A Cinemagraph is described as an image somewhere between a still photograph, and a video. I saw some very creative and artistic Cinemagraphs by talented New York photographer Jamie Beck. Inspired, I thought I’d try the technique. Like anything truly artistic, it’s much harder to do well than one might think.
Well, I learned a lot while creating it. I’d like to try some others. This was my first attempt. The effect is kind of mesmerizing. Thanks, Jamie. You should view her lovely photographs on her blog.
Images of metaphorical Manzanita
The living ruddy flesh of the Mazanita flows gracefully over the gray wooden skeleton of it’s past. A living glacier.
It doesn’t ask for much. A shallow footing of brittle gravel, or some hardpan clay. Daylong relentless scorching sun. Seeds germinate in nothing less than brushfire.
Tenacious Manzanita. Ubiquitous Manzanita. That’s Really Redding.
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Just got a tweet from Cottonwood’s Erin Friedman that she’s posted a few of her authentic local original songs on her website for free listening or download today, Sunday. Check it out by clicking on the image above, or the link.
And forever begins with a kiss
Under the Sundial Bridge
Thanks Erin! Still Married, that’s Really Redding.
Norway in our thoughts and prayers
Chuck Norris spotted on River Trail
Walker, Texas Ranger is seen here keeping order at a vending machine just off Redding’s River Trail. Actually, we were surprised to see the vending machine at all. Some enterprising vendor found an excellent location on the way to the Ribbon Bridge on the south side trail. Chuck is seen doing his duty, standing watch over free enterprise, and taking no nonsense from erstwhile hooligans.
His message is as clear and uncluttered as the mid summer sky.
“Buy something! Then leave.”
A call to action.
I wandered over to Chuck’s website, and was startled to hear him personally welcome me to his official website. Turn up the volume and click the link to visit the official Chuck Norris site. He is quite an entrepreneur himself, apparently.
You go, enterprising cold drink vendor. May the spirit of Walker, Texas Ranger guard your dreams with steely American determination.
4 views from the Diestelhorst Bridge
One thousand gallons of gas
Something of a jarring milestone on my dashboard this morning as I refueled. In the real estate biz, it seems nobody ever wants to ride their bikes over to look at a house.
A clandestine image of a regular supplier of mine. On the street, they call it “gas” or “fuel.” This dealer operates right out in the open. Right on the corner. Even the cops just look the other way, as users line up to make a buy. With this addiction, not even the first one is free.
Not exactly carbon neutral. Real estate sales is a service business. Call me up, and we’ll sip on the next thousand gallons….
“Carmageddon” effects felt as far north as Redding
These images taken today show literally dozens of cars packing Redding’s major downtown arterial streets like salmon in a stream, clearly reflecting the tense situation in the Golden state. The well publicized closure of the 405 Freeway in LA is having ripple effects across the entire state. “Just crossing town takes 4, sometimes 5 minutes,” exclaimed one clearly frustrated driver. Cross town trips that might ordinarily take 3 minutes if you hit the lights right were dragging into what seemed like a several minute eternity. Then there was parking. “I was unable to park directly in front the business I was patronizing like I usually do,” said one exasperated shopper. “I had to park several spaces away. Unimaginable.”
Carpocalypse now. It’s Really Redding.
Astonishing Booster Cam video from the last launch of Atlantis
77 degrees in mid-day Redding , mid July. You hot?
Redding has a well-deserved reputation for hot summer days just like many areas of South Carolina. Living somewhere like South Carolina would be unbearable without ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING providing a source of cool air throughout your home. But the thing I have always loved about our region is the contrasts. The time I’ve spent in other hot places, like Phoenix Arizona, the summer heat seems unrelenting. Day after day, it goes on unchanged. Now I understand why many residents prefer an AC repair in Arizona! I mean, what is better – repairing cooling devices or suffering from the scorching heat? I guess, everybody knows the answer! There are so many areas like that, where it’s just hot all day long. Whilst it seems great at first, it can get tiring eventually. It always seems like there’s nowhere to get away from the sun. Rooms inside the home seem to be too hot to spend any time inside, and it’s too hot outside. However, that’s why so many homeowners have to get air conditioners installed in their homes. That helps them to stay cool and stay safe from the rays of the sun. When using that system all summer long, there may be problems that arise. To keep on top of these issues, it’s always good to have a maintenance company on hand. For example, people in Dayton can always visit CJS Heating and Air to ensure their air conditioning system will last for the whole summer. However, Redding gives other areas a run for their money at high temperatures, no doubt. But then it ends abruptly, often with a rainstorm, or some other unique weather event. In any case, it’s always green somewhere, and you can even glimpse a glacier on Mt Shasta when the temperature here can cook an egg on the sidewalk. I took this shot yesterday of a rainbow, from my back yard. Rainbows in July.
