Comments on: Snow lines and serendipity http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63727 Steve Durbin Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:19:26 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63727 McFawn, Sorry I can't enlighten you as to breed on this one, but at least it is a horse, rather than one of the sturdier but shyer burros also pastured there (see last image in a <a href="http://www.artandperception.com/2007/10/which-horses.html" rel="nofollow">previous post</a>). That's an interesting point, concerning the first image, about the texture inducing a sense of flatness, presumably by disrupting any (slight under this lighting) shading related to volume. At the same time, as you and Birgit note, the foreshortening clearly indicates the horse is facing away, making for a distorted shape. Perhaps that also reduces the reality and enhances the strangeness of the "sphere" it is moving to. McFawn,

Sorry I can’t enlighten you as to breed on this one, but at least it is a horse, rather than one of the sturdier but shyer burros also pastured there (see last image in a previous post).

That’s an interesting point, concerning the first image, about the texture inducing a sense of flatness, presumably by disrupting any (slight under this lighting) shading related to volume. At the same time, as you and Birgit note, the foreshortening clearly indicates the horse is facing away, making for a distorted shape. Perhaps that also reduces the reality and enhances the strangeness of the “sphere” it is moving to.

]]> By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63723 birgit Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:03:25 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63723 As McFawn pointed out, there is something incongruent about the perspective of the first picture - the 3-D perception of an animal moving away and the hatch lines that suggest 2-Dimensionality. As McFawn pointed out, there is something incongruent about the perspective of the first picture - the 3-D perception of an animal moving away and the hatch lines that suggest 2-Dimensionality.

]]> By: McFawn http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63555 McFawn Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:01:24 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63555 Steve--I really like these images. Of course, I have a little bit of a problem as a viewer, being so tied into the subject. It's hard for me to look at a image of a horse without wonder "what breed? how's their conformation?" But I particularily like the first one...Like Birgit said, the horse seems to be ducking down to head into another sphere...and the hatching changes the dimensionality of the body--makes it seem like a flat plane--a different continent seen from above rather than a body oriented in space. Steve–I really like these images. Of course, I have a little bit of a problem as a viewer, being so tied into the subject. It’s hard for me to look at a image of a horse without wonder “what breed? how’s their conformation?” But I particularily like the first one…Like Birgit said, the horse seems to be ducking down to head into another sphere…and the hatching changes the dimensionality of the body–makes it seem like a flat plane–a different continent seen from above rather than a body oriented in space.

]]> By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63099 birgit Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:28:21 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-63099 The first picture is wild. An horse headed out into the nothing. It brings to mind strange creatures living in the northwest such as Bigfoot. The different textures of snow against hair are sublime. The first picture is wild. An horse headed out into the nothing. It brings to mind strange creatures living in the northwest such as Bigfoot.

The different textures of snow against hair are sublime.

]]> By: Jay http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62838 Jay Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:28:08 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62838 You guys make me feel like a wimp. You guys make me feel like a wimp.

]]> By: June http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62675 June Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62675 or the batteries hating the cold and seizing up after 3 photos. I know the drill. I did a pleine aire painting here in Montana when it was 28 degrees -- the snow went down my neck! And breathing is definitely contraindicated -- messes all kinds of things up. or the batteries hating the cold and seizing up after 3 photos. I know the drill. I did a pleine aire painting here in Montana when it was 28 degrees — the snow went down my neck!

And breathing is definitely contraindicated — messes all kinds of things up.

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62657 Steve Durbin Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:38:05 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2008/01/snow-lines-and-serendipity.html#comment-62657 June, It was a pretty normal snow, so I should have a number of further opportunities this winter. It may look cold (depending on definitions), but it was actually no less than 20 F (-5 C). The main problems are fingers getting cold working the camera (I do have a pair of light gloves I can work in) and wet snow getting on the lens (the snow is dry and doesn't melt on the camera if it's cold enough). Or accidentally breathing and fogging things up. June,

It was a pretty normal snow, so I should have a number of further opportunities this winter. It may look cold (depending on definitions), but it was actually no less than 20 F (-5 C). The main problems are fingers getting cold working the camera (I do have a pair of light gloves I can work in) and wet snow getting on the lens (the snow is dry and doesn’t melt on the camera if it’s cold enough). Or accidentally breathing and fogging things up.

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