February’s full moon rises this weekend, and you can watch it shine brightly in the sky without having to brave winter’s frigid evening temperatures.
This Sunday (Feb. 5), the Full Snow Moon will rise at 1:28 p.m. (1828 GMT). By the time the skies darken, the moon will be joined by a few special guests: Mars and Jupiter will be positioned well for early-evening viewing, and early birds who get out to gaze upon the full moon just after dark can catch a glimpse of Venus before it sets around 7:24 p.m. EST (0024 GMT on Feb. 6) as seen from New York City.
For those skywatchers who are unable to get out to see the moon, the Virtual Telescope Project is hosting a free online livestream of February’s Full Snow Moon. The livestream begins Sunday (Feb. 5) at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) and can be viewed courtesy of the project’s website or YouTube channel.
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February’s Full Snow Moon gets its name from the fact that, for many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, February is the month with the heaviest snowfall. However, other cultures and locations have their own names for the full moon for each month. The indigenous Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest, for example, call February’s full moon “S’eek Dís,” or “Black Bear Moon,” while the Ojibwe (or Anishinaabe) peoples likewise refer to it as the Bear Moon, or Mikwa Giizis. The Cree, meanwhile, call it the Great Moon.
In the Southern Hemisphere, where February is a summer month, the Māori of New Zealand refer to the month as Hui-tanguru, or “the foot of Ruhi now rests upon the Earth,” in reference to the star Ruhi found in the Scorpio constellation.
If you’re interested in taking photographs of the full Snow Moon, check out our helpful how to photograph the moon guide for the best lunar photography tips and tricks. We also have guides to the best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography if you need to gear up for this or other celestial events.
Editor’s Note: If you catch a great photo of the Full Snow Moon and would like to share it with Space.com’s readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to [email protected].
Now we know where Kate Middleton got her photography skills.
Early this morning, February 4, the Princess of Wales uploaded a rare snap to Instagram, that shows her from when she was only a baby. In the pic, an infant-sized Catherine reaches out to her dad and smiles, and as it turns out, this moment was captured by none other than the princess’s mom, Carol.
Along with this vintage photo, Princess Catherine included a quote at the beginning of her caption: “Faces are a baby’s best toy.”
The reason for this rare upload is Shaping Us, the new campaign that the Princess of Wales launched just last week, which she described in the rest of her caption. She wrote, “On Tuesday we launched #ShapingUs to raise awareness of the vital role our early years play in shaping the rest of our lives. This weekend, we’d love for you all to spend time with your friends, families, colleagues and communities talking about your early childhoods and how they’ve shaped your lives.”
Princess Catherine closed the caption by asking others to take part in digging up childhood snaps. “I hope you’ll also consider joining me in sharing a picture of yourselves before your fifth birthday to help with those conversations and to share some smiles and memories too,” she said. Then, she added, “[Photo] with Dad, by Mum,” and she signed the caption “C.”
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Royal followers loved this rare childhood pic, and many noted the resemblance between Princess Catherine and her youngest child—Prince Louis, 4. One person wrote, “I thought it was Prince Louis.” Another wrote, “Louis is your TWIN [heart-eyed emoji].”
While Carol used to be the one taking pics, we now know that she passed that love of photography on to her eldest daughter. Princess Catherine is often capturing pics of her family members, like the portraits she took of Prince Louis on the beach for his 4th birthday in April 2022 (seen below).
Thank you for this incredible baby pic, Kate.
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The young bull bedded down after a birch twig breakfast in January 2023. (Photo by Steve Meyer)
“What’s up, young fella?” I asked the young bull moose that stood by the stairs near the front door of our house as I stepped out of the shop one recent morning.
Snowflakes swirled from the sky, and piled up on his well-insulated back as he looked at me. The young moose walked toward me, and when he was close, I lifted my hand out for him to sniff. He snorted and turned sideways from me, and I saw how gaunt his body appeared. His skin draped like kids wearing their parent’s clothes.
The look on his face seemed to be saying, “a little help here,” as the little bull slowly walked back down the driveway where he had entered the yard.
The next day I came across another young moose that had starved to death. It is an all-too-common occurrence when prowling around in winter, but the starved animals typically don’t appear until early in March. It was Jan. 7 when I found ravens and eagles scavenging the young carcass.
When I got home, I told Christine I would have to cut some birch trees for the moose. She commented on how early it was and asked if I was sure it was time. I hadn’t told her about the one that had already died, sparing her heartbreak for the moment.
The area where I grew up had fierce winters, wildlife struggled, and finding dead or dying animals became a part of growing up. But, in severe winters, people were allowed to put out feed for a short time to get them “over the hump.”
Some of my best memories are of driving around the country with a pickup full of food, and stopping in key places to put it out. Sometimes my dad and I would load it into sleds and haul it to spots where deer herded up, or out to shelterbelts where pheasants congregated. Watching those critters dive into the feed left for them made me feel awfully good.
It wasn’t until later in life that I became aware of the “let nature take its course” concept. The way I was raised, if you came across an animal in trouble, you helped it if you could. Domestic or wild, didn’t matter. Sometimes that meant ending the animal’s suffering. More often it was recognizing a problem and doing what you could to assist.
Letting nature take its course in places where civilization has encroached doesn’t seem plausible. Is it natural for a moose, while moving through ancestral land, to stop at the light before crossing the road? Is it nature when a deer gets wrapped up in a barbed wire fence or when a bird flies into a windmill or a window? I wonder.
If we have created unnatural obstructions for animals, a natural route no longer exists for them to follow.
It seems like when people choose to “manage” wildlife, nature is often circumvented. If humans are removed from the equation, wildlife wouldn’t need management. Wildlife management is sort of an oxymoron. Ever tried to tell a wild animal what to do? How’d that work out for you?
For nearly 60 years, I’ve been studying and memorizing hunting and fishing regulations. In all of that time, I’ve yet to see a law that does anything but regulate the behavior of hunters and fishermen. Animals live by instinct. At best, they can only be manipulated, not governed, by human-created circumstances.
It is the same for regulations on our public lands. They attempt to manage the behavior of people accessing the country, to minimize the destruction that seems to follow in the wake of unmanaged human impacts on nature.
Perhaps most importantly, once the management of flora and fauna of our world is accepted, there comes an enormous responsibility for the welfare of the managed. When the managed becomes a prized source of sustenance as it is in hunting, fishing, photography and wildlife viewing, the responsibility of those who benefit is magnified.
In my younger years, I thought being a game biologist would be a great way to make my way in the world. Now, I shudder to think about what these folks go through trying to appease a demanding public while ensuring healthy wild places for future generations to enjoy.
When I read the story about the fellow who initiated a rescue of the moose that broke through the ice on an Anchorage lake, which no doubt saved the moose’s life, I thought what a wonderful experience that had to have been for the folks involved and hats off to those folks. It was the right thing to do. And I thought, what an awful position for a wildlife manager or enforcement officer to be in.
I’ve known these folks all my life, and I’ve never met one who didn’t genuinely care about the animals involved. When a call comes for a situation like the struggling moose, it has to be a nightmare when they can’t respond. Even worse, in today’s litigious society, they had no choice but to tell the folks so desperately wanting to save the animal, to stand down and “let nature take its course.”
Imagine the headline if things went bad.
“Man killed in moose rescue attempt after Fish & Game told him to go ahead.”
It is a Catch-22 situation, damned if you do, damned if you don’t. This story is an example of how, in a society that often relies on government to answer situations, there are ways that we can help wildlife that do not cause harm and allow us to live with ourselves.
The property where we live was once a horse pasture. Fortunately for the moose and us, the land grew up in birch trees when the horses were gone. Moose seem to love feeding on the tops of them when they are cut. Or maybe they don’t love them, but they sure eat them.
The day after finding the young moose dead, we went out to a place out of sight of the dogs and cut down a bunch of them, felling the tops into a nice pile.
It never takes moose long to find fresh-cut birch. Two days later, I called Christine at work to report that the young bull had found the birch and was making a pig of himself on them.
Early the next morning, while giving Rascal the rabbit his morning carrot, the dogs went a bit crazy, and I looked up to see the little bull walking up the driveway. He stopped about 50 feet away. His big nose quivered as he slowly approached. At about 10 feet, he stopped, looked at me for a few moments, snorted, and turned around to follow his footsteps back to the little feedlot we had created for him.
Perhaps we forget that our own nature, human nature, tells us to help animals that are suffering and nothing will change that. It was the right thing to do.
Samsung announced the Galaxy S23 this past Wednesday (February 1), with most of the attention going toward the Galaxy S23 Ultra. There’s good reason for that — the newest top-tier Galaxy S handset rocks a lot of camera upgrades.
Of course, the biggest deal is the 200MP main camera sensor, capable of some impressive feats from what we’ve seen so far. As we have a Galaxy S23 Ultra review in-progress, we’re still learning what this phone and its cameras can do.
But going off of our first impressions as well as what Samsung talked about at Unpacked, I’ve found five standout Galaxy S23 camera features that have me the most excited about these new camera phones. Yes, the Ultra’s 200MP main sensor is impressive, but I think other enhancements and additions deserve some attention as well. So here’s what I’m most excited to see and test out for myself with the Galaxy S23 cameras.
Camera versatility
Whether it’s the Galaxy S23 Ultra or regular Galaxy S23, Samsung is laying into each phone’s high resolution primary sensor. With the Ultra’s 200MP sensor, you’ll be able to shoot images in the full 200 megapixels, or combine four pixels into one in the 50MP mode, or a whopping 16 pixels into one for the 12.5MP mode.
The latter mode will prove most beneficial for low-light scenes, where additional pixel data will, theoretically, drastically improve how much light the camera brings in. But for ideal scenarios, Samsung said that the full 200MP will capture incredible amounts of detail.
It seems to me that the 50MP mode will be the most ideal for everyday use, and it’s what I plan to use most of the time when I have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in hand. For most situations, 200MP is excessive, not to mention that it’ll likely create images with massive file sizes.
Of course, the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus will work in two of those three modes, with a 50MP main camera of their own. The major difference is that the 12.5MP mode on the Galaxy S23 will combine four pixels in one versus the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 16.
Focus on Expert RAW
Samsung has really leaned into its Expert Raw app recently, and for the Galaxy S23, the company put a strong focus on it. Not only will you be able to access Expert Raw a lot easier going forward now that it lives in the camera app, but the Korean phone maker has made the app very accessible for photographers of all levels.
The appeal of shooting in the RAW format is that you can enjoy a lot more room for edits after the fact. You usually get a lot of the phone’s processing algorithms stripped out, making for images that are ripe for creative editing. I shoot many of my photos in RAW and play with them later on my own.
And with Adobe’s Lightroom designated as the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s official photo editing app, you’ll have a lot of tools at your disposal when you snap that 50MP RAW shot. (The Galaxy S22 Ultra limited you to 12MP.)
Better video recording
Samsung placed a heavy emphasis on the Galaxy S23’s video recording power, specifically the Ultra. While I’m not a videographer, especially not with a Samsung phone, I’m still excited to see the S23’s low-light performance since I like moody, atmospheric videos.
Thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and some software tricks, the Galaxy S23 Ultra can process multiple frames at once, which effectively makes for less noise. There’s better exposure control, as well — something the Galaxy S22 Ultra struggled with significantly — which all should combine into low-light videos that look great.
Could the Galaxy S23 Ultra be the best phone for video capture? It sure looks like it might earn that crown.
Better selfies
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not big on taking selfies. I find the practice to be rather pointless for most circumstances, but Samsung’s improvements to the Galaxy S23’s front-facing camera sure have me interested for those times when I do take a picture of myself.
With the new 12MP front sensor on all three phones, the autofocus, larger pixels and AI systems should make for some great self-portraits, especially in low-light. In fact, we’ve already seen some samples of the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s front-facing camera in comparison to its predecessor and the difference can be rather staggering.
As noted, the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus share the 12MP sensor, so it stands to reason that they’ll prove to be some of the best selfie phones around.
Astrophotography goodness
Samsung seems to have caught up with Google on the astrophotography front, as the Galaxy S23 now includes this feature in the default camera app. Before, it lived in Expert RAW.
This might seem like a niche feature, and to a certain extent it is, but I’ve had several circumstances where I wish my iPhone was better at photographing the stars. The most recent of these was my trip to the Great Sand Dunes in my home state of Colorado. Having a Pixel with me would have been awesome for this, even though I still managed to get some beautiful pictures of the night sky.
So I’m excited that the Galaxy S23 will have this feature. It might make me bring Samsung’s phone along on my next camping trip.
Galaxy S23 camera outlook
Although the Galaxy S23 Ultra sports the most camera upgrades, I think the whole Galaxy S23 line could gun for a high spot on the best camera phone list. While the jury is still out, from what I’ve seen so far, I think Google and Apple will really need to step up their game later this year with the iPhone 15 and Pixel 8 if they want to compete with the S23 models.
I look forward to getting my hands on the Galaxy S23’s cameras when the phone arrives later this month. (The Galaxy S23 lands in stores February 17.) Then I’ll get to see if these five camera features are really worth getting excited for.
Sony is moving the bulk of its camera production out of China and into Thailand, according a report in the financial publication, Nikkei.
The respected Japanese publication claims that Sony Group has moved some 92% of its camera production to Thailand, with the production left remaining in China to be solely for the Chinese market.
The new production facilities in Thailand will service Sony’s markets in Europe, Japan and the United States. Last year Sony sold more than 2 million cameras in its global markets.
Nikkei states that Sony took the decision in order to diversify its supply chain in response to China’s strict Covid lockdowns last year which saw many factories have to completely shut down. Nikkei says that the current trade war between China and the US was also a factor in the decision.
While camera production will be moving, Sony’s lens production will remain in China for now, Nikkei states.
Kalve’s retrospective exhibition covers the entire oeuvre of the Tartu-born artist and photography teacher, from his experiments as a schoolboy to his most important series’. These include “The Life of Dead Birds”, “Back in Paris”, “Views of the Supercity”, “Tartu Botanical Garden and Toom magi”, “Nature in Color,” and others.
“In Kalve’s images, there is always one thing that evokes a certain feeling: often it is the light, but sometimes a detail, is supported in such a way that when we see it, our sense of security in this world collapses. The image is out on its own and doesn’t remind us of anything,” said artist Peeter Laurits.
Kalve acknowledged, that the birth of an image is something inexplicable, internal and spontaneous. “He explains the state from which creation begins as an instinctive feeling. He doesn’t analyse his works using typical words like narrative or discourse, which (are used) to unravel the concepts of contemporary art projects. These are simply not his domain, because the aesthetics of light and shadow, with all the photographic means of expression that pass between them, make the viewer feel and react. Each one in a different way,” said Laurits.
Toomas Kalve’s work is characterized by the use of the plate camera from the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, invoking a form of retro nostalgia with the tome of his photographs.
Kalve has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Estonia and abroad and was a founding member of the photography groups “Forever Yours” (1990) and “The Tartu Open Studio” (1996) . He has also been president of the Tartu Photography Club since 1988.
The retrospective exhibition is curated by Annika Haas and is part of this year’s theme of analogue photography at the museum.
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The bright, nearly full moon will meet up with the Gemini twin stars of Castor and Pollux this weekend in an eye-catching winter display.
The waxing gibbous moon will be over the horizon to the east on Friday (Feb. 3) and doesn’t set until around sunrise the next day and will therefore remain close to the stars for most of the night. In New York City, the moon rises at 3:04 p.m. EST (2004 GMT), according to In the Sky.
The brightest stars in the Gemini constellation, Castor, and Pollux are not that similar in appearance — their status as “twins” comes from the fact that they are so close to each other in the night sky. Pollux is the brightest of the Gemini twins with a golden hue, while Castor is fainter and bluish-white in color.
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In real terms, the stars aren’t actually that close together at all. Pollux is closer to Earth at around 33 light-years away, while Castor is around 51 light-years distant, according to NASA. Proximity isn’t the only reason Pollux is brighter. The red giant star that is twice as massive as the sun and is approximately 43 times more energetic than our sun.
Castor might not be kept company by Pollux, but it is far from alone in the cosmos. This star is actually at least six stellar bodies in one. A small telescope can resolve Castor’s nature splitting it into two stars, while a spectrograph is needed to fully split it into three double stars. Altogether the mass of these six stars is around six times that of the sun.
According to EarthSky, January, February, and March are great times for observing the twin stars of Gemini. The constellation is high in the sky to the east around nightfall and reaches its highest in the sky at around 10 p.m. your local time no matter where an observer is on the globe in early February at the time of the moon meeting.
If you’re hoping to catch the moon close to Castor and Pollux, our guides for the best telescopes and best binoculars are a great place to start. If you’re looking to snap photos of the night sky, check out our guide on how to photograph the moon, as well as our best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography.
Following this meeting of the moon with the Gemini twins the lunar face will be fully illuminated on Sunday (Feb .5) during February’s Snow Moon.
Editor’s Note:If you snap the moon close to Castor and Pollux, and would like to share it with Space.com’s readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to [email protected].
Widows of Vrindavan celebrate Holi during a function organized by SULABH HOPE FOUNDATION, at Gopinath Temple in Vrindavan. Memorable occasions for thousands of windows who earlier faced humiliation.
Since early morning, a large number of widows living in various shelter home started gathering at the Gopinath Mandir and Prepared petals of Various flowers. The Windows, who wear white saree, smeared color on each other to celebrate the festival breaking away from year of social attached to woman who have lost their husband. They even dance, sing and chanted Lord Krishna and play with color.
Sulabh (International NGO) is working for the empowerment of these wodows In August 2012.It was an unforgettable experience for me to see the widows dance on their own, smear colours over one other’s faces, and enjoy themselves. They even greeted the visitors and photographers like family and rejoiced with them. Few of them hugged and welcomed me as if I were their own daughter. I’ll never forget their expressions.
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About Tanusree Mitra
I am Documentary Photographer. Currently I’m living in Kolkata,The City of joy. I often leave to chase my dream and passion and I am grateful that my daughter who stay back behind to cooperates with me in this journey. I love to travel and to see different place, meet different culture, connect with people through my photography.
In this journey I have acquired three distinction AFIP, EFIPfrom Fedarationof Indian Photography and AFIAP Excellent from Federation Internationale de I’ArtPhotographique Photography and I have to bagged many National and International appreciation including Gold,Silver, Bronze medal.
Significant achievement current year winner of Pindle India contest, Orange City Silver Jubilee Contest, Vipa Nominated 2021,Shortlishted Siena international Photo Award,I’m also contributor of Getty Stock Acency. My photograph has been already published in different Website and Magazine (1x.com, Eisomoy-The times of India, Indian photo Art Magazine, Asian Photography Magazine, Shades of Colors) and many more.
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For decades, art enthusiasts and critics alike have debated whether photography can or should be considered an art form. Is photography art? If it’s not art, under what umbrella title can it be categorized?
To present a reasonable answer, let’s explore the definition of art. According to Merriam-Webster, art is defined as the “conscious use of skill and creative imagination, especially in the production of aesthetic objects.” In simple terms, a work of art is something that is produced with artistic intent, or for the purpose of decorating an area.
Fine Art Limited Edition of 50 – Japanese gardens first appeared on the island of Honshu, the large central island of Japan. Their aesthetic was influenced by the distinct characteristics of the Honshu landscape: rugged volcanic peaks, narrow valleys, mountain streams with waterfalls and cascades, lakes, and beaches of small stones. They were also influenced by the rich variety of flowers and different species of trees, particularly evergreen trees, on the islands, and by the four distinct seasons in Japan, including hot, wet summers and snowy winters.
Is It Art, or Not?
If we accept this definition, photography can be an artistic endeavor. Of course, not all photography is art, but when photos are taken in an effort to make a statement or provide a decorative element, the title of art is fair.
Famous photographers like Dorthea Lange, Ansel Adams, Robert Frank, Gerda Taro, Walker Evans, Anne Geddes, Mary Ellen Mark, and Vivian Maier have been a testament to the argument in favor of calling photography an art form. As individuals who have captured some of the world’s most famous pictures, these artists have preserved history from the eyes of those most affected by current events.
However, plenty of people still argue that photography is not an art form, and one of the key reasons given is that photography simply captures a moment in time. What about paintings that do the same thing? Is a still-life painting not art? Most anyone would argue that it is, and in addition, photography can do far more than capture a moment in time.
Photography can be used to make a statement. The photographer’s work with lighting and angles can change the tone of the image. Photographs can capture feeling, beauty, and expression.
Another argument presented is that photography uses a tool (the camera) to copy an image. Yet, many art forms use tools in today’s world. Architects use computer programs to plan their latest projects, authors use computers to record colorful pieces of writing that describe true events, and musicians use synthesizers and other pieces of software to create certain sounds.
Unlike the examples mentioned above, though, photography is not included as one of the seven forms of art.
Intricate bands of color like red and white lace intertwine and swirl to form amazing otherworldly patterns in this Laguna agate from Mexico. Laguna Agate is considered to be the most colorful banded agate in the world. It is found in a north-south trending mountain range almost due south of El Paso, Texas and east of Mexican Highway 45 in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.
What Are The Seven Forms of Art?
In a classical sense, most works of art fall into one of the following seven forms. Each of the seven forms is designed to affect the person viewing, hearing, or otherwise experiencing the piece in a unique way. Let’s explore paintings, sculptures, pieces of literature, architecture, cinema, music, and theater.
Painting
Paintings are one of the most famous and long-lasting forms of art. In this medium, an artist uses various paint types to illustrate an image and/or make a statement on a surface. Usually, the surface is canvas, but painters can use walls, wood, floors, and much more as the base for a painting.
Sculpture
This art form involves carving, casting, or otherwise physically working a specific subject into a three-dimensional representation. Such examples include the statues that many of us see when traveling to famous locations. Sculpting can be done with a variety of mediums, like plastic, wood, clay, and bronze.
Michelangelo, Camille Claudel, Antonio Canova, Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, and Pablo Picasso are among the most famous sculptors known today.
A bed of colorful river stones glitters beneath the clear waters of a high mountain stream. The interference of crystalline ripples forms a web of light hung with jewels of emerald and amber. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.
Literature
Literature involves using written words to express an idea, tell a story, or inspire a certain thought or emotion. Writers can compose poetry, stories, novels, essays, and much more in order to express the points they’re trying to make. Literature comes in several styles and genres, including satire, horror, drama, and science fiction.
Some of the most famous literary artists of our time include Walt Whitman, John Steinbeck, Agatha Kristie, Edgar Allen Poe, Anne Rice, Maya Angelou, Neil Gaiman, and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Architecture
This is the art form that goes into building both for style and functionality. It’s one thing to create a block shelter from the elements, but it’s another to create a work of art that also houses human beings and various goods. Architects create plans and compose maps for building projects small and large.
Brilliant pieces of architecture include the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Sydney Opera House, and the Chrysler Building.
Famous architects include Kengo Kuma, Eileen Gray, Antoni Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Norman Foster.
Iron columns of antique stone jut from the turquoise waters of Studlagil Canyon in Iceland. On their faces, the strange, geometric pillars bear the scars of millennia of erosion, chronicling the evolution of the very land itself. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.
Cinema
Cinema is the art form that focuses on creating movies and other films. The art of making motion pictures can include several focuses, but much of the time, this element involves the use of cameras. For example, cinematographers use camera angles, sound, visual effects, and other cinematic techniques to give a motion picture the mood the creator intends.
Quentin Tarantino, Mandy Walker, Conrad Hall, and Michael Chapman are among many famous cinematographers known throughout the world.
Music
Using vocals and/or instruments to produce form, harmony, and expression is the basis of music. Much like cinema and literature, music comes in many forms. It can make statements about culture, religion, or the social climate, to name a few subjects. Other times, music can be fun, educational, or seemingly a hybrid of intents.
Famous musicians include Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Mozart, Amy Winehouse, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Easy E, Selena, and Lizzo.
Plates of chromed steel are woven together into a living fabric, stretching from a fiery sodium-vapor inferno below to the pastel rescue of the sky above. Caught in the warped space of the iron cavern, the walls seem almost to move. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.
Theater
Theater usually embodies plays and other live performances. Many of William Shakespeare’s pieces of writing were presented as plays. Phantom of the Opera, The Nutcracker, Wicked, Faust & the Devil, Mary Poppins, Cats, and Rent are among the most famous theater productions of today’s age.
William Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, Anton Chekhov, Sarah Kane, Lillian Hellman, and Victor Hugo are among the many creators of famous plays that have been presented in theaters.
So Is Photography Art?
In my mind there has never been any question that photography is art. My journey with photography has been one infused with artistic intent from the first time I picked up a camera. My intention has never been to simply document the world around me, but to use my camera as a creative tool to show the world how I find and internalize natural beauty, through my own eyes, with the help of my camera.
Throughout history, many creative endeavors, including photography, often forced one to rely on the avenues presented by others, through mentorship, sponsorship or an available audience to share their art with others. Today, through our limitless access to artistic materials, information & inspiration, an artist is allowed to create freely and that, to me, is the purest form of art.
Golden light from the early morning sun illuminates a forest of beautiful aspen trees at the peak of autumn in Telluride, Colorado. Fine Art Limited Edition of 50.
NIAGARA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 3, 2023 / Have you ever imagined how it feels to be in touch with what is going on in outer space? Most people rely on high-end space telescopes and observatories like NASA’s JWST, European Space Agency’s Gaia, or ISRO’s AstroSat! Apart from its science and technicalities, astrophotography is about appreciating the intricate details of the night sky and bringing joy to others too. Photographing the night sky and deep space objects is often perceived as an expensive and tedious hobby, requiring a lot of money and hard work. However, AstroBackyard, an Ontario-based, astrophotography knowledge and resource-sharing platform, seeks to deconstruct this misconstrued perception.
AstroBackyard was established by Trevor Jones in 2015 to inspire and educate aspiring astrophotographers in their journey and equipping them with the knowledge required to take breathtaking space photos. In order to achieve this mission, the platform shares resources and technical know-how, involving a large community of astrophotographers. In addition, the platform also provides learners and astrophotography enthusiasts with tutorials explaining both the basic and advanced lessons. Through the exceptionally popular YouTube channel, having around half a million subscriber base, AstroBackyard provides detailed video lessons. Trevor Jones presents videos detailing his extensive experience and knowledge of more than 10 years with his online audience.
The platform familiarizes learners with powerful image-acquisition tools, best practices in the field, and advanced image-processing techniques, etc. Subject matter included in the tutorials includes how to polar align the mount, how to take pictures of the moon, how to photograph the milky way, how to take flat and dark frames, ways to improve DSLR astrophotography and even how to photograph a rare comet. The platform sheds light on suitable equipment for astrophotography, as well as technical and operational details.
Trevor Jones, the mastermind behind the platform, AstroBackyard, has always been passionate about photographing the night sky and its mysterious details. He has always believed that enabling people to appreciate the night sky and its beauty and peace would provide them with aesthetic and therapeutic benefits. The commitment to his passion eventually led him to quit his full-time job as a content marketer in a small business and dedicate his full time to astrophotography. Along with his wife, he has turned his backyard into a location for photographing the night sky and filming his video tutorials. Apart from his passion, what makes Trevor focused on astrophotography is his strong desire to make it approachable and accessible to everyone.
The limitations in terms of the technical aspects of the equipment used, the role of telescopes in capturing the details in better clarity, and many other factors make astrophotography inaccessible for many. In order to assist them to overcome these challenges, Trevor started providing detailed video sessions explaining how it works for him and what techniques he uses in astrophotography. The responses to his videos were exceptional. His efforts paid off by bringing him a huge number of subscribers from across the globe. The knowledge and experience he shares through all of his social media platforms under the brand AstroBackyard have so far made him a pioneer in astrophotography.
Today Trevor Jones and his AstroBackyard have become authentic sources of knowledge and experience when it comes to astrophotography. He makes the art and science of astrophotography accessible and enjoyable to more than half a million people across the world. His platform also spreads awareness of the increasing issue of light pollution and highlights its washing-out effect on astrophotography. “My goal is to make astrophotography a mainstream hobby and profession. My platform AstroBackyard provides all the necessary support to young photographers to start their astrophotography careers. Apart from the science and technicalities involved in it, I want people to enjoy the exciting fun side of astrophotography. My YouTube channel is committed to enabling people to learn the basics of this art and equip them to take their own photos of the night sky”, says Trevor Jones, Founder of AstroBackyard.
About AstroBackyard Inc
AstroBackyard is an online resource and a greater community for astrophotographers. Their mission is to inspire and educate beginners on starting their astrophotography journey and eventually taking their own images of the night sky. This includes content related to image acquisition, image processing, equipment reviews, and step-by-step tutorials. As the name suggests, the journey of AstroBackyard started in an urban residential backyard with seasoned astrophotographer Trevor Jones, sharing his ten-plus years of experience with an online audience. As a member of the International Dark-Sky Association, AstroBackyard also advocates for dark-sky locations and educates others on the issues related to light pollution and the effect it has on our ability to enjoy the night sky.
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