphenomenon #soapbubbles #bubbleshow #oaklandartist #night #nightphotography #nightsky #spiritualawakening
🦕🥚✨Bubbles from Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m using them to experiment with paper cutout animations 🎥
10:20, 10:08, & 10:01 PM Sunday 🍡🍬✨ #bubbl 10:20, 10:08, & 10:01 PM Sunday 🍡🍬✨ #bubbles #nightbubbles #nightsky #nightskyphotography #iridescence #reflections
Shafter Avenue #bougainvillea and #moon #oakland Shafter Avenue #bougainvillea and #moon #oakland
Today I visited one of my earliest night bubbles, Today I visited one of my earliest night bubbles, Turquoise Flame, currently on display in Berkeley. 🧼🔥 Thank you Celena @celenapeet for the invitational invitation. On view @4thstfineart through June 19.
Friday and Saturday nights🪣🧼🌈 Friday and Saturday nights🪣🧼🌈
Late May #soapbubbles 🧼✨✅🌈🧻🧊🪣💚
Night bubble staircase reflections, 10:27, 10:37 & Night bubble staircase reflections, 10:27, 10:37 & 10:44 PM, Wednesday May 25. 🌈🧼🪣🫧✨#soapbubbles #staircases #reflections #soapbubble #nightsky #iridescent #iridescence #opticalphenomenon #dailyrituals #nightlife #nightlyroutine #nightskyphotography #oakland #california
10:36 PM tonight #soapbubbles 10:36 PM tonight #soapbubbles
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9:18 PM tonight 9:18 PM tonight
It’s so dry in the desert in April that each bub It’s so dry in the desert in April that each bubble only lasts for a few seconds. 🌵📌🫧But I  was especially determined to get some good ones on April 24–Brian’s 50th bday!!—and took these pictures in the yard while everyone watched that night’s @suns game. The next day, he selected these as the night’s best. @briancharlesbrooks @charlotte.brooks.9
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9:45 PM Tonight 🍬 9:45 PM Tonight 🍬
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