Expressed

expressed

interference…

As we exist and perceive the world, nature and civilisation often collide. A beautiful scene interrupted by construction, or vice versa.This Interference Series explores perspectives where nature and civilisation collide. These visual collisions create interference, leading to starkly contrasting or complementary scenes.

Individual perspectives will differ on the aesthetic nature of the interference.

I am interested in your thoughts…

Westerly…

Looking west from Mount Kosciuszko
Looking west from Mount Kosciuszko – Kodak TMAX400

The Demise

The demise

Danger!

Danger
Electricity sub-station, Adelaide

Always look on the bright side of life…

always look on the bright side of life...
always look on the bright side of life…

Kosciuszko

Recently went to climb (a generous word) Mountt Kosciuszko and took a few pictures along the way.  At 2228m, Mount Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest mainland peak, quite small really, but still it is the largest Mountain you can easily climb in Australia territory.  The two other taller Mountains, are way south towards the Antarctic.

On the flight from Canberra to Adelaide (Mount Kosciuszko is around 2 hours drive from Canberra), the flight attendant asked me what I had been doing.  I mentioned walking to the top of Kosciuszko from Thredbo.  She replied, ‘Oh.. I think I have heard of that, is it near Canberra?’  I mentioned it was Australia’s highest mountain, she looked puzzled.

The pathway to Kosciuszko from Thredbo, with mountain in the background.

The pathway to Kosciuszko from Thredbo.
The pathway to Kosciuszko from Thredbo.
A view to the east from Mount Kosciuszko
A view to the east from Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
Rock and snow at Mount Kosciuszko
Rock and snow at Mount Kosciuszko
A northern 180 degree panorama from the top of Mount Kosciuszko
A northern 180 degree panorama from the top of Mount Kosciuszko

University abstract

My daughter went to a ballet rehearsal at Adelaide University.  They wouldn’t let us watch.  I wandered around for a while and this is what I found.

On one of the walls is a small white piece of paper with poem by Anna Akhmatova, a 20 century poet from Russia.

I drink to home, that is lost,
To evil life of mine,
To loneness in which we’re both,
And to your future, fine, -- 

To lips by which I was betrayed, 
To eyes that deathly cold,
To that that the world is bad and that
We were not saved by God.

Kodak 160NC, Pentax P3 and a CPL

These photos were taken with Kodak Portra 160NC film, ideally designed for portraits.  Quite an unusual range of blues emerged, when combined with a circular polarising filter (CPL)

Chance

19000-Edit

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”

from Viva La Vida (Coldplay, 2008)