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Hunting Camera + Urban Backyard = An Exciting Way To Explore Nature
Cameras

Hunting Camera + Urban Backyard = An Exciting Way To Explore Nature

This is the third post on unusual cameras that extend the senses. The first two posts

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Looking through a Micro Lens is Both Overwhelming and Satisfying
Cameras

Looking through a Micro Lens is Both Overwhelming and Satisfying

I have a small collection of unusual cameras that extend my senses.  In my last post,

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I Love My Underwater Camera
Cameras

I Love My Underwater Camera

I love my underwater camera. It is a Pentax Optio W60. It is completely waterproof.

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How does Understanding his own Color Blindness change how an Artist uses Color?
Color Blindness

How does Understanding his own Color Blindness change how an Artist uses Color?

In the previous post, Exploring the Secrets of a Color Blind Artist’s Work, a closer

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Exploring the Secrets of a Color Blind Artist’s Work
Color Blindness

Exploring the Secrets of a Color Blind Artist’s Work

How can an understanding of color blindness reveal new ways of seeing a painting? While I

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Painting the Palette of a Color Blind Artist 
Color Blindness

Painting the Palette of a Color Blind Artist 

We know not everyone sees the world in the same way. But do we ever

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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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