Nevada – Stuck in Customs

Burning Man Portrait #2343

Daily Photo – Burning Man Portrait #2343

Just another awesome Burner from the archives, doing their thing.

Burning Man Portrait #2343

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-08-31 11:54:53
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/400
  • Aperture5
  • ISO80
  • Focal Length38.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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Alien Dance

We’ve been playing a lot with AI lately. It’s quite fun to take them and apply them to my already-published images. Stu’s been cranking away with the new Stable Diffusion Video, and here’s a fun interpretation of that alien still image I took at Burning Man. I know it’s a little janky, but this is really early days. We’ll be able to take a single picture and create a little video story/vignette about it soon that flows even better.
(We used Photoshop AI to expand the left and right of the original image and extend the foreground so give it a bit more room and the right crop for the video. So, AI in there too…just to be transparent. 🙂 )

Here it is…

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Random BM Portrait No.8362

Daily Photo – Random BM Portrait No.8362

One from the unpublished archives… that’s a pretty cool look she has.

Random BM Portrait No.8362

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-08-31 11:46:01
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture4.5
  • ISO80
  • Focal Length42.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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Random Coolness

Daily Photo – Random Coolness

Had another one of those moments where I was searching for something in the portfolio and stumbled across an image that I thought turned out rather cool. Don’t think I shared it before… so here it is.

Random Coolness

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-09-02 12:33:35
  • CameraDSC-RX100M4
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/2500
  • Aperture6.3
  • ISO250
  • Focal Length8.8 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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A Quick Reminder…

… that if you’re at Burning Man, head over to Prism tonight at 1am to see some of my Machine Elf fractals running behind the DJ on a massive, super cool triangular screen!

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Prism at Burning Man on Friday Night

If you’re at Burning Man, be sure to head over to the Prism art car at 1am on Friday night (so really Saturday morning to catch the awesome DJ/musician/artist Alex Cruz, backed by my Machine Elf creations on a massive custom screen… a 40’W x 20’H triangular video wall!

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The Valley of Fire

Daily Photo – The Valley of Fire

Is this place hot?

Yes.

Did I dump a bottle of water on my head every 15 minutes?

Yes.

Was I completely dry for 14 minutes between each dumping?

Yes.

The Valley of Fire

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2013-08-18 02:37:21
  • CameraNEX-7
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time4
  • Aperture22
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length10.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias

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Thanks, Mexico

Daily Photo – Thanks, Mexico

One of the more hilarious places at Burning Man is the uninteresting-sounding “trash fence.” It runs around the perimeter of the entire scene and is used to catch trash blowing in the wind. There’s almost NO trash there because everyone is quite fastidious (which is entirely unique for festivals), but they put up the trash fence anyway to minimise any chance of impacting the wider ecosystem.

When you head out to the deep playa and this fence, it can easily be several miles from your camp. So, it’s quite the trek even on your bike! I try to go along the perimeter every year to check out what is out there as you never know what you’ll find… this one gave me a good chuckle.

Thanks, Mexico

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2017-09-02 15:21:25
  • CameraX-T2
  • Camera MakeFuji
  • Exposure Time1/4000
  • Aperture5
  • ISO200
  • Focal Length20.6 mm
  • FlashNo Flash
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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The Dust Sphere

Daily Photo – The Dust Sphere

This reminds me that some of the coolest art at Burning Man has some of the simplest concepts. One of my previous favorites was just a tree that lit up in the middle of the desert that was green in the day and multi-colored at night. This one, I wish I had also taken photos of it on the first day before it got all dusty, The reflection was perfect, and I did not expect it to get so dusty. That said, it still came out pretty cool and probably more reflective of the reality of the experience in the end. 🙂

The Dust Sphere

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-08-31 10:19:47
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/2000
  • Aperture4
  • ISO80
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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The Colors of the Burn

Daily Photo – The Colors of the Burn

One of the craziest things about Burning Man was when, during the burn, huge gas bombs explode suddenly and send shockwaves through your body. It gets me every time. It’s both scary and awe-inspiring and results in huge black boiling clouds that tear up into the sky being illuminated by the fireworks and lasers of the event.

The Colors of the Burn

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2015-09-06 12:34:12
  • CameraILCE-7R
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/250
  • Aperture4.5
  • ISO800
  • Focal Length38.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

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