Signs of the Times

Seen in Half Moon Bay, California.

Greater precision would inspire more confidence...

Tobias

The Importance of Perspective

Quelque chose d'amusant...in Norwood

Taken from the bus

Taken from the street

I've passed by on this bus trip many times before; the newly installed bus-shelter made all the difference.

Tobias

Moore in the Bronx

I first met the work of sculptor Henry Moore via the large Knife Edge bronze at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Later I saw an early biography film on his work, and have enjoyed it ever since.

One thing few appreciate about his work, unless they've seen it in person, is its complexity -- for a still photo can make it seem deceptively simple. But the complex curves in the surface of the sculptures, the interlocking of various segments, and the organic forms are surprisingly rich.

The Bronx Botanical Garden is now rejoicing in an "exhibit" of over 20 of Moore's large works, scattered around the many acres of the park, and I managed to see them all yesterday. What a treat. Here are just a few of them.
- Tobias Haller BSG

More strange clouds

Another image from that trip of last week. It was like driving into a Japanese landscape.

Strange Clouds

On my way to the conference yesterday, I saw this very beautiful cloud formation filling the sky. It reminds me of a Japanese sumi-e, and I can honestly say I've never seen such clouds, darker gray on the top and with white undersides. As we drove along the display lasted for a while, and then I imagine winds dispersed the pattern. There may be a prosaic meterological explanation, but I prefer to picture someone just setting down her bamboo brush and smiling at this aerial landscape of a truly floating world.

Tobias Haller BSG

Orchids

from the Orchid Show ending yesterday at the NY Botanical Garden in the beautiful Bronx.