Midsummer flames in Fælledparken (Common Park) in Copenhagen 23 June 2009
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Drop Zone 6Another wet microcosmos
June 2009 was extremely wet; in a few days more rain fell, than a whole month normally offers. The plants also got a lot, as I noticed one day on my way home... Light Show 11Fire in the dark
Normally light is only the means to create a photographic image. But here I've crossed the line: Light has become the motive itself. In this collection I have broken two fundamental rules: Make sure there's enough light, and keep the camera still. Instead I went out into the night, and kept the camera moving while photographing moving objects... Carnival 2009Festival motives
Once again Carnival in Copenhagen 2009 with lots of people, loud music, light, sights and sounds.
Last weekend in May, Fælledparken (Common park)... Spring 2009Seasonal motives
Springtime again, lots of light and wind, but not yet much heat.
In older times Spring marked the beginning of the New Year.
Still reflected in names of months, like september = seventh... StatuesFrom Thorvaldsens Museum
SnailSlow motives...
Yesterday I met a snail, and of course I know how a snail looks like. And yet, I didn't, as the lens revealed when it showed the details... DandelionReady to fly...
Up, up, and away - Find another place to stay. Whirls in waterWavy photos by Mads Dam
Whirls in water, branches interleaving... Wrapped buildingsPhotos by Mads Dam
Sometimes buildings are wrapped in various materials for various purposes; renovation or art.
Not sure about this one, but sometimes I prefer an ocean of possibilities instead of a few boring facts... The Sun and The SkyHeliographics by Mads Dam
These are almost photographs, and yet. The Sun was invisible - too bright,
So I added it afterwards where it should have been. This may sound innocent enough,
but in my opinion it's no longer a 'pure photo' - more like 90% photo and 10% graphic... |
Between the LinesText én MadsNew illusions
Tired of old illusions? Try some new: Certainly
A grafitti I haven't seen yet, I think: Dancing photons
One of my friends invited me along to a nearby party. And thus I spent an evening with electronic music and esoteric decorations. I had of course my camera ready, and caught a lot of whirling views, dancing light, fire in motion, pure photons jumping around.
Here's one of the sights, but you can see the rest here, as Light Show 8... How to tell if your cat is from outer space?
I found this strange question on this strange site: www.catsandcoffee.org.
If you suspect that your cat may be from another planet, you might be right. But of course it's not really that simple: read how cats from outer space differ from cats who've been abducted by aliens.
All the (coffee)beans are spilled here: www.catsandcoffee.org/misc/ A quick red fox biting a lazy blue explorer
Firefox is rising, and Explorer sinking. Or perhaps you haven't noticed yet..?
Mozilla now has 22% of the global browser market, compared to IE's 67% The Law of More
Moores law was formulated almost half of a century ago, but is still active today.
This 'Law of More' basically means that processor speed and memory size doubles every second year. What is sometimes overlooked, is that more and more things are affected by this.
My first typewriter was purely mechanical, like my first camera. In the 90'ties my computer + printer made my typewriter obsolete. 2002 my photographs went digital. etc... I'm back..!
Last thursday my pc broke down, completely, nothing worked. So if you've been wondering why I didn't respond - now you know. Maybe I should add, that it was the last thursday in January.
Reparation took a long time, as one part after another was replaced, yet the screen remained black, silent... Panorama
Photographs and television have traditionally been a square affair, compared to the very wide views shown in the cinema.
However, why not use this possibility in photography? Recently the danish multi artist Lars Mikkes experimented with very wide or tall images: Snow Flake Generator
We're still waiting for winter, and snow. But in the meantime we can make some flakes ourselves.
Both 2D and 3D, still or alive. Thanks to Tinne for telling me about it...
Earth quake
When I was a kid (and that's a long time ago), I thought Denmark was a boring country.
Nothing interesting happened here; no earthquakes, tornados, vulcanoes, meteors falling from the sky, etc...
Well, later I changed my mind, and was actually glad such things didn't happen here. And they don't. Almost...
Tuesday morning 16 December 6.20 I was discussing litterature with Morten Uhrskov, when suddenly the computer screen was swaying back and forth.
The earthquake was measured to 4,7 on the Richter scale, with the epicenter 15 kilometer northeast of Ystad in Sweden.
Most of eastern Denmark felt the vibrations, including me and Morten... Programmable Waterfall
Waterfalls have always existed, where nature (or humans)
combine running water and sudden shifts of altitude; splash!
Now this ancient phenomenon has been upgraded. Wow..!!!
This is one of the ideas I wish was mine. But at least I can suggest a possible extension:
Move from 2D to 3D! Instead of flat patterns or signs, why not objects moving in space?
Imagine a cube falling down! By varying the speed of droplets, the cube could even turn while falling.
If anyone has tried this, let me know... |
Jumping LightDance Video 1 One of my friends invited me along to a nearby party. And thus I spent an evening with electronic music and esoteric decorations. I had of course my camera ready, and caught a lot of whirling views, dancing light, fire in motion, pure photons jumping around... Street CornerStreet Video 1 Street Video by Mads Dam. Music: Lars Mikkes MultitudesNorth West Light Show Video by Mads Dam. Music: Lars Mikkes SilhouetteShadow experiment Silhouette Video by Mads Dam Wandering 1Wondering Walking Video by Mads Dam ShadesGray waves Video by Mads Dam. Music: Lars Mikkes In the silence of the forestWilderness whispering Video: Mads Dam. Sound: Nature CycloScopicCircles within Circles
What is a super-cycle? Two or more circles combined. This may sound esoteric, but here's a really simple example:
Imagine the Moon circling Earth, or imagine Earth circling Sun. These are examples of simple circle-systems.
Then imagine standing on the sun, and following the orbit of the Moon; here we have two circles combined.
We also look at a strange orbit, regarding the Moons velocity; Sometimes it seems to speed up, or slow down.
Sometimes even stopping. Or even weirder, moving backwards?
View more... Order and chaosLiving image
If you see a pattern moving right or left, up or down - it's an illusion.
If you see a pattern starting ordered and gradually becoming chaotic,
this is also an illusion. In fact, the pattern itself is an illusion... Splash..!A blue fantasy
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