Saturday, June 16, 2007

peering


peering
Originally uploaded by stshank
Levi peeks through a porthole at the zoo.

Friday, June 15, 2007

absolute value of 235


absolute value of 235
Originally uploaded by stshank
I still miss the yellow, red and green color scheme, but the orange is finally starting to seem OK.

Monday, June 11, 2007

motion blur 3


motion blur 3
Originally uploaded by stshank
This time the lines look more like a skein of distorted sine waves. Enough of this silliness.

motion blur 2


motion blur 2
Originally uploaded by stshank
More studies of wheels in motion. More counterintuitive almost-straight line, this time forming a lattice.

motion blur 1


motion blur 1
Originally uploaded by stshank
I've grown fixated on trying to capture the peculiar light patterns of wheels in motion. It fascinates me that such straight lines can result from rotating wheels viewed from the frame of reference of the ground. I'm reminded of the old physics view that a rotating wheel, observed in the instant from the ground's perspective, appears to be rotating about the point of contact with the ground, where the wheel's velocity is zero. The hub is moving at the velocity of the car, the top at twice that velocity.

a goofy literary moment


a goofy literary moment
Originally uploaded by stshank
He's growing fonder, if possible, of reading, and I'm growing fonder, if possible, of him.